United States v. 196 Buffalo Robes
Montana Supreme Court
Appeal from the Third District, Lewis and Clarice County. In January, 1871, Langler and Carson, the claimants in this action, demurred to the libel of information, and assigned three causes therefor, to wit: That the goods were not seized in an Indian country; that the goods were purchased and procured in a regularly organized county, subject to settlement and occupation by citizens of the United States; and that the libel did not state facts sufficient to constitute a case…
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Appeal from the Third District, Lewis and Clarice County. In January, 1871, Langler and Carson, the claimants in this action, demurred to the libel of information, and assigned three causes therefor, to wit: That the goods were not seized in an Indian country; that the goods were purchased and procured in a regularly organized county, subject to settlement and occupation by citizens of the United States; and that the libel did not state facts sufficient to constitute a case of forfeiture. This demurrer was overruled by the court, Warren, J., and claimants excepted. The cause was tried in…
1Opinion of the CourtKnowles, J.
The facts appearing in the record are that the claimants, Carson and Langler, traded for one hundred and ninety-six buffalo robes, one elk robe, two beaver skins, *493one kit beaver, four wolf skins, and one buffalo cow skin, dressed for lodge, at or near a place known as Camp Cook, within the bounds of Chotean county, Montana Territory. That T. 0. Powers made application for a license to trade with the Crow Indians, near Camp Cook, of Gen.. Sully, the Indian superintendent for the Territory, for himself and McKnight. The license was made out by Sully, but it does not appear that it was ever…
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