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UNITED STATES v. ALASKA

No. 118, Orig.

503 U.S. 569 (1992)

UNITED STATES v. ALASKA

United States Supreme Court.

Decided April 21, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey P. Minear argued the cause for the United States. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General Starr, Acting Assistant Attorney General Hartman, Edwin S. Kneedler, and Michael W. Reed.

John G. Gissberg, Assistant Attorney General of Alaska, argued the cause for defendant. With him on the briefs were Charles E. Cole, Attorney General, and John P. Griffin, Assistant Attorney General.*

White, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.

Justice White, delivered the opinion of the Court.

Ever since the Nome gold rush of 1899 to 1901, the Seward Peninsula in western Alaska has been a focus of attempts to gain control over the region's natural riches. See In re McKenzie, 180 U.S. 536 (1901). The city of Nome sprang to life almost overnight, with some 20,000 gold seekers arriving by vessel in the summer of 1900 when the...

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