Hence it was public property.

Both leads being perfectly well defined, it was easy for any miner to see which one belonged to the Wide West and which did not.
We thought it well to have a strong friend, and therefore we brought the foreman of the Wide West to our cabin that night and revealed the great surprise to him.

Higbie said: "We are going to take possession of this blind lead, record it and establish ownership, and then forbid the Wide West company to take out any more of the rock.

You cannot help your company in this matter -- nobody can help them.

I will go into the shaft with you and prove to your entire satisfaction that it is a blind lead.