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American Express.

470. Lima & Honeoye Falls RR. 471. Litchfield, Carrollton & Western RR. 472. Little Falls & Dolgeville RR.

Adams Ex. American Express.

473. Little Rock & Memphis RR. Pacific Express. 473a. Little Saw Mill Run Ry.

474. Live Oak & Gulf Ry.

474a. London, South Park & Leadville R.R.
475. Long Island RR. Long Island Express.

476. Lookout Mountain Line. So. Ex. (Q. & C. Route.) 477. Los Angeles Terminal Ry.

478. Louisiana & Northwest RR.

479. Louisiana & Nashville RR. Adams and So. Ex's. 480. Louisville & St. Louis Air Line.

481. Louisville & Wadley RR. Southern Express.

482. Louisville, Evansville & St. Louis Consd. RR. Ad. Ex. 483. Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Ry. Am. Ex. 484. Louisville, New Albany & Corydon Ry. U. S. Ex. 485. Louisville, St. Louis & Texas Ry. Adams Express. 486. Lowell & Hastings RR. American Express. 486a. McKeesport Connecting R.R.

486b. Machias River.

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562. Mount Jewett, Kinzua & Riterville RR. 563. Mount McGregor RR.

Adams Expres

564. Mount Vernon & Pan Handle Route. 565. Mount Washington Ry. Am. Ex. (Boston & Maine) 566. Nakusp & Slocan Ry. (Operated by Canadian Pac. 567. Nantucket RR. New York & Boston Despatch Ex. 568. Narragansett Pier RR. Adams Express.

569. Nashville & Knoxville RR. Southern Express. 570. Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Ry. S. Ex. 571. Nashville,, Tellico & Charleston Ry. Southern Ex. 572. Natchez, Red River & Texas RR. Natchez, Reo River & Texas Express.

573. Natchitoches & Red River Valley RR.

487. Macon & Birmingham RR. 488. Macon & Northern Ry.

Southern Express.

574.

National City & Otay Ry.

489. Macon, Dublin & Savannah RR.

Southern Express.

490. Mahoning Valley RR.

491. Maine Central RR. American Express. 491a. Mahoning & State Line R.R.

492.

Manahawken & Long Beach Transportation Co. 493. Manchester & Augusta RR. So. Ex. (Atl. C. Line.) 494. Manhattan Ry.

495. Manhattan, Alma & Burlingame Ry. Wells, Fargo & Co. Express. (Operated by A., T. & S. F.)

496. Manistee & Northeastern RR. American Express. 497. Manistique Ry. American Express.

498. Manitoba & Northwestern Ry of Canada.

499. Manitou & Pike's Peak Ry.

Dom. Ex.

500. Maple Leaf Route. U. S. Ex. (Chicago Gt. Western.) 501. Maricopa & Phoenix RR. Wells, Fargo & Co. Ex. 502. Marietta & N. Ga. Ry. Marietta & North Ga. Ex. 503. Marietta, Hocking & Northern Ry.

503a. Mary Lee Coal & Ry. Co. S. Ex.

503b. Martha's Vineyard R.R.

504. Mason City & Fort Dodge RR. American Express. 505. Matehuala RR.

506. Memphis & Charleston RR. Southern Express. 506a. Memphis & Raleigh Springs R.R.

507. Memphis Route. Adams and Southern Expresses. (Operated by Kan. City, Ft. Scott & Memphis.) Merrimac River. (New Hampshire.)

508. 509. Mexican Ry. Wells, Fargo & Co. Express. 510. Mexican Central Ry. Wells, Fargo & Co. Express. 511. Mexican International RR. Wells, Fargo & Co. Ex. 512. Mexican Interoceanic Ry. Hidalgo Express. 513. Mexican National RR. Mexican National Express. 514. Mexican National Construction Co. Mexican Nation

Wells, Fargo & Co. Express. Mexican Southern Express. Pac. Ry. W., F. & Co. Ex.

al Construction Co. Express. 515. Mexican Northern Ry. 516. Mexican Southern RR. 517. Mexico, Cuernavaca & 518. Miami & Erie Canal. 519. Michoacan & Pacific Ry.

520. Michigan Central RR. American Express.

521. Middle & East Tennessee Central Ry. Southern Ex. 521a. Middlesboro Ry.

Southern Express. States Express. Adams Express.

