1. LAURIER: ALASKA BOUNDARY DISPUTE

2. ALASKA BOUNDARY DISPUTE 1867 USA BUYS ALASKA FROM RUSSIA1867 USA BUYS ALASKA FROM RUSSIA 1825 ANGLO RUSSIAN BOUNDARY TREATY INCORRECT AS BORDER WAS TO RUN ALONG MOUNTAINS PARALLEL TO COAST, NO SUCH CHAIN1825 ANGLO RUSSIAN BOUNDARY TREATY INCORRECT AS BORDER WAS TO RUN ALONG MOUNTAINS PARALLEL TO COAST, NO SUCH CHAIN NO REAL PROBLEM AS AREA SPARSELY POPULATED SONO REAL PROBLEM AS AREA SPARSELY POPULATED SO 1872 BC ASKS FOR SURVEY, US REFUSE $1872 BC ASKS FOR SURVEY, US REFUSE $ STATUS QUO UNTIL 1896 WHEN GEORGE CARMACK STRIKES GOLD IN THE YUKONSTATUS QUO UNTIL 1896 WHEN GEORGE CARMACK STRIKES GOLD IN THE YUKON

3. GOLD RUSH AND THE BOUNDARY YUKON GOLD RUSH FROM BC/USA SO BY 1897 30,000 PEOPLE IN DAWSONYUKON GOLD RUSH FROM BC/USA SO BY 1897 30,000 PEOPLE IN DAWSON INCREDIBLE WEALTH TO BE HAD. GOLD INSIDE CANADA, BUT PORT CITY OF SKAGWAY WAS CLAIMED BY BOTHINCREDIBLE WEALTH TO BE HAD. GOLD INSIDE CANADA, BUT PORT CITY OF SKAGWAY WAS CLAIMED BY BOTH IT WAS THE KEY TO ENTERING GOLD FIELDS, SO BOTH WANTEDIT WAS THE KEY TO ENTERING GOLD FIELDS, SO BOTH WANTED ONE CLAIM 500,000 DOLLARS IN 100 SQUARE FTONE CLAIM 500,000 DOLLARS IN 100 SQUARE FT US CLAIMS ENTIRE PANHANDLE, LAND-LOCKING YUKONUS CLAIMS ENTIRE PANHANDLE, LAND-LOCKING YUKON 1898 USA AND BR MEET IN JOINT COMMISSION AND WORK OUT COMPROMISE DEAL1898 USA AND BR MEET IN JOINT COMMISSION AND WORK OUT COMPROMISE DEAL

4. GEORGE CARMACK, THE MAN WHO SETS OFF THE GOLD RUSH TYPICAL MINING CLAIM IN KLONDIKE

5. THE US CANADA BORDER ABOVE LEFT, AND THE PORT OF SKAGWAY TO THE RIGHT. SKAGWAY WAS THE ONLY EASILY ACCESSIBLE ACCESS TO THE KLONDIKE GOLD FIELDS.

7. DEAL LEAKS TO PRESS AND GEORGE TURNER GOVERNOR OF WASHINGTON BEGINS TO FILIBUSTERDEAL LEAKS TO PRESS AND GEORGE TURNER GOVERNOR OF WASHINGTON BEGINS TO FILIBUSTER BOMBASTIC US CITIZENS CALL FOR ANNEXATION OF ENTIRE REGIONBOMBASTIC US CITIZENS CALL FOR ANNEXATION OF ENTIRE REGION NEW MEETING BUT NO DEAL AS BOTH SIDES ADAMANTNEW MEETING BUT NO DEAL AS BOTH SIDES ADAMANT TEDDY ROOSEVELT DEMANDS ACTION (WALK QUIETLY BUT CARRY A BIG STICK) PHILIPPINES, HAWAII, PANAMA JUST TAKEN BY USATEDDY ROOSEVELT DEMANDS ACTION (WALK QUIETLY BUT CARRY A BIG STICK) PHILIPPINES, HAWAII, PANAMA JUST TAKEN BY USA 1899-1903 POLICY OF HARASSMENT IN YUKON BY BOTH SIDES. HEAVY TAXES1899-1903 POLICY OF HARASSMENT IN YUKON BY BOTH SIDES. HEAVY TAXES CANADA (CLIFFORD SIFTON) BEGINS TALK OF BUILDING RAILWAY TO NORTH. HURTS OUR CLAIMCANADA (CLIFFORD SIFTON) BEGINS TALK OF BUILDING RAILWAY TO NORTH. HURTS OUR CLAIM 1903 TRIBUNAL TO MEET. EACH SIDE THREE MEN1903 TRIBUNAL TO MEET. EACH SIDE THREE MEN

8. THEODORE “TEDDY” ROOSEVELT. PRESIDENT OF THE USA! “WALK QUIETLY BUT CARRY A BIG STICK” GEORGE TURNER, US SENATOR FROM WASHINGTON STATE. CLIFFORD SIFTON, CDN MINISTER OF INTERIOR HE GAVE US THE MOSAIC

