der the Convention of 1892 was imperfect. The accurate investigaon of the topography was resumed near Yakutat Bay. Between Lynn Canal and Cape Spencer, Icy Strait cuts in nearly rpendicular to the ruling N.N.W. direction of the coast, and at right gles to the valley of Glacier Bay and the general trend of the mounins. There is therefore, for the short space between Lynn Canal d Glacier Bay, an exception to the general rule of mountain ridges osely paralleling the adjacent coast. To find mountain ridges parallel the coast it is necessary to go somewhat further back.

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Exhibit B to declaration of William Frederick King.

(Webster Butcher, a Commissioner to Administer Oaths.)

DESCRIPTION OF THE MOUNTAIN BOUNDARY OF THE LISIÈRE AS CLAIMED BY GREAT BRITAIN.

Beginning on the 56th parallel of latitude on the mountain ridge mediately south of the peak marked 4070 on sheet No. 8 of the itish Commission under the Convention of 1892, in longitude 131° ', nearly, the boundary line follows the summit of the mountains ing between certain tributary valleys of Behm Canal and Bradfield nal, and the hills bordering the coast; crosses the latter canal at a int about 7 miles from Point Warde; thence it follows the mountains rallel to Blake Channel and Eastern Passage to the Stikine River, ossing the latter six miles from Point Rothesay; thence along the ountain ridge lying to the south-west of the valley of Popoff Glacier d of the southerly tributary valleys of Le Conte Glacier; thence it osses Le Conte Bay, near its head, to the mountains lying to the uth-west of the ice-field which feeds Le Conte and Patterson Glaciers; llowing these mountains, and crossing Patterson Glacier near the outh of its main branch, it proceeds along the summit of the mounins in a north-westerly direction to Thomas Bay, the northern arm which it crosses about 2 miles north of its south-westerly point entrance. Thence it follows the mountains parallel to the northerly ore of Frederick Sound to the summit east of Farragut Bay. hence it proceeds north-westerly along the mountains to the east of e valley formed by Farragut Bay and the long and narrow southerly m of Port Houghton.

Crossing Port Houghton about 14 miles above this arm, the line roceeds along the mountains parallel to the northerly arm of Fredick Sound, crosses Windham Bay about four miles from its mouth; ence continuing parallel to Stephens Passage (the name given to the ortherly continuation of Frederick Sound from this point) it crosses olkham Bay to the mountains lying between Stephens Passage on e west, and, on the east, the northern arm of Holkham Bay, and the uthern arm of Port Snettisham and the valley connecting these ms. Crossing Port Snettisham it continues along the mountains ing between the northerly arm of the latter and Stephens Passage, ad along the mountains overlooking Stephens Passage (crossing imestone Inlet near its head) to Taku Inlet. It crosses Taku Inlet out two miles above Bishop Point, and proceeds along the summits erlooking Gastineau Channel. Thence it passes along the summits arallel to the shores of Favorite Channel and Lynn Canal, at an erage distance therefrom of about six miles, until the recession of

the shores of Lynn Canal, at Berner's Bay, is reached, where the line, still following the mountains in the same general direction, approaches, at the peak marked 5210 on sheet No. 13 of the British Commission, to within two miles of the shore.

From this peak the line crosses Lynn Canal to the peak marked 3452 on sheet No. 14 of the British Commission. Thence it proceeds along the mountains which lie to the south of Endicott River, and in a general direction of parallelism to the coast, to the mountain marked 4140 on sheet No. 14, on the eastern shore of Glacier Bay, immediately to the north of the low-lying flats which border the south-eastern shores of the bay. From this peak it crosses Glacier Bay about 14 miles north of the line joining its points of entrance, Point Gustavus and Point Carolus, which points are about 34 miles apart.

The line on the west side of Glacier Bay follows the mountains which lie to the south-east of the south-western arm of Glacier Bay to the vicinity of Brady Glacier, across which it passes in a westerly direction to the summit marked 4275 on sheet 15. From here, northwesterly, it follows the high summits of the Fairweather Range to Mount Fairweather, and thence continues in the same general direction to Alsek River, which it crosses about twelve miles from the ocean. Thence it continues along the mountains parallel to the ocean coast at an average distance therefrom of ten miles, till it reaches Yakutat Glacier. From this point, still following the mountains, it takes a course somewhat more inland, until Mount Unana is reached. From this mountain it crosses the southern arm of Disenchantment Bay, then follows in a northerly direction the mountains lying between this arm and Yakutat Bay. It crosses Disenchantment Bay, the northerly prolongation of the latter, about six miles north of where Yakutat Bay first narrows to six miles in width. Thence it continues in a north-westerly direction along the mountains to the north of Malaspina Glacier to the peak marked 11565 on sheet No. 24, whence on a westerly course in a distance of about half a mile on a spur of the last-named peak it reaches the 141st meridian. All distances in the above are in marine miles.

Should it be decided, contrary to the claim of His Majesty's Government, that it is necessary in this case to apply the alternative provision of Article IV of the Convention of 1825, and to draw the line across the canal ten marine leagues from the ocean, then, if the ocean is taken as ceasing at the mouth of Lynn Canal as contended for by Great Britain, the line of demarcation would still cross at much the same place, the mountain line being here in fact about ten marine leagues from that point. If, however, the contention referred to is not accepted, but the coast is regarded as ceasing at Berner's Bay, where the width of the Canal diminishes to six miles, then the line will follow,

from the peak 3210 on the east side of Lynn Canal, the moun310 tains rising from its eastern shore, until the ten-league limit is

reached, which will be about 14 miles north of Point Seduction. On the west shore the line will pass southward along the mountains, rising from the edge of the canal until the peak 3452 is reached.

Similarly should the alternative of Article IV be applied at Glacier Bay, the line would proceed along the mountains on either shore, from the mountains 4140 and 3030 of the previous description, to the place where it would cross the bay, distant about nine miles westerly from the front of Muir Glacier, and eight miles northerly from the mouth of the south-western arm of Glacier Bay.

able of certain of the Mountain Summits which the Line of Demarcation follows from Latitude 56 N. to Longitude 141° W.

In the following table are given:—

1. The number of the sheet of the series of maps made from the rveys of the British Commission under the Convention of 22nd July, 92, upon which the particular summit is to be found.

2. The elevation of the summit above the sea, in feet, as marked upon e sheet. This number serves as a means of identifying the summit. 3. Where the elevation of the summit is not given on the sheet, it ay be identified by the approximate latitude and longitude given in he third and fourth columns. Its elevation is also given within the mit of the contour lines of the sheets (250 feet).

The summits are given in the table in order, beginning from the outh.