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Show REPORT OF THE CO~SSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. 115 Bowata Telephone System.-February 21,1902, H. R. Strother, man-aging owner, was authorized to locate and maintain a telephone exchangein Nowata, Cherokee Nation. May 31 application and maps were filed for the construction of a system of telephone lines to the various farms surrounding Nowata, Coodys Bluff, and Allnwee, Chero-kee Nation, and August 2 he was instructed how to submit them in the required form. North American Telephone and Telegraph Company.-This company is the successor of the Indianola Telephone and Telegraph Company, which was authorized to locate a line north and south through the Indian Territory, along the right of way of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad. August 30, 1901, there were approved maps of loca-tion of two additional lines-one extending along the right of way of the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad from the Arkansas State line to Holdenville, and the other along the right of way of the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad from Sapnlpa to the Missouri State line; and, July 26, 1902, there was approved to the North American Telephone and Telegraph Company, as its successor, a map of loca-tion showing a line extending through the Wyandotte Reservation. August 26,1902, Indian Inspector Cyrus Beede filed a report of the assessment of damages on 293.58 milee of line, at $3.30 per mile, as follows: 1 Miles. I Damages. Total ...................................................... ................. 298.58 1 968.81 The report shows that the company has effected settlement with all individuals damaged, and that the company is ready to settle for the tribal damages assessed. Osage and Eastern Oklahoma Telephone Company.4anuary 24,1902, there were approved four maps of location showing a line from Ponca City to Pawhuska, Elgin, Kaw (Kansas) Reservation, Hay Creek Pas-ture, Gray Horse, aud Ralston, in the Osage Reservation and Pawnee County; Okla. Paciiic Postal Telegraph-Cable Company.-April 28, 1902, there was approved map of looation showing a line of telegraph and grounds selected for ofice purposes in the Port Madison Reservation, in the State of Washington, and an agent was designated to assess the damages. This line was constructed several years ago and no author-ity therefor can now,be found in the records of this office or in the files of the company. When the agent undertook to assess the dam-age it was discovered that the line as shown on the approved maps Chick-w Natio.n. ........................................................................................................................... ... Choctaw Natio.n.. ................................................................. Creek Nation ............................................................... Cherokee Netion.. shswnee ~eservation... ......................................................... Wpmdotte Re ~ ema f i.o.~.. ..................................................... 8.33 135.06 81.41 60. M 2.27 6.31 621.49 446.70 268.65 198.66 7.49 --20.8 2 |