mineral's

Updated: May 15, 2025

Somehow he felt sure that Nate, balked of the great gains he had promised himself, would wreak his disappointment wherever he might; and since the land was of so little value, he would not continue to deny himself his revenge for fear that an investigation into the priority of the mineral's discovery might invalidate the entry.

Mary Noailles Murfree - Down the Ravine

So these forests are still open for taking up under the mineral act. All you have to do is to make a 'discovery, and stake out your claim; and there you are!" "All the mineral's been taken up long ago," Bob pointed out. "All the valuable mineral," corrected Baker. "But it's sufficient, so Erbe tells me, to discover a ledge. Ledges? Hell! They're easier to find than an old maid at a sewing circle!

Stewart Edward White - The Rules of the Game