United States v. Alaska Packers' Ass'n

HANFORD, District Judge.

This is a suit by the United States and certain Indians of the Lummi tribe for an injunction against the Alaska Backers’ Association, a corporation, and Kate Waller, to protect the Lummi Indians in tlie right to take salmon, by their ancient and primitive means of fishing, in the waters adjacent to Point Roberts, and to maintain summer houses for their habitation, and places for drying fish on the shore during each fishing season, which rights are alleged to be guarantied by article 5 of a treaty made and concluded at Point Elliott, Wash. T., January 22,1855 (12 Stat.…