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Show I INDIAN LANDS SET APART TO MISSIONARY SOCIETIES. 1 Tracts of reservation lands set apart during the year for the use of I societies carrying on educational and missionary work among Indians ! are as follows: Lands set apart on Indian resmatione fop the use of raligiow sooieties from August BO, 1897, to Auwt 81, 1898. Methodist Episcopal.. ......................................... Elamsth Oreg. Roman Catholio ........................................... ~ i l ~ae n $ . ~ r i s . Do ......................................................... 1 Gila Rirer,Ariu. Do ............. 1 Salt RIver.Arie. Do 40 Rosebnd. LDak. DO .................... 40 Do. First Presbyterian of La wai Idaho b + Lapw;li,Idaho. xothodist~pi80apal~au.&.l . ............................... 10 ~~iowaandcomnnohe,ok~a Arisodated Exe~~~tlveCo~r,miotft eRer i?ndaon IndianAffira. c40 Otoe. Okla. Domeatio and Foreign Missionary Soo~etgof the Pmtestant 80 Rosebud, SD& Episoopsl Churoh. o i.ot on rrwr nmarvod for sgonay porpoacs. b Un lrnc 1 nwrred ior ag.Xney nrpvarr. r 5.r ,lair il. la87 to wnxl~an,sh mxixsaio nnry smisr of Molbodxar ~pismpa~l huraha. nd aur-n u l r r b l lu 1893 iu f h . o r uf. Cuvn~r l t .viu r b>rl.nda ou 1ndi)an N f a r e . RAILROADS ACROSS RESERVATIONS. GKANTS 8INOE LAST ANNUAL REPOKT. Since the date of the last annual report Oongress has granted rail-road companies rights of way across Indian reservations as follows: Indian and Oklahoma Territories.-Nebraska, Kansas and Gulf Railway Cow&pany.-By act of Oongress of March 30,1898 (30 Stats., 347, and p. 415 of this report), the above-named company was granted right of way through Oklahoma and the Indian Territory, beginning at apoint to bo selected by said railway company along the south line of thecounty of Harper, State of Kansas, and running thence in a south and south-easterly direction by way of Kingfisher, over the most practicable route through the Indian Territory and the Territory of Oklahoma, to a point at or near Denison, State of Texas, thence to the city of Gal-veston, said State, with the right to construct, use, and maintain such tracks, turn.outs, sidings, and extensions as said company may deem it to their interest to construct along and upon the right of way and depot grounds herein provided for. Denison, Bonham and New Orleans Railway Company.-By act of Oongress of March 23,1898 (30 Stats., 341, and p. 411 of this report), the above-named aompany was granted right of way through the Indian and Oklahoma Territories, beginning at a point to be selected by said railway company on Red Kiver, near Denison, in Grayson County, in the State of Texas, and running thence by the most practicable route |