BOUKDARIES5 5cG. 3 



nvers that fall into the Atlantic ocean from those 

 which fall into the river St, Lawrence ; compre- 

 hending all islands within twenty leagues of any part 

 of the shores of the United Siales, and lying between 

 lines to be drawn due east from the point where tlie 

 aforesaid boundaries between Nova Scotia on the one 

 part, and East Florida on the other, shall respective- 

 ly touch the bay of Fundy and the Atlantic ocean, 

 excepting such islands as now are or heretofore have 

 been within the limits of the said province of Nov,a 

 Scotia. . 



According to the above courses, the boundary-line 

 between the United States and British America, is 

 to run west until it strike the river Mississippi^ 

 but, in the opinion of Mr. M^Kenzie, this can never 

 happen, as the north-west part of the fjake-of-the- 

 Woods is in latitude 49deg. min. north, and lon- 

 gitude 94 deg. 31 min, w^st, and the. norther umo^^t 

 branch of the source of the Mississippi is in latitude 

 47 deg. 38 min. north, and longitude 95 deg. 6 min# 

 west, as ascertained by Mr. Thompson, astronomer 

 to the North- West Company, and who was sent ex- 

 pressly for the purpose, in the Spring of 1798 



He, at the same time, determined the northern beiid 

 of the Missoury to be in latitude 47 deg. 32 min. 

 north, and longitude 101 deg. 25 min. west; and, 

 according to the Indian accounts, it runs to the south 

 of west; so that if the Missoury were even to be con- 

 sidered as the Mississippi, no western line could 

 strike it. Mr. M^Kenzie further observes, that it 

 does not clearly appear to be determined, what 

 ' course the line is to take, or from what pare of lake 

 Superior it strikes through the country to the Lake- 