522. Middleburgh & Schoharie RR. National Express. 523. Middle Georgia & Atlantic Ry. 524. Middlesex Valley RR. United 525. Middletown & Cincinnati RR. 526. Midland Terminal Ry. Wells, Fargo & Co. Express. 327. Millen & Southern Ry. Southern Express.

528. Milwaukee & Superior Ry. United States Express. 529. Milwaukee, Bay View & Chicago RR.

530. Minden RR. Southern Express.

331. Mineral Range RR. Western Express.

Minneapolis & St. Louis RR. United States Express. 533. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Ry. Western Express.

534. Minnesota & Wisconsin Ry. American Express.
535. Minnesota Belt Line Ry. & Transfer Co.
536. Mississippi & Little Rock Ry.

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Pacific Ex.

575. Nelson & Fort Sheppard Ry. Northern Pacific Ex. 576. Nevada Central Ry. Wells, Fargo & Co. Express. 577. Nevada, California & Oregon Ry. W., F. & Co. Ex. 578. Nevada County Narrow Gauge RR. W., F. & Co. Ex. 579. Nevada Southern Ry.

579a. Newark & Granville R.R. U. S. Ex.

580.

Dom. Ex.

New Brunswick & Prince Edward I. Ry. 581. Newburg, Dutchess & Connecticut RR. Am. Ex. 581a. New Haven & Dunbar R.R.

581b. New Castle & Butler R.R. 581c. New England R.R.

U. S. Ex.

382. New Jersey & New York RR. United States Express. 583. New Mexico & Arizona RR. Wells, Fargo & Co. Express. (Operated by A., T. & S. F.)

585. 586.

587.

584. New Orleans & Northeastern RR. Southern Express. (Operated by Queen & Crescent Route.) New Orleans & Northwestern. Southern Express. New Orleans & Southern RR. Southern Express. New Orleans, Ft. Jackson & Grand Isle RR. New Orleans, Ft. J. & G. I. Express. Newport & Sherman's Valley RR. Adams Express. Newport & Wickford RR. & Steamboat Line. Ad. Ex. 590. New Westminster Southern RR. Great Northern Ex. (Operated by Great Northern.) 591. New York & Greenwood Lake Ry. W., F. & Co. Ex. 592. New York & Long Branch RR.

588. 589.

593. New York & New England RR. United States Ex. 594. New York & Rockaway Beach Ry. New York Local Express.

595. New York & Sea Beach Ry. New York Local Ex. 596. New York Central & Hudson River RR. Am. Ex. 597. New York, Chicago & St. Louis RR. National Ex. 598. New York, Lake Erie & Western RR. Wells, Fargo & Co. Express.

599. New York, New Haven & Hartford RR. Adams, New York & Bos. Des. and Earle & Prew Ex's. 600. New York, Ontario & Western Ry. Adams Express. 601. New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio RR. Wells, Fargo & Co. Express. (Operated by Erie Lines.) New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk RR. Adams Ex. New York, Susquehanna & Western RR. Nat. Ex. Niagara River.

602. 603.

694.

605.

606.

607.

608.

Nickel Plate Road. National Express.

Norfolk & Carolina RR. So. Ex. (Atl. Coast Line.) Norfolk & Southern RR. Southern Express. Norfolk & Western RR. Adams and Southern Ex's. 609. Norfolk, Albemarle & Atlantic RR. Southern Ex. 610. Northampton & Hertford RR.

610a. North Bend & Kettle Creek R.R.

611. Northeastern RR. of Georgia. Southern Express. 612. Northern Adirondack RR. Am. Ex. (Nor. N. Y.) 612a. Northern Alabama R.R. S. Ex.

613. Northern Central Ry. Adams Express. 611. Northern Indiana RR.

615. Northern New York RR. American Express. 615a. Northern Ohio R.R.

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634. Omaha & St. Louis Ry. Pacific Express.

635. Oregon Central & Eastern RR. W., F. & Co. Ex.
636. Oregon Improvement Co. Northern Pacific Express.
637. Oregon Pacific RR. W., F. & Co. Ex. (Ore. C. & E.)
638. Oregon Railway & Navigation Co. Pacific Express.
639. Orford Mountain Ry.

640. Ottawa & Gatineau Ry. Dominion Express.

611. Ottawa, Arnprior & Parry Sound Ry. Canadian Ex-
press. (Operated by Canada Atlantic.)
612. Ottawa River. (Ontario.)

643.

Owensboro, Falls of Rough & Green River RR. Ad-
ams Express.

