of the vein
each way from the point of discovery whereon we have erected a monument--'
That's the monument, up there, and Babe must not touch it-- '--is
Easterly 950 feet; Westerly 550 feet; that the total length does not
exceed 1500 feet. That the width on the Southerly side is 300 feet; that
the width on the Northerly side is 300 feet; that the end lines are
parallel; that the general course of the vein or lode as near as may be is
in an Easterly and Westerly direction; that the boundaries of this claim
may be readily traced and are defined as follows, to-wit:--!'"

She skipped a lot of easterly and westerly technique in Casey's clear,
uncompromising handwriting--done in an indelible pencil--and came down to
the last paragraph:

"'That all the dips, variations, spurs, angles and all veins, ledges, or
deposits within the lines of said claim, together with all water and
timber and any other rights appurtenant, allowed by the law of this State
or of the United States are hereby claimed.

"'Locators
Jack I. Gleason,
Margaret Sutten.'

"Why--why-y--Good Lord!"

"Here they come," Casey called at that moment. "Put 'er back in the
monument and don't let on like we think they're after this claim at all.
It's a darn sight harder to start a fuss when the other fellow don't act
like he knows there's any fuss comin'. You ask anybody that ever had a
fight."

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