MR. JUSTICE VAN DEVANTER delivered the opinion of the court.
A lot in the townsite of Sallisaw, in the Cherokee Nation, is here in dispute. The conflicting claims are both founded upon the legislation of Congress providing for the designation, survey and platting of townsites in the Cherokee lands, and the appraisal and disposal of the lots. Acts, June 28, 1898, 30 Stat. 495, 500, c. 517, § 15; May 31, 1900, 31 Stat. 221, 237-238, c. 598; July 1, 1902, 32 Stat...
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