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DECISION UNDER THE TREATY OF GHENT. 1822. 275 Canada shore, keeping one hundred yards distant from the island, until Description of it approaches Sheik’s island; thence, along the middle of the strait lim b¤¤¤d?“Y which divides Barnharfs and Sheik’s islands, to the channel called the 7** U"“°d Leng Sault, which separates the two last mentioned islands from the Ms` Lower Long Sault Island; thence, westerly, (crossing the centre of the last mentioned channel) until it approaches within one hundred yards of the north shore of the Lower Sault Island; thence, up the north branch of the river, keeping to the north ol, and near, the Lower Sault Island, and also north ot, and near, the Upper Sault, sometimes called Baxter’s) Island, and south of the two small islands, marked on the map A and B, to the western extremity of the Upper Sault, or Baxter’s island; thence, passing between the two islands called the Cats, to the middle of the river above; thence, along the middle of the river, keeping to the north of the small islands marked C and D; and north also of Chrystler’s Island and of the small island next above it, marked E, until it approaches the north-east angle of Goose Neck Island; thence, along the passage which divides the last mentioned Island from the Canada shore, keeping one hundred yards from the island, to the upper end of the same; thence, south ol} and near, the two small islands called the Nut Islands; thence north of, and near, the island marked F, and also of the island called Dry or Smuggler’s Island; thence, passing between the islands marked G and H, to the north of the island called Isle au Rapid Platt; thence, along the north side of the last mentioned island, keeping one hundred yards from the shore to the upper end thereof; thence, along the middle of the river, keeping to the south of, and near, the islands called Cousson (or Tussin) and Presque Isle; thence up the river, keeping north ot; and near, the several Gallop Isles, numbered on the map 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, and also of Tick, Tibbit’s, and Chimney Islands; and south ol, and near, the Gallop Isles, numbered 1], 12, and 13, and also of Duck, Drummond, and Sheep Islands; thence, along the middle of the river, passing north of island No. 14, south of 15, and 16, north of 17; south of 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, and 28, and north of 26, and 27; thence, along the middle of the river, north of Gull Island and of the islands N0. 29, 32, 33, 34, 35, BluH` Island, and N o. 39, 44, and 45, and to the south of N o. 30, 31, 36, Grenadier Island, and No. 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 46, 47, and 48, until it approaches the east end of Well’s Island; thence, to the north of Well’s Island, and along the strait which divides it from Rowe’s Island, keeping to the north of the small islands No. 5l, 52, 54, 58, 59, and 61, and to the south of the small islands numbered and marked 49, 50,53, 55, 57, 60, and X, until it approaches the north-east point of Grindstonc Island; thence to the north of Grindstone Island, and keeping to the north also of the small islands, No. 63, 65, 67, 68, 70, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, and 78, and to the south of No. 62, 64, 66, 69, and 71, until it approaches the southern point of Hickory Island; thence, passing to the south of Hickory Island, and of the two small islands lying near its southern extremity, numbered 79 and 80; thence, to the south of Grand or Long Island, keeping near its southern shore, and passing to the north of Carlton Island, until it arrives opposite to the south-western point of said Grand Island in Lake Ontario; thence, passing to the north of Grenadier, Fox, Stony, and the Gallop Islands in Lake Ontario, and to the south ol, and near, the islands called the Ducks, to the middle of the said lake; thence, westerly, along the middle of said lake, to a point opposite the mouth of the Niagara river; thence, to and up the middle of the said river, to the Great Falls; thence, up the Falls, through the point of the Horse Shoe, keepmgto the west of Iris or Goat Island, and of the group of small islands at its head, and lbllowing the bends of the river so as to enter the strait be-