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ATTACHMENT OF RAILROAD RIGHTS.

No. 9.—Table showing the time when the various railroad rights attach to the lands granted, 80 far as at present determined.

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Florida

Louisiana....

Arkansas

Missouri...

Iowa

Michigan..

Mobile and Ohio River.
Vicksburg and Meridian
Gulf and Ship Island
Mobile and Ohio River..
Alabama and Florida
Selma, Rome and Dalton
Coosa and Tennessee..
Coosa and Chattanooga
Mobile and Girard
Alabama and Chattanooga, for-

merly the Northeastern and
Southwestern and Wills Valley.
South and North Alabama, for-
merly the Tennessee and Ala-
bama Central.

Florida Railroad.

Florida and Alabama
Pensacola and Georgia..

Florida, Atlantic and Gulf Central.

North Louisiana and Texas, for-
merly Vicksburg, Shreveport
and Texas.

New Orleans, Opelousas and Great
Western.

Little Rock and Fort Smith..

Saint Louis, Iron Mountain and
Southern, formerly Cairo and
Fulton.

Memphis and Little Rock..........

Hannibal and Saint Joseph

Pacific and Southwestern Branch.
Saint Louis and Iron Mountain
Extension.

Burlington and Missouri River....

Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific..
Cedar Rapids and Missouri River
Dubuque and Sioux City..
Iowa Falls and Sioux City

Chicago, Milwaukee and Saint
Paul, formerly McGregor and
Missouri River.

Sioux City and Saint Paul

Jackson, Lansing and Saginaw.
Flint and Pere Marquette
Grand Rapids and Indiana

(Grant fully adjusted.) (Grant fully adjusted.) (Grant fully adjusted.)

September 20, 1850.
September 20, 1850.
August 31, 1850.
*November, 1860.
September 20. 1850.
*August 30, 1856.
May 20, 1857.
*December 27, 1858.
*July 3, 1858.
*May 13, 1858.
*October 11, 1858.

(Grant fully adjusted.)

May 22, 1866, between Decatur and a junction
with the Alabama and Tennessee Railroad, in
township 22 south, range 2 west, and May 30,
1871, between that point and Montgomery.
*From survey in the field, which was between
May 17, 1856, and January 10, 1857.
*From May 17 to 31, 1856.

*March 3, 1857, between Tallahassee and Alliga-
tor, in township 13 south, range 17 east, and
from September 1 to October 22, 1857, between
Tallahassee and Pensacola.

*February 17, 1857, in the granted, and Septem-
ber 7, 1857, in the indemnity limits.
January 27, 1857.

October 9, 1856, between New Orleans and Bra-
shear City.

August 13, 1855, and, under the reviving act,
May 13, 1867.

January 17, 1855, and, under the reviving act,
July 28, 1866.

August 18, 1855, and, under the reviving act,
May 13, 1867.

March 8, 1853, in the granted, and June 16, 1853,
in the indemnity limits. (Grant virtually
adjusted.)

1853. (Grant fully adjusted.)
April 7, 1870.

March 24, 1857. (See Supreme Court Reports,
9 Wallace, p. 89, Railroad Company vs. Fre-
mont County.)

Survey in the field, which was from October 21,
1856, to March 2, 1857.

Survey in the field, which was from September
1, 1856, to July 12, 1857.
Survey in the field, which was from May 30 to
August 31, 1856.

Survey in the field, which was from May 30 to
August 31, 1856.

*August 19, 1864, from McGregor to section 12,
township 95 north, range 35 west.

From that point to the southwest corner section
18, township 96 north, range 38 west, between
November 30 and December 5, 1868, and from
that point to a connection with the Saint Paul
and Sioux City Road, between June 28 and 30,
1869, the dates of survey in the field.
Survey in the field, which was between Septem-
ber 27 and October 4, 1866.
August 4, 1858.

