JOURNAL OF THE JOINT COMMISSION. 



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point of intersection of the parallel of 31° 20' nortli latitude with the 111th nicridian west o( 

 Greenwich, and afterwards to proceed to trace tlic line from that point wcstwaril na far m 

 practicable. 



U. S. Boimrfary CommUmon. 



FRANCISCO JIMENEZ, 



Co 



\VA>ni.\OTuN', Av* >;,'./• IS, 1855. 



Sir : I communicated to you, a few days ago, a telegrapliic d<»*^patch reporting the completion 

 of the survey of tlie boundary. 



I have now the honor to inform you that I have received ofTicinl information of the arrival 

 of the last surveying party of the commission in ^in Antonio, and the completion of the work 

 assigned to it. 



I have also to communicate to you the copy of a letter from ScHor Sah\zar. the Mexican cuin- 



com 



liim, signed August 10. 



The field-work of the boundary commission is therefore at an end. 



I have the honor to be, your obedient servant, 



a 



McClelland, Secrelar?/ of 



[Transilation.] 



Jaxos, October 15, 1S55. 



Sir: Lieut. Michler has just delivered to me, personally, an official note, whereby I am 

 informed that the survey of the line between the meridian of 111° and the Colorado has been 



completed. 



to my government ; and I advise you of the same, hoping that 



communicated 



you will 



communicate it to that of the United States, conformably to the 



resolution of article 3d of the convention held on the 16th of August of the present year. 



I have 

 servant. 



to 



the greatest respect, your obedient 



JOSE SALAZAR Y LAEREGUI, 



Mexican Commit s loner ^ rf-c, <£r 



Col. AV. H. Emory, 



United States Commissioner 



[Translation of official document sent by Mr. Salazar to the government of Mexico.] 



Excellent Sir: With my note under date of the 20th August, I enclosed to you copies of 

 the last meeting held by the commissioner of the United States and myself on the 14th, 16th, 

 and 20th of that month. By the 3d article of the agreement of the 16th, your excellency will 

 have seen that we agreed on declaring, and do declare, in effect, that the line was completely 

 surveyed^ marked^ and fixed in all its lengthy so soon as notice was received from Senor Jimenez 

 and Lieut. Michler that the topography of the last-mentioned line had been completed between 



