Meehan v. Jones
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Minnesota
This wsis a suit by Patrick Meehan and James Meehan against Ray W. Jones to quiet title to certain lands. The cause was heard on the pleading and proofs.
1Opinion of the Court
XKd.SOX, District Judge.
I find the facts to be as follows: A treaty was concluded October 2, 1863, between the United States and certain 'Chippewa Indians, article 9 whereof provides “that, upon the urgent request of the Indians, parties to this treaty, there shall bo set apart from the'tract hereby ceded a reservation of six hundred and forty (640) acres, near the mouth of Thief river, for the chief Moose Dung.” In accordance with this article of the treaty, Moose Dung selected certain lands, but died before the same were surveyed. About September 3.0, 1879, a formal selec*454tion of those same…
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