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Show and Tahlequah to such a point on the western boundary line of the State of Arkansas between the Arkansas River and the northern l i e of the State of Arkansas as said corporation may elect, with the right to construct, use, and maintain such tracks, bridges, and sidings as said company may deem it to their interests to construct along and upon the right of way and depot grou?ds herein provided for, with the right to construct two branch lines of road, one commencing at the town of Muscogee, in the Creek Nation, and running thence in a southeasterly direction on the south side of the Arkansas River'to the west boundary line of the State of Arkansas, the other commencing at or near said town of Muscogee and running thence in a southwesterly direction by the most feasible and practicable route to such a point on the eastern boundary of Oklahoma Territory, sonth of the Canadian River, as said company may select; and the company shall have the same rights and privileges for its branch railway, telegraph, and tele-phone lines as for its main line. I GRANTS REFERRED TO IN PREVIOUS ANNUAL REPORTS. Indian and Okkahomn Tenitor@.-Kmm, Oklahoma Central and 8onth-western.- This company was originally granted a right of w?y throngh the Indian and Oklahoma Territories by act of Congress of December 21,1893 (28 Stat., 22). By act of Congress of February 15,1897 (29 Stat., 529, and p. 395 of this report), the company was granted an exten-sion of two years from December 21,1896, within which to construct the first 100 miles of its road. The line of definite location of the road was also made a little more specific and certain by providing that it should pass through Bartlesville, Pawhuska, and Pawnee, thence to Stillwater, etc. No maps of definite location of the line of road have yet been filed for approval. Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Eaihoad (formerly the Choctaw Coal and Railmay Company).-On March 19,1897, the Department approvedseven plats of station grounds selected by the above company along the line of its road in the Indian Territory, as follows: Barnett, Stuart, and Cdvin, in the Choctaw Nation; Holdenville, in the Creek Nation; Wewoka, partly in the Creek and partly in the Seminole Nation; one station, not named, situated between survey stations 2978 and 3008, and Mekusnky, in the Seminole Nation. March 10,1897, the presideut of the company forwarded for approval a plat of additional station grounds desired by the company at South McAlester, Choctaw Nation, under the provisions of the act of Oongress of April 25,1896 (29 Stat. L., p. 109). June 14, 1897, an amended plat of additional station gronnds desired at South McAlester was forwarded in lieu of the origi- . nal. The amended plat limits the area to 13.07 acres. Jnne 18 the agent of the Union Agency, Iud. T., was instructed to investigate the matter as regards the necessities of the company for the frollncln in question. On June 18, 189i, the president of the company was |