Supreme Court of the United States January 8, 1900, 23 (Wilcox v. Eastern Oregon Land Co.)

Mr. Justice Harlan

delivered the opinion of the court.

This case depends in part upon the construction of the act of Congress of July 2, 1864, 13 Stat. 365, c. 217, in aid of the

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construction of the Northern Pacific Railroad. The provisions of that act, so far as they are material to the present controversy, are fully set forth in the opinion in

United States

v.