644. Pacific Coast Ry. Wells, Fargo & Co. Express.
645. Pacific Ocean.

646. Pacific Short Line. American Express.

647. Paducah, Tennessee & Alabama RR. American Ex.
Palmetto RR. Southern Express.
Panama RR.

648.

649.

650.

Pan Handle Route.

Canadian Express.

Ad. Ex. (Pennsylvania Co.)
651. Paragould Southeastern Ry.
652. Paris, Marshall & Sabine Pass Ry.
653. Parry Sound Colonization Ry.
(Operated by Canada Atlantic.)
United States Express.
Pawnee RR.
655. Pearl River. (Mississippi.)

654.

656. Pecos River RR. Pacific Express.
657. Pecos Valley Ry. Pacific Express.
658. Pemberton & Hightstown RR.
Peninsular RR.

659.

659a. Pennsboro & Harrisville R.R.

660. Pennsylvania Company. Adams Express.
661. Pennsylvania RR. Adams Express.

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662.

663.

Pennsylvania & Northwestern RR.
Penobscot River.

Adams Express.

742.

(Maine.)

743.

Rochester & Lake Ontario Ry. United States Ex.
Rockaway Valley RR. United States Express.
Rockbridge, Alum & Goshen RR.

664. Pensacola, Alabama & Tennessee RR. Southern Ex.
665. Pensacola & Perdido RR. So. Ex. (Pen., Ala. & T.)
666. People's Ry.

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667. Peoria & Pekin Union Ry. United States, Wells,
Fargo & Co., and Pacific Expresses.

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668. Peoria, Decatur & Evansville Ry. American Express.
668a. Peoria Terminal R.R.

669.

Perkiomen RR. United States Express.

670. Perry County RR. Adams Express.

671. Petersburg RR. So. Ex. (Atlantic Coast Line.)

€72. Philadelphia & Reading RR. United States Express.
673. Philadelphia, Newtown & New York RR.

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675. Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore RR. Ad. Ex.
676. Phillips & Rangeley RR. American Express.
677. Piedmont Air Line. Southern Express. (Southern.)
678. Pike's Peak Ry. (Manitou & Pike's Peak Ry.)

679. Pine Bluff & Eastern RR.

680.

Pittsburg & Castle Shannon RR.

681. Pittsburg & Lake Erie RR.

682. Pittsburg & Moon Run RR.

American Express.

683. Pittsburgh & Western Ry. United States Express.
684. Pittsburg, Akron & Western RR. U. S. Ex.
685. Pittsburg, Chartiers & Youghiogheny Ry.
686. Pittsburg, Cincinnati,

691.

692.

693.

694.

Adams Express.

Am. Ex.

Chicago & St. Louis Ry.

Adams Ex.
Adams Ex.

687. Pittsburg, Cincinnati & St. Louis Ry.
688. Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago Ry.
689. Pittsburg, Marion & Chicago Ry. Adams Express.
689a. Pittsburg, Neville Island & Coraopolis R.R.
689b. Pittsburg, Ohio Valley & Cincinnati R.R.
W.. F. & Co. Ex.
690. Pittsburg, Shenango & L. Erie RR.
Pittsburg, Youngstown & Ashtabula RR. Adams Ex.
Plant System Ry. and Steamship Lines. So. Ex.
Pontiac, Oxford & Northern RR. American Express.
Pontiac Pacific Junction Ry. Dominion Express.
Am. Ex.
695. Port Edwards, Centralia & Northern RR.
696. Port Jarvis, Monticello & N. Y. RR. W., F. & Co. Ex.
American Express.
697. Portland & Rochester RR.
698. Portland & Rumford Falls Ry. American Express.
699. Port Royal & Augusta Ry. Southern Express.
700. Port Royal & Western Carolina Ry. Southern Ex.
701. Portsmouth & Tygart Valley RR.
702. Port Townsend Southern RR.

Northern Pacific Ex-
press. (Oregon Improvement Co.)
703. Potomac, Fredericksburg & Piedmont RR.
704. Potomac River.

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750a. Ruby Hill Ry.

751. St. Augustine & South Beach Ry. Southern Express.
752. St. Augustine Route. Southern Express. (Jackson-

ville, St. Augustine & Indian River.)
753. St. Catharine's & Niagara Central Ry. Am. Ex.
754. St. Clair River. (Michigan & Ontario.)
755. St. Clairsville & Northern Ry.

756. St. Croix & Penobscot RR.

United States Ex.

