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Law Case in District 4 



United States v. Saunders, Grand Canyon Cattle Co., et al. : Can- 

 cellation of patents. On April 28, 1915, a decision was handed down 

 by Judge Sawtelle, of the United States district court for Arizona, 

 holding that, while the Government had made out a case showing fraud 

 in obtaining patents covering certain water holes and watering places 

 in and adjacent to the Kaibab National Forest under the guise of 

 mineral claims, the company was an innocent purchaser for value, and 

 he ordered a decree entered for the defendant. The case is under con- 

 sideration with a view to taking an appeal. 



Law Cases in District 5 



United States v. C. H. Fee : Grazing trespass, Monterey National 

 Forest. Settled by payment of $13.40. 



United States v. Orcier and Arzul : Grazing trespass, Mono National 

 Forest. Settled by payment of $14.52 each. 



United States v. Pierce & Smart : Timber trespass, Tahoe National 

 Forest. Paid a third installment of $100. 



United States v. James Irvine : Fire trespass, Cleveland National 

 Forest. Settlement in full by payment of $88.40. 



United States v. The Engels Copper Mining Co. : Timber trespass, 

 Plumas National Forest. The company paid the sum of $1,467.28 in 

 full settlement. 



United States v. The Truckee Lumber Co. : Timber trespass, Tahoe 

 National Forest. The company paid $615.32 as part payment. 



United States v. Matias Erro : Grazing trespass, Sierra National 

 Forest. During the May term of the Federal court at Fresno, Cal., 

 a consent judgment of $150 was entered against Erro. Judgment was 

 paid. 



United States v. Davies Box & Lumber Co. : Timber trespass, Tahoe 

 National Forest. The company offered the sum of $265 in settlement. 

 This offer has not as yet been accepted by the Treasury Department. 



Law Cases in District 6 



United States v. Chas. W. Mock : Personating a forest officer, Sno- 

 qualmie National Forest. Pleaded guilty April 5, 1915, before the 

 United States district court at Seattle, Wash. ; was sentenced to 30 

 days in jail. 



United States v. Walter B. Davidson: Property trespass, Oregon 

 National Forest. On May 28 the Federal grand jury of Portland, Oreg., 

 returned an indictment against defendant, under section 60 of the 

 Penal Code, for cutting a Forest Service telephone line. Defendant 

 pleaded guilty. 



United States v. S. G. McCubbin : Grazing trespass, Wallowa National 

 Forest. Settled by payment of $10.75 actual damage, costs $37.45, 

 total $48.20. 



