Show lIe lure ii llittkti ninl SInS lola o Ill 111 lii WASIIIVOIOS May 17lhe 1rcsldent has transmitted to Congress tho report of the Socrntnr of State with the accompanying pipers with respect to the location of the frontier lino between Alaska and Jlritlsh Columbia Mr llayard says tIne liritlsh OOM rnmcnt Is prepared to tale part In tho preliminary Investigation of the boundary question and that nothing now delavs action t but the want of nn rrintn6 Congress to enable this Government to take part in lIne Biirvcj In view of this fact ho snjs Lhat important nnd grove Interna tional time 1 arIse mentions I owing I of to jurisdiction line I circumstance may nt that any 1 great mineral wealth exists in tho territory 1 which is traversed by tho boundary line the Secretary of State has the honor to recommend recom-mend that Congress bo requested lo enact n law to autliorbo n snnoy and to npproprinte the mini of 1XXX or so much thereof nn may bo neoessnry to defray the expense of n preliminary survey Tine President in his letter of transralttal says In view of tho importance of tho subject I recommend Hint provision bo mndo by law for n prelim 1 mary survey of tho boundary line in qucn 1 lion by omccrs of tine nth ftnoS IOer order that the information necessary for the basis of n treats between thin conntry and Great Britain for tine establishment of a definite boundary line may bo obtained |