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Show i BEPORT OF TEE OOXMIBSIONEO~~B TNDIAN AFFAIRS. 105 point just south of Muskogee, Ind. T., under the act of March 2, 1899. The Department, on May 10, 1901, accepted the resolution of the board of directors of the North Arkansas and Western Fhilroad Com-pany changing its name to the Ozark and Cherokee Central Railway Company and approved the application of the latter company for an amendment to the authority granted July 2, 1900, so that the line of road shall enter the Indian Territory in T. 15 N., instead of 13 N., R. 33 W., fifth principal meridian. June 26, 1901, the Department approved maps of definite location showing the survey of the first section of 20 miles west from the Arkansaa line, and July 23 designated Special Agent Reynolds to appraise the damages for the right of way. August 16, 1901, the Department approved the maps of definite location of the second 20-mile section westerly from the Arkansas State line and directed that Special Agent Reynolds be directed to make the appraisement in accordance with instructions given him relative to the first 20-mile ~1 section. September 3,1901, this office transmitted to the Department ~. maps of definite location showing the survey of the third section, a distance of 22.62 miles, to a connection with the Missouri, Kansas and i Texas Railroad at Muskogee, Ind. T. Special Agent Reynolds is, at the date of this report, engaged in the assessment of damages for the right of way of the second section. Potean Valley Iblway Company.-The office transmitted to the Department November 9, 1900, a report on a communication from the attorneys of this railroad making application to locate and survey a line of road in the Choctaw Nation. November 12,1900, the Depart-ment declined to grant authority for the survey, for the reason that the line of road described in the application paralleled the Kansas City Southern Railway Company's line. The latter company waa given thirty days within which to make a showing of facts. April 29, 1901, the company renewed its application for permission to survey and locate a line extending 7.34 miles westerly from Shady Point on the line of the Kansas City Southern Eailway Company and accompanied its application with map of definite location. It was represented that the company had acquired a line of road constructed and operated by the Choctaw Coal and Mining Company and used by that company for the transportation of ooal from its ooal mines to a connection with the Kansas City Southern Railroad. May 6,1901, the Department approved the map of definite location and also a map of station grounds near Sutter, Choctaw Nation, Ind. T., under the act of March 2,1899, and designated Inspector Cyrus Beede to appraise the damages suffered by the Choctaw Nation and individual occnpants along the line of road. June 25, Inspector Beede submitted schedules of damages showing an award in favor of the Choctaw Nation in the sum of $927.94, and awards in favor of individual occupants amounting to 8191.63. Theae |