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*Time taken as definite location from data on file in this office, subject, however, to correction upon receipt of evidence to the contrary.

By the act of July 14, 1870, the lands granted west of Brashear City were declared forfeited to the government, and have since been restored to homestead entry, excepting those falling within the limits of the grant of March 3, 1871, to the New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Vicksburg Railroad.

No. 9.-Table showing the time when the various railroad rights attach, &c.—Continued.

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Dates.

December 1, 1857. (See Secretary's decision of April 12, 1859, Lester.)

June 23, 1859.

From Fond du Lac to the north boundary of the
State. Survey in the field, which was between
May 1, 1856, and October 16, 1857.
September 7, 1869.

July 13, 1857, from Tomah to Lake Saint Croix,
March 23, 1865, to additional grant under act
May 5, 1864.
June 16, 1857.
July 13, 1857.

November 2, 1857, entire main line, except be-
tween Prescott and the south line of township
34 north, which was from November 24 to
December 8, 1857, survey in the field.
Branch line from survey in the field, which was
between May 3 and June 10, 1858.

April 22, 1865, to additional grant under act of May 5, 1864.

November 9, 1857, within 6-mile limits, and January 16, 1858, between 6 and 15 mile limits of the main line and branch to Crow Wing, and March 3, 1865, to additional grant under that act.

From survey in the field, which was between May 18 and September 21, 1871.

July 17, 1857, from Winona to the west line of township 110, range 31 west, in the 6-mile limits, and March 22, 1858, between the 6 and 15 mile limits.

From that point to the west line of township 108, range 37 west, survey in the field, which was in April, 1864. (See Secretary's decision of August 15, 1874.)

January 19, 1867, from that point to the Big Sioux River, in Dakota Territory.

To original grant, from survey in the field, which was between June 8 and July 25, 1857, and to additional grant under act of March 3, 1865, date of act.

From Saint Paul to section 28, township 106 north, range 34 west, survey in the field, which was from June 8 to October, 1857, in the 6-mile limits, and March 28, 1858, between the 6 and 15 mile limits.

From that point to section 30, township 104 north, range 39 west, from October 31 to November 8, 1858, within both 6 and 15 mile limits. From that point to the southern boundary of Minnesota, June 29, 1866.

To the additional grant under the act of May 12, 1864, from date of act, where the road was already definitely located.

September 25, 1866.

March 7, 1867.

From the Mississippi River to Houston, survey in the field, which was from July 21 to August 5, 1857.

From Honston to section 22, township 104 north,

range 8 west, July 4, 1866.

From that point to section 2, township 103 north,

range 18 west, January 1, 1867.

From that point to section 21, township 104 north, range 37 west, November 29, 1866.

From that point to section 4, township 104 north, range 39 west, October 24, 1866.

From that point to the western boundary of the State, from survey in the field, which was between October 18 and 26, 1870.

From Junction City to Humboldt, December 3, 1866.

From Humboldt to southern boundary of State, January 7, 1868.

November 15, 1866, from Lawrence to the north boundary of the Osage lands.

November 26, 1867, to the southern boundary of Kansas.

March 21, 1870.

No. 9.-Table showing the time when the various railroad rights attach, &c.—Continued.

States.

Names of roads.

Dates.

Kansas-Cont'd.. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fé... From Atchison to Emporia, survey in the field,

which was from November 28, 1865, to January
13, 1866.

From Emporia to Wichita, survey in the field,
which was from May 18 to July 13, 1869.
From the sixth principal meridian near Newton
to section 27, township 23 south, range 5 west,
September 23, 1871.

From that point west to section 33, township 22
south, range 6 west, October 8, 1870.

From that point west to the mouth of Pawnee
Creek, in township 22 south, range 16 west,
survey in the field, which was from June 21 to
December 1, 1870.

From that point to the west line of range 27
west, March 22, 1872.

From that point to the western boundary of the
State, May 30, 1872.

