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Show sohedules were approved by the DepartmentJuly 11, and the officewas directed to make collection of the amounts shown thereon to be due. The company was requestkd July 19, to remit the amount due the Choc-taw Nation and to submit receipts showing the payment made to the individual occnpaots of the amount awarded each. August 12, David H. Hayes, the president of the company, replied, protesting against the assessment of tribal damages, claiming that they are exces~ivea nd requesting a reappraisement. August 22, the company was advised that the act of March 2, 1899, does not provide for a reappraisement and that the amount appraised by Inspector Beede was thought to be a fair and reasonable compensation and that the company should make payment of that amount before the right of way would become effective. Republic and Grand Forks Railroad Company.-This company was granted permission by the Department Xxch 18,1901, to survey and locate a line of railroad across Indian allotments in the north half of the Colville Indian Reservation, Wash., from the town of Republic northerly to the international boundary line, conditioned that the company would file a bond in the sum of $5,000 to guarantee the con-struction by the company of its line of road within one year. A debenture bond in the sum of $5,000 was submitted to this o6ce and transmitted to the Department March 25. The bond was accepted and returned to this office March 28. The incorporators of the company acquired by pnrchme all the rights and property of the Rapublic and Kettle River Railway Company, but by :esolution of the board of directors of the Republic and Grand Ebrks Sompauy all righta to make the survey acquired by authority of the Department March 18, 1901, were relinquished and waived. (See Kepublic and Kettle River Rail-way Company for further action.) Republic and Kettle River Railway Company.-This company was granted authority by the Secretary of the Interior on Ma.y 8, 1900, to locate and survey a line of road through the north half of the Colville Reservation, Wash., and April 23,1901, maps of definite location show-ing the survey of a line of road from the town of Republic northerly to the international bouncary line were approved by the Department under the act of Atarch 2, 1899. April 29, 1901, Charles G. Hoyt, of theCrow-Flathead Commission, was designated by the Department to sssess the damages suffered by Indian allottees. June 11 he submitted a schedule of damages assessed by him in favor of Inaian allottees for right of way along the original line of survey, and also a schedule of damages .messed along an amended line of survey. July 3, 1.901, W. C. Morris, counsel for the Republic and Kettle River Railway Company, 6led an application for approval of an amended map of definite location and maps of the SItn Poi1 and Eureka branches. The schedules of damages and the |
