"We have as much right to look for a mine up here as you have," put in Sol Blugg. "If you own a mine, where are your stakes or other landmarks?"
"You know very well that they were carried away by that landslide," answered the senator's son.
"We don't know nuthin' of the kind," came from Larry Jaley. "Your uncle claimed to have a mine up here, but I never seen no proof of it—nor did anybuddy else see any proof. Any of us kin locate a claim, an' you can't stop us."
"This is free land, so far as locatin' a claim is concerned," added Sol Blugg.
"Well, if you locate that mine before we do, don't you dare to remove any of my uncle's landmarks," returned Roger.
