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Show 5. Rowe, esq., of Chamberlain, S. Dak., dated January 15, 1894, addressed to Hon. James H. Kyle, in which the writer requested the issuance of a proclamation by the President declaring that the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Company had forfeited its right to construct its line of road through the lands formerly embraced within the Great Sioux Re~ervation~undethr e provisions of section 16 of chapter 405 of an act of Congress approved March 2,1889 (25 Stats., 893). The facts in relation to the communication of Mr. Rowe were reported to the Secretary of the Interior January 24,1894. This office has not yet been advised of the action taken by the Department ou Mr. Rowe's request. Fond du Lac Reservation, Minu.-April 6, IS!):), the acting agent of the La Paiute Agency called attention to the f a ~tth at t.he Indians of the Fond du Lac Reservation had never been paid for the right of way of ithe Northern Pacfic Railroad Company through their reservation lands. This office presented the facts to the compa~iy's attorney in this city April 17,1893, and requested to be informed as to what action the com-pany proposed to take looking to au early settlement of the claim. To $his the a,ttorney replied, May 19,1893, denying t.he liability of t.he wm, gany to pay the Indians for their right of way across the reservation. With a view to instituting legal proceedings against the company, the facts were submitted to the Department June 3,1893, with the request that this office be informed as to what further steps should be taken in the matter. To this the Department replied, February 13,1891, trans-mitting an opillion of the Assistant Attorney-General for the Interior Department, dated January 22, 1894, in which the Department con- .curred, wherein it is held that the company is legally liable to the Jndians for right of way. Before taking further action in the matter this office deemed it advisable to acquaint the company of the decision .of the Department. This was done February 23,1894. So far the com-pany has taken no action looking to the settlement of the claim. OONDITIONS TO BE COMPLIED WITH BY RAILROAD COMPANIES. In the construction of railways through Indian lands a systematic compliance by companies with the conditions expressed in the right-of-way acts will prevent much unnecessary delay. I therefore repeat the requirements which have already been given in-previous reports. Each .company should file in this office-- (1) A copy of its asticles of incorporation, d;ly certified to by the proper officers under its corporate seal. (2) Maps representing the definitelocation of the line. In the absence .of any special provisions with regard to the length of line to be repre-sented upon the maps of definite location, they should be so prepared as to represent sectiolls of 25 miles each. If the line passes through surveyed land, they should show its locatiou accurately, according to the sectional subdivisions of the survey; and if through unsnrveyed |