...railroad line, as said company may adopt, through the Territories of the United States, * » » and whenever on the line thereof, the United States have...sold, granted, or otherwise appropriated, and free home pre-emption, or other claims or rights, at, the time the line of said road is definitely fixed...

...United States have full title, not reserved, sold, granted, or otherwise appropriated, and free home pre-emption, or other claims or rights, at the time the line of said road is definitely fixed anil a plat thereof filed in the office of the Commissioner of the General Land Office. * » * My attention...

...excepted from the grant made in 1864 for the benefit of the Northern Pacific Railroad, which were not free from preemption "or other claims or rights" at the time the line of the road was definitely fixed and a plat thereof filed in the office of the Commissioner of the General...

...wherever on the line thereof the United States had full title at the time the line of the road was definitely fixed and a plat thereof filed in the office of the commissioner of the general landoffice ; that by section 6 of the act aforesaid, it was provided that after the...

...sections of land per mile on each side of said railroad, whenever it passes through any State, and whenever, on the line thereof, the United States have...plat thereof filed in the office of the commissioner of the general land-office; and whenever, prior to said time, any of said sections, or parts of sections,...

...alternate sections of land per mile on each side of said railroad whenever it passes through any State, and whenever, on the line thereof, the United States have...claims or rights, at the time the line of said road is designated by a plat thereof, filed in the office of the Commissioner of the General Land Office; and...

...sections per mile on each side of the road where it passes through states and territories respectively, " whenever on the line thereof the United States have...pre-emption, or other claims or rights, at the time said road is definitely fixed and a 6287 I 23 plat thereof filed in the office of the Commissioner...

...to them under the grant. The act of July 27, 1866 (14 Stat., 292), granted only such lands aa were "not reserved, sold, granted, or otherwise appropriated,...free from pre.emption or other claims or rights " at date of definite location ; and provided that " whenever prior to said time any of said sections or...

...by odd numbers," to the amount of ten and twenty alternate sections per mile as therein set forth, "whenever, on the line thereof, the United States have full title. not reserved, sold, granted. &e. , at the time the line of said road is designated by a plat thereof filed in" the General Land...

...to which the United States had full title, not reserved, etc., " and free from pre-emption or otber claims, or rights, at the time the line of said road is definitely fixed." Mrs. Burl's affidavit alleges compliance with the requirements of the homestead laws by her husband...