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This letter, dated July 25, 1958, from Colonel Lynn W. Pine of the United States (US) Army Corps of Engineers to US Representative Usher Burdick informs Burdick that the US Army Corps of Engineers constructed 225 miles of road and once the US Bureau of Indian Affairs accepted the conditions of those road, the responsibility for those roads was transferred to the Bureau. Pine says that his office has neither funds nor authority for any further maintenance of those roads. There's a handwritten note at the top of the letter.
See also:
Letter from Representative Burdick to Carl Whitman, Jr. Regarding Request for Road Signs to Help Prevent Cars from Hitting Cattle, July 21, 1958
Date of Work
7-25-1958
Keywords
Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, ranchers, cattle, calves, roads, road signs, careless driving, road maintenance, road construction
Organizations Referenced
Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, Hidatsa, Arikara, Sahnish, Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Council, Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Business Council, US Army Corps of Engineers, US Bureau of Indian Affairs
People Referenced
Usher Burdick, Carl Whitman Jr., Lynn W. Pine
Recommended Citation
Pine, Lynn W., "Letter from Lynn W. Pine to Representative Burdick Regarding Request for Road Signs from Carl Whitman, Jr., July 25, 1958" (1958). Usher Burdick Papers. 349.
https://commons.und.edu/burdick-papers/349