The Irish standard., 1897-04-03

the owner Of claim, where the apex
of his vein crosses the side lines and not
its end lines, has no eXtra-lateral rights
at all: that is, he cannot go outside his
lines upon any pretext whatever. The
fact that the Grubstake was the prior
location cuts no figure. AS was held in
the case of the Iron Silver versus the
lElgin Mining company.if the original
locator OF q. claim cannot or does not
make the explora tons necessary to as
certain the true trend of his vein and
draws his end lines ignorantly he must
take the consequences. The claim Of
the Grubstake that it's vein makes
turn at the point where it crosses the
Mascot, assuming that it would hold
water, effectuully disposes of any extra
lateral rights by virtually conceding
that the apex of the vein crosses the
side line. 1t only remains for lis TO
lprore the continuance of the Mascot
vein, which, with the developmentsyo you
have been making, should be easy
enough. Oh, no; if we only get the
right kind of jury, I have no appre-
,0enSlOnS as 10 the VeTGlct.
"But what possible chance have we
to get the right kind of a jury?" re-
turned the young man, dejectedly, re-
garding sthe cigar he was nervously
turning in his fingers as though tho
fact that 1t had gone out was one more
happening in the train Of ill luck that
pursued him. eft seems to me that the
average jury is simply a pack Of
asses."
''Too true. But asses may sometimes
be led by the nose, you know"
sand sometimes they are up for sale
TO the highest bidder"
ooh, as to that, you know the sheriff,
and if you think that Meredith is going
TO touch him with any ordinary fig
ures-"
''In the case Of Brigham we seem to
have evidence that the colonel is ca
pable OF extraordinary figures upon oc
cnsion."
well, he can afford to pay pretty
liberal percentage to win, for fact"
Bartels imperturbably rejoined. "Rut
you carry a check-book as well as he.
TIC tell the truth, though, the jury is
not troubling me; | am a good deal
more disposed to be doubtful about the
Judge; although as to hinl-well, may
be borrowing trouble"
"Why, what's the matter with him p
And the match which he had lighted was
allowed to burn Neil's fingers in his
surprise. 81 thought Duval was oil
right"
"Wen. so he is, probably" returned
the lawyer, with some elm Embarrassment.
"Only-well, accidentally discovered
the other day that he had been mixed
up with the COLONEL in some mining
deals down in Mexico. l don't know
what it amounts to; don't know that:
he would dare go too far anyway;
but"
Cant we get change of venue?"
demanded Neil, looking worn and sick.
. ooh, 1 don't think it would do to go
as far as that. 1t would prejudice him
against the case; and if he were pre-
disposed against us Of course he would
oppose the motion, and Oh, no; it
would hardly pay us to make such
break rs that, all things considered.
But I was thinking, if he could be ap-
preached Just right
"Again the check-book might prove
Mightier than pen or sword ex-
claimed Neil, bitterly, as he bent to
scratch q new match against his boot"
sole. He relighted his cigar, smoking
for moment in gloomy silence before
he added: 'And this is justice in Colo
rsdo!"
cit is life; not much worse in Colo
RADIO than in the rest Of these United
States, I fancy. AS Senator ingalls,
puts H., Purity in politics is an rides
cent dream He might have gone
further and said that purity in amy
thing is dream little likely to be real
lied before the millennium. But don't
take it all too seriously, Neil. AS said
before, doubt if Duval would dare go
too far in any case. He is working for
reelection. And our main reliance is
on the. jury, anyway, and with them
you certainly have an equal chance with
the other side"
For which should be lifting my
eyes in thanks to heaven and devoting
myself to burnt offerings and sacrifices,
4 suppose" reioined Neil, holly. by
Jcve, Bartels, look at it! Can you
Imagine a. greater outrage? Here give
up some Of the best years of my life to
toiling and melting in that mine, labor
Ing like Il convict, until at last I make a
strike. A rich strike: but what has it
cost me? Nobody knows who has not
tried it, what: it takes out of a man to
live and work for years like that. lie
pays the price of success out of his
very arteries; he is Just SO much the
poorer i'll actual life-blood; he has
burned out that much Of his candle Of
life, and it is gone, never to be regained.
He is old and nil the wealth of the
world will never give him back his
squandercd youth. Itwould seem, con-
sidering all things, that he should be
entitled TO his paltry wages; but far
from that, every highwayman in the
land is at liberty to harass and s1espoil
him, provided only the methods are
chosen with reference to the accommo-
dating. blindness Of the law. Col.
Meredith walks into my mine and steals
my ore; call upon the courts for re- I
dress, and Justice, in beautiful impair
tlality, grants Col. Meredith as well as
myself an injunction, shutting me out
Of my own orc body until an addle-'
patcd jury can decide to whom it really
belongs. If tramp should come along