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Read this excerpt from the Pacific Railroad Act of 1862. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the right of way through the public lands be, and the same is hereby, granted to said company for the construction of said railroad and telegraph line; and the right, power, and authority is hereby given to said company to take from the public lands adjacent to the line of said road, earth, stone, timber, and other materials for the construction thereof; said right of way is granted to said railroad to the extent of two hundred feet in width on each side of said railroad where it may pass over the public lands, including all necessary grounds for stations, buildings, workshops, and depots, machine shops, switches, side tracks, turntables, and, water stations. The United States shall extinguish as rapidly as may be the Indian titles to all lands falling under the operation of this act and required for the said right of way and; grants hereinafter made. What TWO pieces of information are provided in the excerpt that are not found in the collection of sources? A Two companies were authorized to build the line. B The government took land from Native Americans for the right of way. C The project included the construction of a telegraph line. D The act identified the route for the railroad. E The railroad had the right to take stone and timber from the right of way.