The Kanzas news., 1857-08-29
THREE THOUSAND SHARES SOLD
IN THREE WEEKS!

A MAP OF KANZAS AND SHARE IN
IA SARATOGA CITY, consisting of Five
Lots. with chance Of drawing the
Principal Prize, Valued at SIC, 900,
FOR ONE DOLLARi
The subscribers, at the solicitation of many
shareholders, are induced to alter their original
plan for disposing of Saratoga City, and have
adopted the following, viz: Saratoga City has
been divided into 500 Shares, each share consist
ing of Five Lots. There are three Springs, the
largest Sixty by Sevnty-five feet These Springs
will have Ten Acres of Land connected with them,
and viii constitute the principal prize, being val
ned at $1,000 These Springs are T0Fth gs ior-
tune to the person who draws them. The water
that discharges from them would supply large
city; and is pure, cold and sparkling, and pos
sesses mineral properties which must render this
city the Saratoga of Kansas. These Springs
constitute one of the Five Hundred Shares
There will be 10000 Certificates issued, and
each holder of Certificate will draw MAP OF
KANzAS, WORTH ONE DOLLAR! or ONE
OF THE FIVE HUNDRED SHARES IN SA-
RAT0GA CITY,
Location of Saratoga City.
Saratoga City is located In Calhoun CO., in Sec.
%, Township 9, Range 15-about ID miles North
of Topeka, is from Tecumseh, 25 from Lecomp-
ton and 35 from Lawrence; is adjoining the Pot
tawatomie Reservation $50 miles square) which
VIII soon be open for pre-emption.
10000 MAPS!
We are happy to state that one Of our most re-
spectacle Land Agency firms are engaged in get
ting up the most authentic Map of Kanzas that
has ever been produced, and that we have en-
gagged 10000 copies for the first edition
We can now supply beautiful colered Sectional
Map of Kanzas TO those who do not wish TO wait
until our map is published.
Plan Suggested for the Distribution.
1t has been suggested by shareholder that TO-
600 Envelopes be procured, and into $500 of these
slip of paper or card be inserted, with the words,
'EThis Card entities the holder to q Map of Kan
zas. which can be obtained by forwarding this
Card to the Committee appointed to receive it, y
and into 500 of the Envelopes slip or card be
inserted, with the words "This Card entities the
holder to Share in Saratoga City, which can be
obtained by forwarding this Card to the Commit
tee appointed to receive it." The Envelopes to be
sealed and to be precisely aike-then to be indis-
criminately mixed together, and numbered from
No. i TO No. 10000, and those persons holding
Certificates, by forwarding them to the Commit
tee appointed to receive them, will receive the
numbered Envelope which corresponds with the
number of the Certificate which they forwarded
to the Committee, and which will exhibit TO them
the result. This plan viii probably be adopted,
as it will guard against imposition.
THE DISTRIBUTION
VIII take place as soon as the Maps are ready,
about the 18th of November.
Land and Land Warrants
taken in exchange for shares, and a liberal dis
AGENTS WANTED
In every city and town in the Territory Induce
ments will he offered which will warrant attention
to this enterprise.
Address GEO. W. GRAY & CO., Lawrence, K
T., enclosing One Dollar, and Share will be dis
patched by mail, and any information given that
may be required. One Share, 81; six Shares SIS;
twelve Shares SO.
@ Newspapers throughout the Territory, and
in the States, are requested to publish the above
three months and send their bills to us for settle
ment. laug22-3m] G. w. G. d co.