The Leaser-the tenderfoot hay-roller from the prairies-still tries his luck in some abandoned tunnel, sternly toiling for his faithful sweetheart in the low country; and The Forest Ranger, hardy son of the pioneers, representing the finer social order of the future, rides his lonely woodland trail, guarding with single-hearted devotion our splendid communal heritage of mine and stream.
"They of the High Trails"
Hamlin Garland
It so happened that lightning that morning struck the trace chain on a load of wood that was being hauled down the mountain-side by a white Leaser.
"Mystery Ranch"
Arthur Chapman
To this condition all classes would readily agree, for I have heard Hindoo and Muhammadan landholders all equally lament the evil effects of the laws by which families are so quickly and inevitably broken up; and say that 'it is the duty of government to take advantage of their power as the great proprietor and Leaser of all the lands to prevent the evil by declaring leases indivisible.
"Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official"
William Sleeman