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54 Article II. 



In order to prevent the right of navigating and fisliing exereiaed 

 upon the ocean by thesn})jects of the High Contracting Parties, i'roui 

 becoming the pretext for an illicit commerce, itis agreed that the snb- 

 jects of His Britannic Majesty shall not land at any jtlace where there 

 "may be a Russian establishment without the permission of the (iov- 

 oruor or Commandant; and, on the other hand, that Russian subjects 

 shall not land without permission at any British establishment on the 

 north -Avest coast. 



Ahticlk III. 



The line of demarcation between the jiossessions of the High Con- 

 tracting Parties upoTi the coast of the continent Jind the islands of 

 America to the north-west, shall be drawn in the manner following: 



Commencing from tlie southernmost part of the island called Prince 

 of Wales Island, which ])oiiit lies in the parallel of 54^ 40' nortii lati- 

 tude, and between the 131st and tlic l^ord degree of west longitude 

 (meridian of Greenwich), the said line shall ascend to the north along 

 the channel called Portland Channel, as far as the point of the c<mti- 

 nent where it strikes the r)()th degree of north latitude; from this last- 

 mentioned ])oint, the line of demarcation shall follow the sunnnit of 

 the mountiiins sitrated ])ara]lel to the coast, as far as the point of 

 intersection of the 1 list dfgr<'eofwest longitude (of the same meridian) ; 

 and, finally, from the said point of intersection, the said meridian-lino 

 of the 141st degree, in its ])ro]ougation as far as the Frozen Ocean, 

 shall form the limit between the Russian and British possessions on 

 the continent of America to the uorth-west. 



Akticlk IV. 



Witii reference to the line of demarcation laid down in the preced- 

 ing Article, it is understood; 



1st. That the island called Princeof Wales Island shall belong wholly 

 to Russia. 



2nd. That whei'ever the summit of the mountains which extend in 

 a direction parallel to the coast, from the 5(5tli degree of north latitude 

 to the point of intersection of tiic 141st degree of west longitude, sluill 

 prove to be at a distance of more than 10 marine leagues from the 

 ocean, the limit between the British possessions and the line of coast 

 which is to belong to Russia, as above mentioned, shall be formed by 

 a line parallel to the windings of the coast, and which shall never 

 exceed the distance of 10 marine leagues therefiom 



Article V. 



It is moreover agreed that no establishment shall be formed by either 

 ot the two parties within tiie limits assigned by the two preceding 



Articles to the possessions of the other ; consequently British sub- 

 5:1 jects shall not form any establishment either upon the coast or 



upon the border of the continent comprised within the limits of 

 the Russian possessions, as designated in the two preceding Articles; 

 and, in like manner, no establishment shall be formed by Russian sub- 

 jects beyond tlie said limits. 



Article VI. 



It is understood that the subjects of His Britannic Majesty, from 

 whatever quarter they may arrive, whether from the ocean or from 

 the interior of the continent, shall for ever enjoy the right of navi- 

 gating freely, and without any hindrance whatever, all the rivers and 

 streams which, in their course towards the Pacific Ocean, may cross 

 the line of demarcation upon the lino of coast described in Article 

 III of the present Convention. 



Article VII. 



It is also understood that, for the space often years from the signa- 

 ture of the present Convention, the vessels of the two Powers, or 

 those belonging to their respective subjects, shall mutually be at lib- 



