, 1886-01-28
Eae =. P. ! an Gisnt
-.CrL TEXT OF TIE OPINION nF III cOM-
N-SSInNEE or 1HE GENERAL LAND
CFFICE IN THE CASE OF DONALD
NCENE AGAINST TIE Y. P.
DEPARTMENT or TIE INTERIOR, !
GENERAL LAND OFFICE. r


E.R. COMPANY.
DEPARTMENT or TIE INTERIOR, J
GENERAL LAND OrFIcE.
WASHINGTON. Jan. u. \
REGISTER and Receiver, Oivmria.
Y. Gcnflemer: | have consil-
.or-d the case Of DcDaId NcRaa and
James :. Book Us. the N.P. r. r.
Co. involving southeast quarter of
southwest quarter of section ). town
shin % north. rance ? east. VILLA
Inette meridian. on apreaI from vo,lr
action rejecting their applica;ions to
enter and locate said land.
Your rcport shows that on March
u. 1884 at 9 o'clock \. NJ, Donald
lTcRae presented lis appIicati9n IL
3ne form to enter said tract under
the homestead act, t,n1arin~ fees
therefor.
Y0u rejected said application be
canSp tLc land was withdrawn July
IL !S79 for the benefit of said com
narv undar the Grant of July =
1861 amended branch line act OF MAY
RI 1870 N Stat 37S),
On kpriI u. 1884. at 8 o'clock 4 NJ,
Janrs s Book prosenfed his Hnplica-
tion with tender of fees. cct to To-
cato PorforfcId scrip M. IS. dated
Anril 2S 1880 duty assirnqd TO him.
IN tha same land
You rejected his application for
iEa raoenEs ASSIGNED in NcRae's case
and aIso for conflict With the rrior
annlication,
The records of this office show
that Peter W. Mason made home
stead entry No. I'll OF said tract
Nav -. 1868. and that tie same was
cancelled Nav 81. 1871
Also that said tract was embraced
within the limits of Withdrawal
ordered Auoust IL. 1870. on the filing
os = man Of general route of road
from the Cninmhia river TO PuGnf
Sonn5 4 man was filed December
8 1874 ae a nam Of the definite loca-
tion Of this portion Of the road
IT i aI-o within the limits Of 2
withdrawal on General routo for tho
amended branch limo of said road no
flee of which was received at your
Office July 10 1879 It is not neces-
sary to consider the Withdrawal last
mentioDed further than to state that
uDOu definite location of said branch
line the tract fell outside of the limits
OF the grant. The land was. there
fore, subject to appropriation SO fan
as the companv's claim thereto under
The amended branch line is concerned
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