757. St. John's & Lake Eustis Ry. So. Ex. (Plant System.)
758. St. John's River. (New Brunswick.)

759. St. Johnsbury & Lake Champlain RR. Am. Ex.
760. St. Joseph & Grand Island RR. Pacific Express.
761. St. Lawrence River. (Canada.)

762. St. Louis & Cairo Short Line. American Express.
763. St. Louis & Eastern Ry. American Express.

764. St. Louis & Hannibal Ry. Pacific Express.
765. St. Louis & Paducah Ry. American Express.
766. St. Louis & San Francisco Ry. Wells, Fargo & Co.
Express. (A., Top. & S. F. RR.)

767. St. Louis, Alton & Terre Haute RR. American Ex.
768. St. Louis, Arkansas & Texas Ry. Pacific Express.
(St. Louis Southwestern Railway System.)
769. St. Louis, Cape Girardeau & Ft. Smith Ry. St. Louis,
Cape Girardeau & Ft. Smith Express.

770. St. Louis, Chicago & St. Paul RR. American Ex.
Pacific
771. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Ry.
Express. (Missouri Pacific.)

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St. Paul & Duluth RR. Adams Express.
Sabine River. (Texas.)

Sacramento River. (California.)

782. Saginaw River. (Michigan.)

783. Saginaw, Tuscola & Huron RR.

American Express.

784. Saginaw Valley & St. Louis RR. American Express.
785. Salem RR.

Wells, Fargo & Co. Express.
786. Salisbury & Harvey Ry. Canadian Express.

786a. Salt Lake & Mercur R. R. Pac. Ex.
786b. Salt Lake & Los Angeles Ry.

788. San Antonio & Aransas Pass Ry. W.. F. & Co. Ex.
789. Sandersville RR.

790. San Diego, Cuyamaca & Eastern Ry.
791. San Diego, Pacific Beach & La Jolla Ry.
791a. Sandusky, Milan & Norwalk R.R.
792. Sandy River RR.

793.

Sanford & St. Petersburg RR.
(Operated by Plant System.)
794. San Francisco & North Pacific Ry.

Am. Ex.

Southern Express.

W., F. & Co. Ex.

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$10. Seattle & Mont. Ry. G. N. Ex. (Great Northern.)
$11. Seattle & Nor. Ry. N. Pac. Ex. (Ore. Imp. Co.)
$12. Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Ry. Northern Pacific
American Express.

Express. (Northern Pacific.)

813. Sebasticook & Moosehead RR.

81. Sedalia, Warsaw & Southwestern Ry.
$15. Sharpsville RR. Adams Express.
$15a. Shelton Southwestern R.R.

$16. Shepaug, Litchfield & Northern RR.

Adams Express.

817. Sherman, Shreveport & Southern RR. Am. Ex.
$18. Shore Line Ry. American Express.

$19. Shore Line All Rail Route New York & Boston.
Adams, New York & Boston Despatch and Earle
& Prew Expresses.

$20. Shuswap & Okanagan Ry. (Canadian Pacific.)
$21. Silver City & Northern RR. W., F. & Co. Ex.
822. Silver Lake Ry. American Express.

$23. Silver Sgs., Ocala & Gulf Ry. So. Ex. (Plant System.)
$24. Silverton RR.

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877. Texas, Sabine Valley & Northwestern Ry. Pac. Ex.
Sa. Texas Transportation R.R.

$78.

Texas Trunk RR. Wells, Fargo & Co. Express.
879. Texas Western Ry. Wells, Fargo & Co. Express.
880. Thousand Islands Ry.

881. Tionesta Valley RR. Adams Express.

882. Toledo & Ohio Central Extension RR. U. S. Ex.

883. Toledo & Ohio Central Ry. U. S. Ex. (O. Cent. Lines.)
884. Toledo, Ann Arbor & North Michigan Ry. Am. Ex.
885. Toledo, Peoria & Western Ry. Pacific Express.

886. Toledo, Saginaw & Muskegon Ry. National Express,
887. Toledo, St. Louis & Kansas City Ry.

887a. Toledo, Walhonding Valley & Ohio Ry. Ad. Ex.
$88. Tombigbee River. (Alabama.)

889. Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Ry. American Express.
890. Tropical Trunk Line. Southern Express. (Jackson-
ville. Tampa & Key West.)

$90a. Tuckahoe & James River R.R.
891. Tuckerton RR.

Adams Express.

891a. Tucson, Globe & Northern R.R.

