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Show 90 BEPORT OF THHEC O ~ S B I O N E RO F INDIAN AFEAIRS. this company for permission to construct a line through certaln Indian lands in Klickitat County, State of Washington, between Lyle and Goldendale, was approved August 12, 1902, after the Columbia and Klickitat Railroad had declared that it did not intend to construct a line along its approved right of way which would have paralleled the other road. Denison and Northern Railway Company.-The president of this com-pany forwarded a resolution of the board of directors authorizing him to relinquish any right to locate further lines in the Indian Territory, and also forwarded a statement that the company had commenced grading on sections 3 and 4 of the main line of its road in the Choctaw Eation. November 14, the inspector for the Indian Territory reported that the company had done no work on sections 3 and 4. The ofice . thereforerecommended, November 23, that some action be taken look-ing to the forfeiture of the company's right of way and to the repeal of the laws authorizing the construction of the road. December 5, the Department concurred; but the company protested and was granted 20 days within which to show cause why such action should not he taken. Upon their showing, the Department, February 6, recalled its inst~uctionso f December 5. Denison and Washita Valley Railroad Company.-The entire length of this line, located wholly in the Choctaw Nation, is 13.17 miles, and is operated by the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company. May 3,1902, there was approved map of definite location showing seven spur or branch lines aggregating 6.78 miles, and May 8, Special Indian Agent Taggert was instructed to assess damages. . Eastern Oklahoma Railway Company.-November 15,1899, and Jan-uary 27, 1900, there were approved maps of definite location showing lines through Indian lands in Oklahoma aggregating 59.04 miles, authorized by the Department August 1,1899, under act of March 2, 1899. Under authority of September 20,1901, as amended April 18, 1902, the company was further authorized to locate 13 lines in Indian Territory and Oklahoma along routes described in certain amended articles of incorporation. Since the last annual report there have been approved to this company maps of definite location as follows: Third section line No. 3, through townships 22, 23, and 24 north, ranges 5 and 6 east, 19.39 miles, approved October 7, 1901. First and second section lines No. 10, and third section line No. 1, through town-ships 18,19,20,21, and 23 north, ranges 4,5, ttnd 6 east, 33.52 miles, approved March 1-1- ,iq nz First section line No. 12 and third section line No. 10, through townships 3, 4, 5, and 6 north, ranges 1,2, and 3 east, 20 miles, approved March 17, 1902. .Fomth, fifth, sixth,and seventh sections of line No. 10, through townahips 5 to 18 north, in ranges 2, 3, 4, and 5 east, 81.78 miles, approved April 4, 1902. Firat sections of lines Nos. 4, 7, and 15, through townships 24, 25, and 26 north, mges 4,.5, and 6 east, 23.37miles, approved April 26, 1902. Second section line No. 15, through townships 26, 27, andc28 north, ranges 2, 3, and 4 east, 16.9 miles, approved Aprii 26, 1902. |