The meadowland is most all included.
That was a preemption claim." Peaceful spoke slowly, and there was a note of discouragement in his voice which it hurt Miss Georgie to hear.
"Well, they've got to prove that those claims of theirs are lawful, you know.

And if you've got your patent for the homestead--you have got a patent, haven't you ?" Something in his face made her fling in the question.
"Y-es--or I thought I had one," he answered dryly.

"It seems now there's a flaw in it, and it's got to go back to Washington and be rectified.

It ain't legal till that's been done." Miss Georgie half rose from her chair, and dropped back despairingly.
"Who found that mistake ?" she demanded.

"Baumberger ?" "Y-es, Baumberger.