§ 30-1-128 — Construction or operation of railroads or roads by mining companies

Any corporation or association of persons organized under this
article or under the laws of any other state and doing business
in this state, now or hereafter engaged in mining gold or silver
bearing quartz rock, coal, lead, iron, copper or other
materials, may construct or operate a railroad, tramway road or
wagon road from their said mine or mines, to any point or points
desired by them, and shall have the exclusive right-of-way to
the line of their road over the unoccupied public domain for the
space of not exceeding one hundred (100) feet on either side
thereof, and also, the exclusive possession at the termini of
their said road, and at such intermediate points as may be
required, for depots, buildings, turntables, water tanks,
machine shops and other necessary appurtenances of a railroad,
and said corporation or association of persons may file a survey
or diagram of such line of road with the lands claimed by them
on either side thereof, and also the land claimed at the termini
aforesaid, with the secretary of state, and it shall not be
lawful for any person or persons to construct any road or erect
any buildings or otherwise interfere with the possession of the
land so indicated in the survey or diagram as filed aforesaid,
and a certified copy of said survey under the seal of the state
shall be received in evidence in all courts of law or equity
within the state.