For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, D.C., 20402 HA 181 .64 v.71 PREFACE This volume of Decisions of the Department of the Interior covers the period from January 1, 1964, to December 31, 1964. It includes the most important administrative decisions and legal opinions that were rendered by officials of the Department during the period. The Honorable Stewart L. Udall served as Secretary of the Interior during the period covered by this volume; Mr. James K. Carr served as Under Secretary; Messrs. Frank P. Briggs, John A. Carver, Kenneth Holum, and John M. Kelly served as Assistant Secretaries of the Interior; Mr. D. Otis Beasley served as Administrative Assistant Secretary; Mr. Frank J. Barry served as Solicitor of the Department of the Interior. Mr. Edward Weinberg served as Deputy Solicitor. This volume will be cited within the Department of the Interior as “71 I.D." UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CONTENTS Page Chronological Table of Decisions and Opinions Reported... Numerical Table of Decisions and Opinions Reported... Table of Suits for Judicial Review of Published Departmental Decisions.- Cumulative Index to Suits for Judicial Review of Departmental Decisions Published in Interior Decisions. Table of Overruled and Modified Cases... Executive Orders and Proclamations, Reorganization Plan and Treaty --- Departmental Orders and Regulations Cited.-- III ERRATA Page 2-Line 9, delete the word for and add was. Page 10Footnote 3, line 24Jack Carmen v. United States, 143 Ct. Cl. 747 (1958) should read Jack Carman. Page 147—United States v. G. C. (Tom) Mulkern, A-27746 (January 19, 1962), should read (January 19, 1959). Page 289_Paragraph 5–8 point, line 1843 CFR, 1964 Supp. 3123.0 (1) should read 48 CFR, 1964 Supp. 3123.2(a)(1). Page 346—Footnote 14, line 5–32 Stat. 744 (1903) should read 32 Stat. 744 (1902). Page 367—Footnote 3, line 3-Anthony P. Miller, Inc. v. U.S. 111 St. Cl. 252, 330 (1948) should read 111 Ct. Cl. 252, 330 (1948). Page 396—Footnote 3, line 6—Robison, Transferee, 48 L.D. 384, should read Robinson, Transferee, 48 L.D. 384. Page 443—Paragraph 2, line 2-Irrigation District filed a Contest Na 5740, should read Contest No. 5740. Page 447-Odd Page Nos. 449, 451, 453, 455 and 457, U.S. v. E. V. Pressentin and Devisees of the H. A. Martin Estate, should read H. S. Martin Estate. Page 536-Line 13—Columbia Basin Project Act of Mar. 10, 1943 (47 Stat. 14, 16) should read (57 Stat. 14, 16). IV TABLE OF DECISIONS REPORTED Page Pago Appeal of Charles T. Parker Con- Claim of F. W. Mattson--- 116 struction Co-- 6 Claim of Lawrence M. MontAppeal of Clifford W. Gartzka.. 487 gomery and Pacific Indemnity Appeal of Commonwealth Elec Company 196 tric Company----- 106 Claim of Michael J. Dolan, Jr--- 48 Appeal of Concrete Construction Claim of Palmer E. Schrag- 266 Corporation 420 Claim of Port Blakely Mill ComAppeal of Cosmo Construction pany 217 Company 61 Claims of Ed Brewer, Myron J. Appeal of Edisto Construction Thompson, Darrell C. Cook, Company 68 Harold E. Cook, W. J. and VioAppeal of Federal Pacific Elec let Denison, Forrest W. Martin, tric Company--384 and Coy Bowen.-- 84 Appeal of Korshoj Construction Clifford W. Gartzka, appeal of... 487 Company 152 Clifton 0. Myll -- 458, 486 Appeal of Promacs, Inc.---11 Collister, William B.. 124 Appeal of R & M Contractors, Colorado Oil and Gas Corpora- 132, 216 284 Appeal of Richard J. Neutra and Commonwealth Electric Com. Robert E. Alexander.. 375 pany, appeal of..---- 106 Appeal of Triangle Construction Commonwealth Electric Company Company 73 and A. S. Schulman Electric Appeal of Vitro Corporation of Company, appeals of.----- 365 America 301 Concrete Construction CorporaAppeals of Commonwealth Elec tion, appeal of--- 420 tric Company and A. S. Schul- Conger, Stella, estate of -------- 98 man Electric Company- 365 Cosmo Construction Company, Anderson, Rex N. and Mildred appeal of------ 61 B 140 Delmoe, Otto and Delena, Charles Arizona, state of.--49 Andreas 56 Atherton Sinclair Burlingham Duncan Miller, Samuel W. Mcet al.--126 Intosh 121 Babington, Charles J---- 110 Edisto Construction Company, Balmer, John E. al.---66 appeal of----- 68 Beaver, Russel A., J. F. Beaver-- 114 Elliott, Inc---- 361 Bill Powers, claim of. 237 Empire State Oil Company, Jack Carolyn C. Stockmeyer, Execu J. Grynberg--- 92 trix 45 Estate of Frank Simpson Pawnee Charles J. Babington.- 110 103 Charles T. Parker Construction Estate of Jack Fighter Fort Peck Co., appeal of--6 Allottee No. 1309.-- 203 Chester C. Gibby247 Estate of Stella Conger--- 98 Claim of Bill Powers-- 237 Feather River Railway ComClaim of Dolan, Jr., Michael J.-- 48 pany 415 V |