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 All the government acts relating to the history of the company, all the acts of the legislature of Oregon, the minutes of both the East and West Side companies and pamphlets that would otherwise be out of print are found here. In addition we have the testimony of some who were connected with the railroad, such as J. Gaston. Then finally, we have the contracts, deeds, mortgages, reprint of lawsuits and official letters, making in itself a complete documentary history of the company. Vol. 17 is the index to the set.

Poor's Manual of Railroads—This has been used extensively year by year in compiling the statistics as to earnings. The manual contains material that is not otherwise available.

Townsend, B. D.—Report to the Department of Justice, February, 1908. Conveniently found in the Oregonian, Feb. 24, 1908.

United States—Documents—Yearly, from 1864 to 1870, the Congressional Record contains references in relation to this road. All acts of Congress, however, will be conveniently found in O. and C. R. R. vs. U. S. The later acts and reports as to forfeiture will be found in the same place.

Villard—Memoirs of Henry Villard, Vol. II. Report to Stockholders. Oregon Historical Society Collection.

Due to the fact that Gaston has written so voluminously upon the History of Oregon and especially upon railroads and has stated that the Elliott survey stopped at Jacksonville, and because Bancroft and other historians writing upon the subject have followed Gaston's version, it is perhaps fitting that we should give some consideration to the reasons for holding the position that Elliott did complete his survey and for placing that survey prior to the Barry survey.

The report, however, contains no date. It was made to the California and Oregon Railroad Company. The report states that the company was organized Dec. 1, 1863, and incorporated June 29, 1865. Obviously, then,