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UNITED STATES v. MIDWEST OIL CO.

No. 278.

236 U.S. 459 (1915)

35 S.Ct. 309

59 L.Ed. 673

UNITED STATES v. MIDWEST OIL COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 23, 1915.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Assistant Attorney General Knaebel and The Solicitor General for the United States.

Mr. Joel F. Vaile, with whom Mr. Henry McAllister, Jr., Mr. William N. Vaile, Mr. Karl C. Schuyler, Mr. Walter F. Schuyler, Mr. A.M. Stevenson and Mr. Lee Champion were on the brief, for the Midwest Oil Company et al.:

By leave of court, Mr. Aldis B. Browne, Mr. Alexander Britton, Mr. Evans Browne, Mr. Francis W. Clements, Mr. Frederic R. Kellogg, Mr. E.S. Pillsbury and Mr. Oscar Sutro filed briefs as amici curioe.

By leave of court, Mr. Frank H. Short filed a brief as amicus curioe.

MR. JUSTICE LAMAR delivered the opinion of the court.

All public lands containing petroleum or other mineral oils and chiefly valuable therefor, have been declared by Congress to be "free and open to occupation, exploration and purchase by citizens of the United States . . . under regulations prescribed by law." Act of February 11, 1897, c. 216, 29 Stat. 526; R.S. 2319, 2329.

As these regulations permitted exploration and location without the payment of any...

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