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Show GRANTS REFERRED TO IN PREVIOUS ANNUAL REPORTS. Indian annd Oklahoma Territories.-Thelast annual report mentions that the Chicago, Rook Island and Paci$cRa,iltoay Company secured by Con-gressional actiou a right of way through the Indian Territory, as an extension of its line of road, from Chickasha station, on its present line, running thence in a southeasterly direotiou to the south line of theTer-ritory; also from said Chickasha station r u~~n i nthge ncein asouthwest-erly direction to the west or south line of the Territory of Oklahoma. No maps of definite location of these extensions have yet been filedfor approval. It was also stated tinat the company had been grantect the right to use, for railroad purposes, tvo additional strips of land at Chickasha station; also land for a y in sections 21 and 22, in township 7 north. range 7 west, of the Indian meridian. September 28,1893, the company filed maps showing t.he defiilite location of said grants of land. These maps were approved by thesecretary of the Interior on October 9,1893. June 23,1894, the company tendered a draft for $1,593 in payment of the annual tax of $15 per mile on that portion of the road passing through Indian lands, for the fiscal year ending Jul1e30,1894. Choctam Coal and Railzoay Company.-The oompauy has filed reports showing amount of coal mined monthly in the Choctaw Nation, in accordance with the provisions of the act of Congress approved Octo-ber 1,1890 (26 Stats., 640). July 11,1894, the compauy tendered a draft for $l:005 in payment of the annual tax of $15 per mile on tha: portion of the road passing through Indian lands, for the fiscal year euaing June 30,1894. Denison and Northern Railway Company.-As mentioned in the last annnd report, this company was granted a right of way through the Indian Territory by act of Congress approved July 30,1892 (27 Stats., 336). No maps of definite location of the line of the road have, how-ever, yet been filed for approval. Hutcl~inson and Southern Railroad Company.-Mention is made in the last annual report of the filing and approval of maps of definite loca-tion of the iine of road of this company through the Cherokee Outlet; also the filing and approval of six maps of station ground^. All of these maps were transferred, on request, to the General Land Office on August 25,1893. So far as this office is aware, no portion of the road has been constructed. Qnlf, Colorado and Santa Fd' Railway Company.-Under date of June 19,1894, the company, through its attorneys in t,hihis city, was called upon for payment of the annual tax of $15 per mile for fiscal year end-ing June 30,1894. Up to date compliance with such request has not been made. 17ce Southwm Kaasas Railroad (leased to the Atchison, Topeka annd SantaFB RaiIroad Company).-June 19,1894, the receivers of the latter ,mentioned company tendered drafts aggregating $107.40 in payment |