892. Tunnelton, Kingwood & Fairchance RR. U. S. Ex.
893. Tuscarora Valley RR.

893a. Tuscaloosa Belt Line Ry.

894. Tuskegee RR. Southern Express.

895. Ultima Thule, Arkadelphia & Mississippi Ry.

896. Ulster & Delaware RR. American Express.

897. Unadilla Valley Ry. United States Express.

898. Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Ry. Denver & Rio
Grande Express.

899.

Union Pacific Ry. Pacific Express.

900. Union Railroad, Elevator & Transportation Co.
901. United Counties Ry. Dominion Express.

902. United Verde & Pacific Ry. United Verde Express.
903. Utah Central Ry. Pacific Express.
904. Valley Ry. American Express.

905.

906.

909.

910.
911.

Vandalia Line. Adams Express.
Vanegas Cedral & Rio Verde RR.
907. Velasco Terminal Ry. Pacific Express.
908. Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific RR. Southern Ex-
press. (Queen & Crescent Rovte.)
Victoria & Western RR. Southera Express.
Virginia & Truckee RR. Wells, Fargo & Co. Express.
Virginia, Tennessee & Georgia Air Line. Adan's and
Southern Expresses. (Norfolk & Western.)
911a. Visalia R.R. Co. W. F. & Co.'s Ex.

Mexican Nat. Ex.

912.

913.

Visalia & Tulare RR. Wells, Fargo & Co. Express.
Wabash RR. Pacific Express.

914. Wabash, Chester & Western RR. American Express.
915. Wabash River. (Indiana and Illinois.)

916. Waco & Northwestern RR. Wells, Fargo & Co. Ex.
917. Wadley & Mount Vernon RR. Wadley Express.
918. Wallkill Valley RR. National Express.
918a. Warrior Coal & Coke Co. S. Ex.

920. Washington & Columbia River Ry. Nor. Pac. Ex.
921. Washington & Potomac RR. Adams Express.
922. Washington Southern Ry. (Peninsular RR.)
923. Waycross Air Line RR.

924. Waynesburg & Washington RR. Adams Express.
925. Weatherford, Mineral Wells & N. W. Ry. Pac. Ex.
926. Wellsville, Coudersport & Pine Creek RR. Wells,
Fargo & Co. Express.

927.

928.

929.

930.

United States Ex.

931.

932.
933.

847. Spokane Falls & Northern Ry. (Northern Pacific Ex.)
848. Staten Island Rapid Transit RR.

$49. Sterling Mountain Ry. Wells, Fargo & Co. Express.
850. Stewartstown RR. Adams Express.

$51. Stillmore Air Line Ry.

852. Stony Creek RR. United States Express.

$52a. Strait of Juan de Fuca.

$53. Strasburg RR.

83a. Sturgeon Bay.

$54. Stuttgart & Arkansas River RR. Pacific Express.
855. Suffolk & Carolina Ry. Southern Express.

$56. Sugar Land Ry.

857.

Summit Branch RR. Adams Express.

$58. Sumter Valley Ry.

859. Sunset Route. W., F. & Co. Ex. (Southern Pacific.)
$60. Surrey. Sussex & Southampton Ry.
$61. Suwanee River Ry. Southern Express.
861a. Switch Back R.R.

Western & Atlantic RR. Southern Express.
Western Maryland RR. Adams Express.

Western New York & Pennsylvania Ry. Am. Ex.
Western Ry. of Alabama. Southern Express.

West Jersey RR. Adams and West Jersey Express.
West Shore RR. National Express.

West Virginia Central & Pittsburg Ry.

933a. West Virginia, Pineville & Tennessee R.R.
934. West Virginia & Pittsburg RR.

& Buckhannon Express.
934a. West Virginia Northern Ry.
935. Wheeling & Elm Grove RR.

Clarksburg, Weston

Adams Ex.

Ex.

Wheeling & Lake Erie Ry. Wells, Fargo & Co. Ex.
Wheeling Bridge & Terminal Ry.

936.

937.

938.

White & Black River Valley Ry. Pacific Express.
939. White River. (Arkansas.)

940. White Water RR. Am. Ex. (C., C., C. & St. L.)
940a. Wichita & Western Ry. W. F. & Co.'s Ex.

Southern Ex.

941.

942.

943.

944.

$62. Sylvania RR. Southern Express.
$63. Tabor & Northern Ry. Adams Express.
S64 Tacoma, Lake Park & Columbia River Ry.
5. Talbottom RR. Southern Express.
$66. Tavares & Gulf RR. Southern Express.
7. Temiscouata Ry. Canadian Express.
67a. Tennessee Coal, Iron & R. R. Co.
SKS. Tennessee Midland Ry.