CORPORATIONS.

Union Pacific..

Central Pacific.

California....... Western Pacific..

Kansas Pacific..

First one hundred miles west from Omaha, Oc-
tober 19, 1864.

Second one hundred miles, June 20, 1866.
From the 200th to the 380th mile post, November
23, 1866.

From the 380th mile post to Brown's Summit
(nearly to the 700th mile post), survey in the
field, which was from April 1 to November 15,

1867.

From Brown's Summit to Ogden, survey in the field, which was from May 1 to July 30, 1868. Withdrawal takes effect for the first hundred miles of road within 15-mile limits December 16, 1863, the date when the company filed their map of general route in the department, and between the 15 and 20 mile limits July 2, 1864, date of additional grant. Withdrawal takes effect from the 100th mile post west from Omaha to Salt Lake City June 28, 1865, the date when the map of general route was filed in the department. (See Secretary's decision of February 27, 1875.)

From Sacramento east to the south line of town-
ship 13 north, range 8 east, within ten miles of
the road, June 1, 1863, and within twenty miles
July 2, 1864, date of act.

*From that point to the east line of township 17
north, range 13 east, September 14, 1866.
*From that point to the Big Bend of the Truckee
River, in township 20 north, range 24 east,
Nevada, October 25, 1867.

From that point to Humboldt Wells, December
18, 1866.

From that point to Monument Point (head of
Salt Lake), January 16, 1867.

From that point to Ogden, July 18, 1868.

First twenty miles northward from San José,
October 3, 1866.

From that point to Sacramento, from survey in
the field, which was between January 28 and
December 15, 1858.

From the boundary line between Missouri and
Kansas to section 17, township 11 south, range
18 east, Kansas, February 13, 1864.
From that point to Fort Riley, from survey in
the field, which was between February 13, 1864,
and February 18, 1865.

From Fort Riley to the 405th mile post (Sheri-
dan, Kansas), March 3, 1869, date of act.
From that point to Denver City, from survey in
the field, beginning June 29, 1869, and ending
April 25, 1870, at the 635th mile post.

Time taken as definite location from data on file in this office, subject, however, to correction upon receipt of evidence to the contrary.

States.

Date of laws.

No. 7.-Statement exhibiting land concessions by acts of Congress to States and corporations, &c.—Continued.

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Act extending the time for completion of road.

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Act amendatory of the original act and providing for the sale of the lands to actual settlers at a fixed price and limited quantity.

14

239

Oregon and California

20 and 30

323, 148. 68

Do

June 25, 1868

15

80

Act extending the time for completion of road.

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Act amendatory of the original act, and providing for the sale of the lands to actual settlers at a fixed price and limited quantity.

14

Apr. 20, 1871

17

47

292

Atlantic and Pacific....

States, 20 and

504, 536. 60

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July 27, 1866

14

292

Southern Pacific

20 and 30

230, 540.30

939, 579. 27

July 25, 1868

15

187

Act to extend the time for the construction of the road, &c.

June 28, 1870

16

382

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Joint resolution concerning the Southern Pacific Railroad of California.
Branch line of Southern Pacific

Stockton and Copperopolis

20 and 30

41, 178. 23

June 15, 1874

18

72

Act declaring the grant forfeited to the United States.

May 4, 1870

16

94

Oregon Central

Do.

Mar. 3, 1871

16

573

Texas Pacine

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From Fort Wilkins, Copper Harbor, Mich., to Fort Howard, Green Bay, Wis.
Act extending time for completion of road to March 1, 1870.
Act extending time for completion of road to January 1, 1872.

Act granting lands to the State to build a military road to Lake Superior
From Fort Wilkins, Copper Harbor, Mich., to Fort Howard, Green Bay, Wis
Act extending time for completion of road to March 1, 1870.
Act extending time for completion of road to January 1, 1872.
Act extending time for completion of road to January 1, 1874.

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