human
I believe we've struck it! he cried.
gpt
That must be the creek Graham talks about!
human
I guess we're somewhere about the spot, and we'll fire a dump shot on yonder ridge where there's not much snow, Carnally said.
gpt
That's all we can do.
human
Can't we stake three claims? Andrew suggested.
gpt
The recorder might allow Graham one if things were explained.
human
It can't be done. You get the frontage you apply for on the reef, but its extent is limited and full particulars must be supplied, while a man can hold only one claim on the same vein. Then a record isn't secret. If you don't stake off the best of the lode, you give the thing away, and send off every prospector who hears of it to locate what you have missed.