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(`ONVENTlON—)iEXlCO. Novnmznn 12, 1884. 1011 Convention between the United States of America and the United States of N0V¢mb¢1‘ 12. Mexico touching the international boundary line where it follows the bed 1886· of the Rio Grande and the Rio Colorado. Oonclnded at Washington, N orember 12, 1884; ratification advised by the Senate, March 18, 1885; modifications consented to by the Senate, June 23, 1886; ratmerl by the President of the United States, July 10, 1886; ratijications exchanged at Washington, September 13, 1886; proclaimed, September 14, 1886. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas a Convention between the United States of America and Preamble. the United States of Mexico, touching the boundary line between the two countries, was signed by their respective Plenipotentiaries at Washington, on the twelfth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four, the original of which Convention is word for word as follows: Convention between the United Convencion entre los Estados Contracting par- States of America and the United Unidos de América y los Estados ms- States of Mexico, touching the Unidos Mexicanos, respecto de la Boundary-line between the two linea divisoria entre los dos paises, countries where it follows the bed en la parte que sigue el lecho del of the Rio Grande and the Rio Col- Rio Grande y del Rio Colorado. ‘ orado. WVhereas, in virtue of the 5th Por cuauto,en virtuddel articulo article of the Treaty of Guadalupe V. del tratado de Guadalupe Hi- Hidalgo between the United States dalgo. concluido el 2 de Febrero of America and the United States de 1848 entre los Estados Unidos of Mexico, concluded February 2, de América y los Estados Unidos 1848, and of the first article of that Mexicanos, y el. articulo I. del do of December 30, 1853, certain parts 30 de Diciembre de 1853, algunas of the dividing line between the porciones de la linea divisoria entre two countries follow the middle of los dos paises siguen el centre del the channel of the Rio Grande and canal del Rio Grande y del Rio the Rio Colorado, to avoid diihcul- Colorado, con el hn de evitar las ties which may arise through the dificultades que puedan ocurrir changes of channel to which those por los cambios de canal a que rivers are subject through the op· dichos rios estan sujetos por causa eration of natural forces, the Gov- de fuerzas naturales,,el Gobieruo