...Britannic MajestV and those of the United States, shall be continued westward along the said forty-ninth parallel of north latitude, to the middle of the Channel which separates the Continent from Vancouver-s leland ; and thence southerly, through the middle of the said Channel, and of Fuca-s Straits,...

...Washington of June 15, 1846, after being carried westward along the forty-ninth parallel of northern latitude to the middle of the channel which separates the continent from Vancouver's Island is thence to be drawn southerly through the middle of the said channel and of the Fuca Straits to the...

...and survey. The convention of the l5th of June, 1846, declares that the line shall be drawn through the middle of the channel which separates the continent from Vancouver's Island. And upon this it may be asked what the word ' channel' intended to mean. Generally speaking, the word 'channel,'...

...latitude up to which it had already been !' ascertained, should be continued westward along the said Ï;!; parallel of north latitude " to the middle of the...southerly, through the middle of the said channel and of Fuca Straits, to the Pacific Ocean ;" and whereas the Commissioners appointed by the two high contracting...

...north latitude up to which it had already been ascertained, should be continued westward along the said parallel of north latitude "to the middle of the channel...southerly, through the middle of the said channel and of Fuca Straits, to the Pacific Ocean;" and whereas the Commissioners appointed by the two High Contracting...

...already been ascertained, should be continued westward along the said parallel of north latitude c to the middle of the channel which separates the continent...southerly, through the middle of the said channel and of Fuca Straits, to the Pacific Ocean ;' and whereas the Commissioners appointed by the high contracting...

...numerous tribes of Indians. The Treaty provided that the line of the 49th parallel, " should be continued to the middle of the channel which separates the continent...southerly through the middle of the said channel and of Fuca Straits to the Pacific Ocean." The negotiators would seem to have been either ignorant or neglectful...

...Washington. The Treaty of 1846 defined the boundary on the West Coast as follows : — " The line shall be continued westward along the said 49th parallel of...of the Channel which separates the Continent from Vancouver Island, and thence southerly through the middle of the said Channel and of Fuca Straits to...

...Washington, The Treaty of 1846 defined the boundary on the West Coast as follows : — " The line shall be continued westward along the said 49th parallel of...of the Channel which separates the Continent from Vancouver Island, and thence southerly through the middle of the said Channel and of Fuos Straits to...

...according to the Treaty, dated Washington, June 15, 1846, after it had been continued westward along the 49th parallel of north latitude to the middle of the...which separates the continent from Vancouver's Island, shall be further drawn southerly through the middle of the said channel and of Fuca Straits to the...