| Show THOSE SHORT LINE E SURVEY MAPS Text of Communication From De Dc Department Department of the Interior JUG lG WIS OF WAY IDENTICAL I Lino of ii Submitted by b y Neul timid 11 li Ii on Ott 01 Old Note olee Last evening copies of a C communication cation cAlon signed Bignel by b U 11 8 S Commissioner loner lunger BInger Hermann of the department of the Interior fit at tt Wellington I I C Canil Canti anti anil addressed to 10 tho thin register uM re receiver at anon City wore received nt at time the Oregon Short Line anti and Sari Han ledro edro i iIo Ioa Io Lo Angeles and anel Salt Halt Lake Luke headquarters terms lers In II title this city cl nit The lime document the legal verbiage which surrounds lie its 18 contents con ten I makes make Interesting rendIng reading for the average citizen citIzen who has litre t heen e n following the time different moves on 01 this tha thi part of the rival rhul railroad companies Time The ho full ful text of or the part of or the com coni communication which bears beam directly on un time the disputed dl maps amps follows Title ole Is Iti in II receipt of a letter Jeter trout from K I U Il 1 Hay I a K l of this city ua 18 resident counsel for the San lien ledro Los Loa Angeles Angele mid Salt SRI Lake Ike com coin company compa pany pa dated June Jimmie JUle 13 Ml leO j OI In relation to toUs toIs Us its Is claims ta tl a I certain railroad right of or In iii Junction way WI Wit from front lover Clover Valley nie II Nevada southwesterly oth to the time California state lale line lne a I distance of ot about lit 14 miles mies Mr Ir Hay lay wrote also on Juno June IB lii 1001 1901 In conjunction with C e O 0 WhItmore I counsel for time the trans traits transmitting bitting 81 additional all papers in relation to the this same of ot May 16 1301 1901 you With Wih your letter leter lU YOI transmitted tran nine aloe maps by b the th Nevada and alit California RaIlroad corn com puny showing the location of or orIll Its Ill line Ino of at road between time the points des described d described Time Tim first twentymile section from front Clover elo r Valley Junction erly was tiled lell In lii your chico May C 1901 OH aim appears from rout a n memorandum um signed al by I time tha und mind transmitted with wih tho til th valises papers the Ihl rest r t of the line In Is h shown on eight mops maims which according to the lime samo tuno memorandum were flied filed In iii yur on in May Mn 1 11 1901 On the tho days the time maps were flied Hied ONI protests against their acceptance were w re tiled in lii II your our of office If flee fice ce on omi 01 behalf of or the Itah taim Inh and 1111 Cali California al orals fornia company Ild on al May 25 21 1901 protest was WiH ns tiled l ll In iii II your on behalf of ot tho the San Samm SUI Pedro company Tho th protests allege that tIme the protest protestIng PI INt lag Ing companies sete ere In working upon nl surveying tIme the suld suid line lne of route anti all have a corps of oC stir sur surveyors employed In Imi II the performance of oe said Maid work examination It appears al that time the theline line lne of route rattle submitted by this the llah Nevada Neatha II California com coin company pany Pliny U is made la o on Oi time the HUMID annie Ibid Held notes noles that Ihal were ere used fur for nine nino maps flied filed mi by bythe time the Olegon Short Line and North Northern ern crl rim company In 1890 and ap nl approved proved by hy time the Department an In Novena Novem November her ber 2 22 2 und and nd December 29 under the time theArt theMI Art MI of or March 3 o IS Stat Slat HZ 2 Tho The Utah Nevada miami and California company claims culna to have su Hu eee to 10 nil all Al the Ihl rights of tnt lf the Oregon Orgon Short Hall road Ione company as to 10 the right of ot if way A AAl Aft Al to 10 time the other lines In Nevada uRla the Department haN hah e recognized this thin company as a an al auxiliary to 10 time the Oregon Short Line company nor has hums confirmed It I In II the Iho rights claimed decision of ot April 24 24 1901 not ilot published lime Tho Iho questions raised 1 by tIme the Ih protests are first whether time the surveys made by 1 Nevada and amid alil California company nr Irl are such as 11 would lItt the requirements of If if the lIme law JAW mini and lions ons and second 1011 At nether tho time work Ik dorms done cout on em the Ih proposed right ot of way wo by the Is such as a to 10 give them tiny any In rights right as against the groin grant of or right of or way rny l which lois la vested In iii the Oregon Short Line 1101 company or nr n ns aM against time the cori In lit favor of I which this the th Oregon Or ol Short Line company cOllm has imas waived its Iti Is light II hl hlIn In time the affidavit flied filed by the protest protestants limits ants are nrc ON certain as US 18 to 10 the time method In which the Ihl surveys of ot time the Nevada cR ninth and California company Were Sero mall mails to this the effect eel that hint takes stakes Itak were 11 set t only Oi at lit ii considerable In Interval cud and times those that were wr wt st t are Rte lies IG In many Inan eases cas In lii conformity with the Held notes The Th Is further al lege I II that this the have Actually b been en n engaged In Il the time construction upon Ilon Ilone e proposed line I lt the sum Rum of ot 1115 having been expended In there thereon on oil during the time month of o May Mn IA 1501 It I appears that thai in nn Mn In 16 25 SI 1901 the tIme Sari Ban El Pedro company cOIn flied lel two to maps 11 showing the first two twentymile Mr see I lions halts lolIs of the time same lame rood road rd ler front from lover Clover Valley alley Junction J In 0 1 mimI ami on un June Jun It 12 1501 1 I a of nf the Ihl twenty tnt mile section I to II On May Ia ath th lh 01 June lh respectively tine the Utah Nevada and An California company flIed filed protest Pretest against the acceptance R of these thes map alleging prior prier by h reason of time I met fact that it I hail had hac already tiled Its Il maj for time the same name mp lint line of ot rout mitt 1 I t An nm n examination nf or the Ihl maps macins the time fact that timet while hll there liners see are AN gome sante between the S sn San n Pedro ler maps on Oil time the Otis one 01 hand hemil and amid ll the Ulf approved all map Oregon Short Line Ine in and end those Iho of ot the Utah Nevada and California tIme the other on 01 time the dIfferences difference are fur for the most Inert parl very small entail smal mind and that tIme the th two rIghts right of way 1 claimed are AN practically Identical In 11 order orr that tin time 11 matter matte mate may many ll 1 li be pro properly I perly presented to this office for deter determining I mining time the fact concernIng the th If questions of surveys mind and work done donea a U a hereinbefore JI ally lr stated You ou will ft give hp the tl 1111 due du notice nolle of the lie tl time set et t for Cur the Ih hearing IA r ni and after the time thereof will render your our decision as a to time the tie nets facts shown unit and al AI low the usual u 11 right of og f appeal the en fn tr tire proceeding 1 to b li be conducted with th tle 11 rules of ot practice You TOi will wi make prompt report rpt and 1151 transmIt all II tine the tl peper In th t the caw esse I Very er ery respectfully |
