Schaub v. United States

This action was brought by the United States to quiet its title to a parcel of land, containing 37.5 acres, near Ketchi-kan, Alaska. This tract was situated in, and a part of Tongass National Forest when, on June 21, 1951, the appellant, defendant below, undertook to locate a mining claim thereon. 1 The area had previously been used by various road builders, operating under contracts with the Bureau of Public Roads, as a source •of road building material. On February .9, 1951, and prior to defendant’s attempted mineral location, the Regional Forester, at the request of the Bureau, issued a…