NOTE. This affidavit may be made before either the Register or Receiver of the U. S. Land Office.

We hereby certify that we have carefully and critically examined the foregoing list of lands claimed by the under the grant to the and selected

by

-, by acts of Congress approved the duly authorized agent, and we have tested the accuracy of said list by the plats and records of this office, and that we find the same to be correct; and we further certify that the filing of said list is allowed and approved, and that the whole of said lands are surveyed public lands of the United States, and within the limit of miles on each side

and that the same are not, nor is any part thereof, returned and denominated as mineral land or lands, nor claimed as swamp lands; nor is there any homestead, pre-emption, State, or other valid claim to any portion of said lands on file or record in this office.

We further certify that the foregoing list shows an assessment of the fees payable to us, allowed by the act of Congress approved July 1, 1864, and contemplated by the circular of instructions dated January 24, 1867, addressed by the Commissioner of the General Land Office to Registers and Receivers of the United States land offices; and that the said company have paid to the undersigned, the Receiver, the full sum of in full payment and discharge of said fees.

me, at the

Surveyor-General for the United

hereby report and certify that the

States in and for the has this day filed with

-, a duplicate certificate of deposit, No., dated

of

to the credit of the Treasurer of the United States, showing that the sum of $ has been deposited as cost of survey, and $for office work, and that the said sums are the correct amount of the cost of survey and office work for the lands mentioned and described in the list of lands, hereto annexed, to the extent of said list.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal.

-, Surveyor-General.

Certificates for maps of the surveys and permanent location, &c. Form No. 1. Of engineer's affidavit to map of definite location. Form No. 2. Of president and engineer's certificate to same. Form No. 3. Of engineer's affidavit to map of completed portion of railroad.

Form No. 4. Of president's certificate to same.

Form No. 5. Of engineer's affidavit to map of definite location where grant was made to a State or Territory.

Form No. 6. Of certificate of Governor of State or Territory to map of definite location.

Form No. 7. Of certificate of Governor to map of completed portion of railroad.

Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 to be used when grant was direct to the railroad. Nos. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 to be used when grant was made to the State or Territory.

of

of

in said county and

being duly sworn, deposeth and says that he is the chief engineer of the and has been such chief engineer since the ; that during the period above named were employed by this deponent, as chief engineer for said railroad company, as deputy or division engineers; that the said engineers, as shown by their field notes, verified under oath, did actually survey and mark upon the ground the line or route of the from to, in the sections and at the times respectively designated by dates, which are included between the flag-staffs upon and along the line of route of said railroad as delineated on this map, showing the line of the public survey in connection with the surveyed line of the route; and that the acts of said deputy or division engineers in the premises were duly approved and accepted on behalf of said company by this deponent as said chief engineer of the

The map of location must, as shown in the above form, in all cases show the lines of the public survey in connection with the line of route.

(No. 2.)

OFFICE OF THE

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It is hereby certified that, in pursuance of the act of Congress approved July 1, 1862, entitled "An act to aid in the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean, and to secure to the Government the use of the same for postal, military, and other purposes," wherein a grant of lands is made by the section to the who are thereby authorized to construct a railroad and telegraph line from ; and the act of July 2, 1864, amendatory to construct said railroad, this map shows the

thereof, which

from

to

being

location of the line or route of the a part of the line or route of said railroad as definitely fixed, in compliance with said acts of Congress, and in pursuance of the resolution of the board of directors of said company, passed on the that the dates of the field work thereof are truly indicated along the line, from station to station, upon this map.

In testimony whereof, the

; and

has caused the same to be signed by

its president and engineer, and has attached hereunto its corporate seal on the day and year first above written.

at

of

in said county and

being duly sworn, deposeth and says that he is the chief engineer of the said railroad, from section of

to

being for

miles, as shown by the line of route in connection with the lines of the public surveys on this map; that it has been completed and equipped as required by law, and that this line of route shows the correct location of the said railroad. Chief Engineer. [SEAL.]

It is hereby certified that is the chief engineer of the and that the location of the road, as represented on this map, is correct and approved by the company; and also that the said portion of the said road has been completed and equipped in all respects as required by law.

It is hereby certified that, in pursuance of the act of the legislative assembly of the - , approved

entitled "

"this map

shows, in connection with the public surveys, the actually surveyed line of route of the as definitely fixed, in

from

to

compliance with the act of Congress approved

of the resolution of the board of directors of said
passed on the
day of
work thereof are truly indicated
upon this map.

In testimony whereof, the
seal, and caused the
at

[SEAL.]

; and that the along the line, from station to station,

has hereunto attached its corporate same to be signed by the President and in the day and year first above written. President. Chief Engineer.

I map of the

Governor of the —

do hereby certify that this plat or has been duly filed in my office by the railroad company, and shows, in connection with the public surveys, the location of the line of route as actually surveyed of the " from

to

as definitely fixed in compliance with the act of Congress
entitled "An act
" and with the act of the

approved.
legislative assembly of the

-, approved

granting certain lands to the railroad herein named.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be [SEAL.] affixed the great seal of the

I,

map of the

Governor of the

-, do hereby certify that this plat or has been duly filed in my office by the said

and ending at

company, and shows that portion of the said railroad commencing at which has been completed and equipped and the act of the entitled "

as required by the act of Congress approved legislative assembly of the

approved

granting lands to the said railroad company.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be [SEAL] affixed the great seal of the

day of

Secretary of

TITLE IX.

Indian Lands and Scrip.

No. 281 B.

Circular.

Relative to the location of half-breed Dacotah or Sioux scrip, issued under the act of Congress approved July 17, 1854.-U. S. Stat. at Large, vol. 10, p. 304.

GENEBAL LAND OFFICE,

February, 22, 1864.

Gentlemen Questions frequently arise in regard to the location of Dacotah or Sioux half-breed scrip issued some years ago from the office of Indian affairs.

The issue was as follows: 2 for 40 acres each; 1 for 80 acres; and 2 for 160 acres each; making an aggregate for each one of 480 acres, designated thus, for example, in the first case: No. 1 A, 40 acres; No. 1 B, 40 acres; No. 1 C, 80 acres; No. 1 D, 160 acres; No. 1 E, 160

acres.

This scrip, as declared on its face, is locatable upon the following described classes of lands, viz:

Upon the Sioux half-breed reservation, situated wholly in the St. Peter Land District, in Minnesota; being in townships 108 to 110, ranges 9 to 15.

APPLICATION OF SCRIP TO SPECIAL LOCALITIES.

1st. The scrip may be located by the half-breed upon any land within this reserve upon which, at the date of the act of July 17, 1854, he was an actual bona fide settler.

2d. Upon any land within said reservation which, at the date of said act, was not so occupied by a half-breed, or any other person who may have gone into said reservation under authority of law.

To constitute a half-breed or mixed-blood an actual and bona fide SETTLER within the meaning of the statute, it must be shown, by proof satisfactory to you, that he was an occupant by personal inhabitation within said reservation at or before the passage of the act of July 17, 1854; and in such case he will be entitled to locate his scrip, embracing his improvements, conforming to the legal subdivisions of the public surveys, unless such location interferes with another bona fide settler, when each will be allowed to take such subdivisions as will embrace his improvements.

The persons who have "gone into said Territory by authority of law," are, as the land officers at St. Peter will understand, only with such persons as, prior to the passage of said act of July 17, 1854, had entered said reservation under the Indian intercourse laws-such as licensed traders,