Show vast ai A arctic waste may be claimed by america the eastern boundary of alaska Is tire one hun hundred Irea and forty first meridian of west longitude the western boundary through bering strait Is the one hundred and sixty ninth meridian merl dlan these two merld meridians ians projected northward meet and mingle and jol jointly antly terminate at af the north pole I 1 the area which they in the waters of the arctic ocean is thus in trie form of a wedge or a piece of pie david hunter miller ler who Is one of our best known collectors and peru seis of international documents find and dogmas claims for the stars and stripes all the lands which may be discovered within the arctic water so bounded he buses bases ills his contention on claims officially offic lally similarly set forth by canada and by russia to nil all lands in the waters between their northern continental tin and the northern top of the world our government has on this theme asserted nothing nor have any lands in fact been y yet e t discovered in the waters northward north waid from our alaskan do domain it Is difficult tn in international law to stake out any claims over a sen sea every evan when the sea through the congeal ment of the cold is solid the advancement of claims by us lu in this reg region ion awaits further advances by our explorers explore irs william hard in the saturday evening post |