9. MEN TO BE IMPARTIAL. ELI ROOT USA SECRETARY FOR WAR, GEORGE TURNER, AND HENRY CABOT LODGE A LEADING ANGLOPHOBE AND MANIFEST DESTINY SUPPORTERMEN TO BE IMPARTIAL. ELI ROOT USA SECRETARY FOR WAR, GEORGE TURNER, AND HENRY CABOT LODGE A LEADING ANGLOPHOBE AND MANIFEST DESTINY SUPPORTER CDN REPS ARE TWO EQUALLY BIASED INDIVIDUALS, AND BRITISH CHIEF JUSTICE LORD ALVERSTONECDN REPS ARE TWO EQUALLY BIASED INDIVIDUALS, AND BRITISH CHIEF JUSTICE LORD ALVERSTONE ROOSEVELT TELLS HIS MEN TO GET THE CONCESSIONS OR WARROOSEVELT TELLS HIS MEN TO GET THE CONCESSIONS OR WAR MOVING MARINES TO ALASKAMOVING MARINES TO ALASKA WE EXPECTED BRITISH SUPPORT (BOER WAR), HOWEVER BR PROVED MORE INTERESTED IN GETTING INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION BACK, AND AVOIDING CONFLICT WITH USAWE EXPECTED BRITISH SUPPORT (BOER WAR), HOWEVER BR PROVED MORE INTERESTED IN GETTING INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION BACK, AND AVOIDING CONFLICT WITH USA IN END USA WIN 4-2 ALTHOUGH CDNS REFUSE TO SIGN AND PUBLICLY CALL IT A SELL OUTIN END USA WIN 4-2 ALTHOUGH CDNS REFUSE TO SIGN AND PUBLICLY CALL IT A SELL OUT

10. ELIHU ROOT US SECRETARY FOR WAR WANTED ALASKAN PAN HANDLE AND SKAGWAY HE ORDERED MARINES INTO ALASKA TO SABRE RATTLE BELOW IS THAT SENATOR FROM WASHINGTON GEORGE TURNER ABOVE IS HENRY CABOT LODGE. LEADING ANGLOPHOBE SENATOR FROM MASSACHUSETTS

11. SIR LOUIS JETTE FORMER CDN SUPREME COURT JUDGE. REFUSED TO SIGN THE SETTLEMENT ALLEN B AYLESWORTH THE OTHER CDN REP. HE WAS ALSO A LAWYER! LATER BECOMES LIBERAL SENATOR, AND HE IS THE ONE WHO RECOMMENDS KING FOR LEADER OF THE LIBS AFTER LAURIER

12. THE BRITISH REP LORD ALVERSTONE WAS THE ONLY REPRESENTATIVE WHO WAS TRULY IMPARTIAL. SOME CLAIM SOLD OUT CANADA SO BRITAIN COULD AVOID CONFLICT WITH USA, AND BRING BACK REPUTATION AFTER THE BOER WAR

13. USA GETS ALMOST EVERYTHING, ALTHOUGH WE DO GET COUPLE OF ISLANDS OFF COAST AND PANHANDLE DOES NOT GO INLAND AS FAR AS USA WANTEDUSA GETS ALMOST EVERYTHING, ALTHOUGH WE DO GET COUPLE OF ISLANDS OFF COAST AND PANHANDLE DOES NOT GO INLAND AS FAR AS USA WANTED OCTOBER 20 TH 1903 ALASKA DISPUTE OVER, WE ARE SOLD OUT. MESSAGE?OCTOBER 20 TH 1903 ALASKA DISPUTE OVER, WE ARE SOLD OUT. MESSAGE? GOD SAVE KING BOOED IN BC, IN ONTARIO UNION JACK FLOWN AT HALF MASTGOD SAVE KING BOOED IN BC, IN ONTARIO UNION JACK FLOWN AT HALF MAST ALLOWS LAURIER TO REFUSE CLOSER TIES TO BRALLOWS LAURIER TO REFUSE CLOSER TIES TO BR ALLOWS LAURIER TO FOUND DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS WITHIN FIVE YEARS.ALLOWS LAURIER TO FOUND DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS WITHIN FIVE YEARS. SLOWLY MOVING AWAY FROM BRITAIN AND THIS ALLOWS LAURIER TO DO SO WITHOUT MAJOR BACKLASH THAT HURT MACKENZIE AND LAURIER BEFORESLOWLY MOVING AWAY FROM BRITAIN AND THIS ALLOWS LAURIER TO DO SO WITHOUT MAJOR BACKLASH THAT HURT MACKENZIE AND LAURIER BEFORE

14. TO AVOID LOSING MORE LAND IN NORTH, WE SEND NWMP UP THERE TO ASSERT SOVEREIGNTYTO AVOID LOSING MORE LAND IN NORTH, WE SEND NWMP UP THERE TO ASSERT SOVEREIGNTY TAX AMERICANS LEAVING SKAGWAY WITH OUR GOLDTAX AMERICANS LEAVING SKAGWAY WITH OUR GOLD DON’T ALLOW US MINERS IN DURING BC GOLD RUSHDON’T ALLOW US MINERS IN DURING BC GOLD RUSH PART OF BOTH AMERICAN AND CANADIAN HISTORYPART OF BOTH AMERICAN AND CANADIAN HISTORY MUSEUM TO GOLD RUSH IN SAN FRANCISCO, RANKS KLONDIKE GOLD RUSH AS ONE OF TOP US HISTORICAL EVENTSMUSEUM TO GOLD RUSH IN SAN FRANCISCO, RANKS KLONDIKE GOLD RUSH AS ONE OF TOP US HISTORICAL EVENTS

15. DAWSON CITY HAD ONLY 13 MURDERS DURING GOLD RUSHDAWSON CITY HAD ONLY 13 MURDERS DURING GOLD RUSH WOMEN FLOCKED THERE TO MAKE MONEY TOOWOMEN FLOCKED THERE TO MAKE MONEY TOO LEGACY OF ALASKA BOUNDARY DISPUTE: ASSERTION OF SOV IN NORTH, MOVING AWAY FROM BR, US NEGOTIATIONS WITH CANADALEGACY OF ALASKA BOUNDARY DISPUTE: ASSERTION OF SOV IN NORTH, MOVING AWAY FROM BR, US NEGOTIATIONS WITH CANADA