! INTRODUCTION. 



they shall be submitted to the Arbitrators, or it 

 shall appear that the conting-ency of their being 

 used by the Arbitrators can not arise." 

 Eeports of Com- The four Commissioners named by the two 



lissiouers. "^ 



Governments have united in a joint report upon 

 certain points under consideration by them ; and, 

 having- failed to agree upon other points consid- 

 ered by them in their joint conferences, the two 

 Commissioners on the part of the United States 

 have united in a separate report to their own 

 Government. The joint and separate reports 

 are appended hereto for the information and con- 

 sideration of the Tribunal of Arbitration. 

 Appemlix. The documeuts, official correspondence, and 



other evidence submitted with this Printed Case 

 will be found contained in two printed Volumes 

 and a portfolio of maps and charts, constituting 

 together the Appendix. The Volumes will be 

 referred to in the Case thus: "Vol. I, p. 1," 

 and the maps and charts will be indicated by the 

 numbers marked on them. The lithographic 

 illustrations will be referred to by the pages of 

 the Appendix which precede them. 



The Government of the United States under- 

 stands, however, that, under the terms of the 

 Treaty, it may hereafter present "additional doc- 

 uments, correspondence, and evidence," and it 

 reserves the right to do so. 



