...constitution and State government . . . with the following boundaries, to wit: . . . thence through the center of Lake Superior to the mouth of the St. Louis River;...in the same, above the Indian village, according to Nkollet's map; thence due south -to the main branch of the River St. Croix; thence down the main channel...

...the "enabling act" of Wisconsin, approved August 6, 1846, in substance as follows: From the waters of Lake Superior "to the mouth of the St. Louis River,...according to Nicollet's map, thence due south to the mam branch of the River St. Croix, thence down the main channel of said river to the Mississippi, "...

...down the main channel of the Montreal river to the middle of Lake Superior, thence through the center of Lake Superior to the mouth of the St. Louis river;...in the same, above the Indian village, according to Nichollet's map; thence due south to the main branch of the river St. Croix; thence down the main channel...

...Lake Superior, thence through the centre of Lake Superior to the mouth of the St. Louis river ; theuce up the main channel of said river to the first rapids...In the same, above the Indian village, according to Nichollet's map thence due south to the main branch of the river St. Croix ; thence down the main channel...

...to the middle of Lake Superior; thence through the centre of Lake Superior to the mouth of the Saint Louis river ; thence up the main channel of said river...map; thence due south to the main branch of the river Saint Croix; thence down the main channel of said river to the Mississippi ; thence down the centre...

...for the admission of the state of Wisconsin, described its boundary as running "through the center of Lake Superior to the mouth of the St. Louis river,...in the same above the Indian village, according to Nicollet'e map." The later enabling act, for the state of Minnesota, used terms more general, but consistent...

...proposed state are specifically traced and at this point are given as follows: "thence through the center of Lake Superior to the mouth of the St. Louis river...the Indian village, according to Nicollet's map." The same boundary line is given in the constitution of Wisconsin (art. II, sec. 1), and the enabling...

...thence down the main channel of Montreal River to the middle of Lake Superior; thence through the center of Lake Superior to the mouth of the St. Louis River;...Nicollet's map ; thence due south to the main branch of the St. Croix ; thence down the main channel of said river to the Mississippi; thence down the center of...

...down the main channel of the Montreal river to the middle of Lake Superior; thence through the center of Lake Superior to the mouth of the St. Louis river;...In the same, above the Indian village, according to Nlchollet's map; thence due south to the main branch of the river St. Crolx; thence down the main channel...

...The present controversy arises from conflicting interpretations of the words — "thence [westwardly] through the centre of Lake Superior to the mouth of...the Indian village, according to Nicollet's map." The situation disclosed by an accurate survey gives much room for differences concerning the location...