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Tennessee River.

$70. Terre Haute & Indianapolis RR.
$71. Texarkana & Fort Smith Ry.

Wichita Valley Ry.

Wilkesbarre & Eastern RR. National Express.
(New York, Susquehanna & Western.)
Williamsport & North Branch RR. U. S. Ex.
Williams Valley RR. United States Express.
944a. Wilmerding & McKeesport R.R. Ad. Ex.
Wilmington & Conway RR.
lantic Coast Line.)
Wilmington & Northern RR.
Wilmington & Weldon RR.
lantic Coast Line.)

945.

946.
947.

Southern Express. (At-

United States Express.
Southern Express. (At-

948. Wilmington, Columbia & Augusta RR. Southern
Express. (Atlantic Coast Line.)

949. Wilmington, Newbern & Norfolk RR. Southern Ex.
Wilmington Sea Coast RR. Southern Express.

American Express.

Adams Express.
Pacific Express.

872. Texarkana & Shreveport RR.

950.

$73. Texas & Pacific Ry. Pacific Express.

951.

Winifrede RR.

4. Texas Central RR. Wells, Fargo & Co. Express.
85. Texas, Louisiana & Eastern RR.

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$76. Texas Midland RR. Wells, Fargo & Co. Express.

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Winnston & Bone Val. RR. So. Ex. (Plant System.)
United States Express.

American Express.

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Section 2318. In all cases lands valuable for minerals shall be reserved from sale, except as otherwise expressly directed by law.

Sec. 2319. All valuable mineral deposits in lands belonging to the United States, both surveyed and unsurveyed, are hereby declared to be free and open to exploration and purchase, and the lands in which they are found to occupation and purchase, by citizens of the United States and those who have declared their intention to become such, under regulations prescribed by law, and according to the local customs or rules of miners in the several mining districts, so far as the same are applicable and not inconsistent with the laws of the United States. II. LODE CLAIMS:

Sec. 2320. Mining claims upon veins or lodes of quartz or other rock in place bearing gold, silver, cinnabar, lead, tín, copper, or other valuable deposits, heretofore located, shall be governed as to length along the vein or lode by the customs, regulations, and laws in force at the date of their location. A mining claim located after the tenth day of May, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, whether located by one or more persons, may equal, but shall not exceed, one thousand five hundred feet in length along the vein or lode; but no location of a mining claim shall be made until the discovery of the vein or lode within the limits of the claim located. No claim shall extend more than three hundred feet on each side of the middle of the vein at the surface, nor shall any claim be limited by any mining regulation to less than twenty-five feet on each side of the middle of the vein at the surface, except where adverse rights existing on the tenth day of May, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, render such limitation necessary. The end-lines of each claim shall be parallel to each other.

III. PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP:

Sec. 2321. Proof of citizenship, under this chapter, may -consist, in the case of an individual, of his own affidavit

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thereof; in the case of an association of persons unincorporated, of the affidavit of their authorized agent, made on his own knowledge, or upon information and belief; and in the case of a corporation organized under the laws of the United States, or of any state or territory thereof, by the filing of a certified copy of their charter or certificate of incorporation.

IV. LOCATORS' RIGHTS:

Sec. 2322. The locators of all mining locations heretofore made or which shall hereafter be made, on any mineral vein, lode, or ledge, situated on the public domain, their heirs and assigns, where no adverse claim exists on the tenth day of May, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, so long as they comply with the laws of the United States, and with state, territorial, and local regulations not in conflict with the laws of the United States governing their possessory title, shall have the exclusive right of possession and enjoyment of all the surface included within the lines of their locations, and of all veins, lodes, and ledges throughout the entire depth, the top or apex of which lies inside of such surface-lines extended downward vertically, although such veins, lodes, or ledges may so far depart from a perpendicular in their course downward as to extend outside the vertical side-lines of such surface locations. But their right of possession to such outside parts of such veins or ledges shall be confined to such portions thereof as lie between vertical planes drawn downward as above described, through the end-lines of their locations, so continued in their own direction that such planes will intersect such exterior parts of such veins or ledges. And nothing in this section shall authorize the locator or possessor of a vein or lode which extends in its downward course beyond the vertical lines of his claim to enter upon the surface of a claim owned er possessed by another.

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