...railroad whenever it passes through any state, ei and whenever, on the line thereof, the Unifc-£ ed States have full title, *not reserved, sold,* granted,...claims or rights, at the time the line of said road is designated by a plat thereof filed in the office of the cornmissionerof the general laud оШсе;...

...said road, through the territories, and twenty miles through the states, not otherwise appropriated "at the time the line of said road is definitely fixed...plat thereof filed in the office of the commissioner of the|general land office;" and by section 4 1882.] Opinion of the Court— Deady, J. it is further...

..."whenever, on the line thereof, the United States shall have full title not reserved, sold, ¿ranted or otherwise appropriated, and free from pre-emption...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...

...latter company under the act of July 2, 1804, which passed only lands to which the united States had full title, "not reserved, sold, granted, or otherwise...from pre-emption, or other claims or rights, at the Lime the line of said road is definitely fixed." 10 С. С. A, 97, 68 Fed. 993, affirmed. Appeal from...

...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...full title, not reserved, sold, granted, or otherwise appropri-Jj ated, and free from pre-emption or other is claims or rights, at the time the line'of said*...

...they must be of odd sections or parts of odd sections ; fourth, they must be non-mineral public lauds, not reserved, sold, granted, or otherwise appropriated,...and free from pre-emption or other claims or rights ; ßfth, they must be made by the company ; and, sixth, they must be made under the direction of the...

...the fees required by law. The tract was и selected as public land to which the United 5 States had full title, not reserved, sold, • granted, or* otherwise appropriated, and free from pre-emption or other claim or rights. The list was accepted, allowed, and approved by the officers named on January 5th,...

...land, uot exempted from containing gold or silver, designated by odd numbers, to the amount of 0 81'ant ten alternate sections per mile, on each side of said...or other claims or rights at the time the line of paid road is definitely fixed, and a plat thereof filed in the office of 1 Mineral" not the Commissioner...

...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,...

...said railroad line, as said company may adopt through the territories of the United States; . . . and whenever on the line thereof the United States have...plat thereof filed in the office of the commissioner of the general land-office." Section 4 provides " that whenever said Northern Pacific RR Co. shall...