Barden v. Northern Pacific Railroad

Citations

• 154 U.S. 288
• 14 S. Ct. 1030
• 38 L. Ed. 992
• 1894 U.S. LEXIS 2234

Syllabus

<p>By the grant of public land made to the Northern Pacific Railroad Company by the act of July 2, 1864, c, 217, 13 Stat. 365, all mineral lands other than iron or coal are excluded from its operation, whether known or unknown; and all such mineral lands, not otherwise specially provided in the act making the grant, are reserved exclusively to the United States, the company having the right to select unoccupied and unappropriated agricultural lands in odd sections, nearest to the line of the road, in lieu thereof.</p> <p>Deffeback v. Hawke, 115 U. S. 392, and Davis v. Weibbold, 139 U. S. 507, explained and distinguished.</p>