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

...said railroad line as said company may adopt * * * when1879.] Opinion of the Court— Sawyer, CJ ever on the line thereof the United States have full title,...granted, or otherwise appropriated, and free from pre-emption*or other claims or rights, at the time the line of said road is designated by n plat thereof,...

...per mile ,. ^ wen'y U^Sj on each side of said railroad whenever it passes through any State, ' and whenever, on the line thereof, the United States have...reserved, sold, granted, or otherwise appropriated, ami free from pre-emption or other claims or rights, at thr time the line of said road is designated...

...side Twenty sec of said railroad whenever it passes through any State, and whenever tiona per mile in on the line thereof, the United States have full title, not reserved, sold, the States. granted, or otherwise appropriated, and free from preemption, or other claims or rights,...

...sections of land per mile 8Ute"on each side of said railroad, whenever it passes through any State, and whenever, on the line thereof, the United States have...definitely fixed, and a plat thereof filed in the office of Commissioner of the General Land Office ; and whenever, prior to said time, any of said sections, or...

...sound, with a branch via the Columbia river to a point at or near Portland, Oregon, of lands to which "the United States have full title, not reserved,...plat thereof filed in the office of the Commissioner of the General Land Office." On May 31, 1870, Congress passed a joint resolution making an additional...

...tioMpe'/nnlê'ïn on eac'' H'^e °' sa'<' railroad whenever it passes through any State, the sut<<«. a1"' 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, tiled iu the oth're of the commissuiuer ot the General Latnl-Oflice ;...

...eac^ 8"'e °^ 8a'^ га\1гоа(1 whenever it passes through any State, the States. all|l whenever, ou the line thereof, the United States have full title,...claims or rights, at the time the line of said road is designated by a plat thereof, filed in the office of the coniinissioner of the General Laud-Office;...

...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...or other claims or rights, at the time the line of snid road is definitely fixed, and n plat thereof filed in the office of the commissioner of the general...

...the foregoing language, delivered the opinion of the court. The right of way is granted to the extent United States have full title, not reserved, sold,...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...