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Show May 6, 1901, George Hayden, president, transmitted mapk of definite location, showing the lihe of survey of the 57 miles through the Creek Nation, commencing at a point on the Canadian %ver and extending northwesterly to the western boundary of the Creek Nation. These maps were transmitted to the Department June 14, 1901, and on June 18 were returned to this office approved, and Special Agent Taggart was designated to assess damages. Special Agent Taggart immediately upon reaching the field of his labors advised the o5ce that the railroad company contemplated revising the survey of its line from a connection with the Kansas City Southern Rrtilroad 6 a point 20 miles westerly therefrom, and he was instructed to assess the damages on the amended line of survey, as shown upon a map furnished him by the chief engineer of the company. July 22 Special Agent Taggart forwarded to this ofice schedules of damages on the 20-mile section between the Kansas City Southern Rail-road and Baums, as amended by subsequent survey, and August 7 the company submitted to this o5ce amended map of definite looa tion for this 20-mile section, together with a copy of a resolution of the board of directors of the company relinquishing so much of the original line of survey as was amended by the amended map. The map of amended definite location corresponded with the map furnished by the engineer of the company to Special Agent Taggart, and his report and the amended map were rtocordingly submitted to the Depad-ment August 14,1901, and were approved August 16. The special agent's report showed that amicable settlement could not be effected between the milroad company and six individual occu-pants along the line of route, and referees will have to be a as provided by section 3 of the act under which the originaTl lgihnt oft ed, way was acquired. The schedule of awards to individual occupants amepting settlement with the railroad company was approved by the Department August 16, 1901, and the office was directed to collect the amount shown thereon to be due such occupannts. The o5ce is advised that the remainder of the original location from the Arkansas-Indian Territory line to the crossing of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Rail-way has been amended and that maps showing the same will be filed at an early date. Gainesville, McAlester and St. Louis Railway Company.-This com-pany was authorized to construct, operate: and maintain a line of rail-road by act of March 1,1893 (27 Stats., 524), along the following route: Beginning at a point to be selected by the company on Bed River north of the east part of Cook County, Texas, or the west part of Grayson Coungy, in that State, and running thence in a northmst direction, by the most practicable route, through the Indian Terri-tory, to a point on the western boundary of the State of Arkansas. Section 9 of this act provides that the company shall build at least |