...**Cary, C., II. <t St. Paul Road, 175-181. "Commissioner of the General Land Office, Report, 1897, 229. ""From Burlington, on the Mississippi River, to a point on the Missouri River near the mouth of the Platte River ; from the city of Davenport, via Iowa City and Fort Des Molnes, to Council Bluffs...

...C., M. & St. Paul Road, 175-181. 24 Commissioner of the General Land Office, Report, 1897, 229. 28 "From Burlington, on the Mississippi River, to a point on the Missouri River near the mouth of the Platte River ; from the city of Davenport, via Iowa City and Fort Des Moines, to Council Bluffs...

...in alternate sections to aid in th e construction of a railroad in said State," certain lands were granted to the State of Iowa for the purpose of aiding in ib; construction of a railroad from Sioux City in said state to the south line of Minnesota, it such...

...the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That there be and is hereby granted to the State of Iowa, for the purpose of aiding in the construction of Eailroads from Burlington, on the Mississippi river, to a point on the Missouri river,...

...there was "granted to the State of Iowa, for the purpose of aiding in the construction of Rail Roads, from Burlington, on the Mississippi river, to a point on the Missouri river, near the mouth of the Platte river; from the city of Davenport via Iowa City and Fort Desmoines, to Council Bluffs; from...

...section of land, under a grant from Congress for the purpose of constructing a railroad from Dubuque, on the Mississippi river, to a point on the Missouri river near Sioux city. This grant was made to the State of Iowa iu 1856, and is for every alternate section, (designated...

...time was looked upon as a marvel in bridge building. May 15, 1856, congress passed an act granting to the State of Iowa, for the purpose of aiding in the construction of railroads, alternate sections of land for six miles on cither side of the proposed line. Governor Grimes called...

...soldiers' warrants. On the I5th of May, 1856, congress granted to the state of Iowa certain lands for the purpose of aiding in the construction of railroads...to a point on the Missouri river near the mouth of the Platte river; from the city of Davenport, Iowa, by way of Iowa City and Fort Des Moines, to Council...

...questions propounded, are these : By an act approved May 12, 1864, c. 84, Congress made a grant of lands to the State of Iowa for the purpose of aiding in the construction of a railroad from Sioux City to the south line of Minnesota at such point as the State...

...alternate sections to aid in the construction of curtain railroads in said State. Be it enacted, etc., That there be and is hereby granted to the State of Iowa,...purpose of aiding in the construction of railroads, * * * And provided further, That any and all lands heretofore reserved to the United States, by any...