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Show 94 REPORTS OP THE DEPARTHENT OF THE INTERIOR. and paid. Authority to make a survey for a branch line of railroad through the Yakirna Reservation, in Washington, was granted on March 18, 1905, and a map showing the definite location of the branch, designated '' Sunnyside Branch," was approved on June 21. Authority was granted on June 1, 1905, for a survey through Fort Berthold and Fort Stevens reservations, in North Dakota, and on July 11 for a survey through Standing Rock Reservation, N. Dak. I NEVADA AND CALIFORNIA There was approved to this company on June 13, 1905, a right of way through a part of the Walker River Reservation, in Nevada. The superintendent in charge of the Carson School has been in-structed as to the assessment of damages. I REPWLIC AND KETTLE RIYEB This company is operating a line of railroad in what was formerly the north half of the Colville Reservation, in Washiion, from the international boundary line southerly to the town of Republic. Authority was granted on March 30,1905, to make a survey through the Spokane Reservation for a connecting line to the city of Spokane. I SIOUX CITY, HOMEB AND SOUTHERN. Maps of definite location for a line of railroad through the Omaha and Winnebago reservations, in Nebraska, were approved to this com-pany on May 2, 1905. All rights thus acquired were relinquished to the United States and the tribes of Indians occupying the reser-vations. The instrument of relinquishment was filed with the De-partment on July 17, 1905, by the attorney representing the Sioux City and Western Railroad Company, in connection with that com-pany's application for the approval of a right of way over a route nearly identical with that shown on the approved maps of the Sioux City, Homer and Southern. I 8IOOX CITY AND WESTEBN. This company is operated in connection with the lines of railroad forming the system of the Great Northern Railway. Its application of April 18,1905, for permission to survey a line through the Omaha and Winnebago reservations, in Nebraska, was granted by the De. partment on May 4. Maps of definite location were filed on June 17, showing the line of survey crossing and recrossing the approved line of the Sioux City, Homer and Southern. Following Office recom-mendation of June 21, the Department set July 26 for hearing the protest of the Sioux City, Homer and Southern Railway Company against the approval of the maps. But on July 17 the latter company |