The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1865-04-11

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1.-The following capital burlesque oi
the spectators in Petroleum just now,
is taken from the Commercial bulletin.
1t consists Of extracts from pamphlet
published in Pittsburg, entitled, "lThe
Munchausen Philosophers Stone and
Gull Greek Grand Consolidated oil
company" ngngQ Qd,ifi4d ~ G9'i39;
g1,CapitA Stock, u. ooO,QOo,Ooo 90 I
Working Capital, roilsSup 3.37 so
A, 900 Shares, re71.eh 100000 each.
, Dividends semi-daily Sundays exr
cepted.l t.aa sdl sb0ad
.tnJ TERRITORY ed hl
Seven Hundred and Fifty three Million
acres in fee simple, and the
. ~ exclusive right to bore on
80 tile thitieth part of an
i51d q acre on Gull Greek,
(Coalprivilege on this 81
u lease.) be'o,
/ aisd lIr DIRECTORS. 9gaA
S. w. indie, President; Hon. r.. As.
cal, Vice p; d. Faulter, Treasurer
s. Teal, Secretary; Oily Cannon, Lel
gal Adviser; John Law; Chief Mana.
ger. ''.'y
L5lnuel Gulliyer, Hon. G. Heat, Ba.
ron Munchausen, Sir John Mandeville,
NJ. Babelais, S. Kinner, Ferdinand Ju-
an Mendoz Pinto, Sinbad 7. ii. E.
Sailor. .. hi".i
This company incorporated under the
laws of the State of yerdancy, (cidc
Pamphlet laws, 1873, page 6,o6ia hay-
ing purchased AHA consolidated tracts
Amounting in aggregate to Seven hun.
dred and fifty-three million acres in fec
simple', are about. TO open thtir sub
scription books for limited number OF
shares. '.}' 9'iEl p" etvij
~ AS safe paying and permane"fihvcst-
ment, it is perhaps the best in the world,
and owing to the small amount of the
capital, for speculation, the sindtce-
mcnts are uncduallcd.
The Directors are men of undoubted
integrity, as careful examination OF
their names will show. Theyd will de-
vote fheir best Judgment and energy to
the management of the affairs olithe
company, and to the care and safe keep
ing OF the money of the stockholders.
As an evidence of their disinterested-
ness it need only be stated that the lands
were sold by them to the Company at
only 75,O0Oper cent. in advance of the
price they originally pFid and they are
rot desirous of occupying the position
of Directors, after they have disposed
of their stock to tie best advantage.
The lands of the company are easily
accessible, and may he reached in a
few years by a line OF balloons recently
established by the company. 1t is the
earnest desire OF the Directors, that I'LL
persons disposed to subscribe for stock,
shall visit aud examine the lands for
themselves tIg a4 Jiss i1o1
y3hl THE MUNoHAUsEN TRACT. i
Y This is the largest and best develop
eel tract owned by the company. The
large shaft on this tract was sunk to
the depth Of l6, ,O0O,O11 feet 3l.lO inch:
es. In sinking the shaft, q cageful rec
.orJfwas kept Of the different strata.
/, A few extracts will show the wonder
ful resources of the tract - April lst, at
the depth of 1871 l3 feet, u vein of % feet
thick of No. l Cooking Butter This
butter is of the highest rank. 1t can
be found on the tables of all the princi,
pal hotels OH this cQptinent.
Immediately succeeding, vein OF
No. g Lard, based upon vein of Shoe
makers WAX, 4.l2 feet, thick Gov.
ernment shoe contractors use this in.
stesd af glue in fastening the soles Of
army shoes. eri,tnea v
'On the following Wednesday, at
Z. Nj. struck a-vein XXX. Ale. This
is thrown out in half barrels, with rev,
enue officers receipt for the tax on the
ale; and also receipts accompanying
each barrel, for the income tax of any
person who. drinks a glass oft. AS th,
barrels have not TO DC returned moth;
ing ails this product of the well. ',of :"
The next day, large vein of Qui,
nine This is generally administered
without, charge TO any ofthe Stockllohi
Iegs seized with fger, or shstsy. about
the value of their shares. e,v ~ ~ -
+odSome distance below, we struck :
sein ofSubstitutes Each one had hi.
bounty money in his pocket, with a Ger
tificate that he was veteran, anc
would not desert.-They had not vo
ted, and may be considered aliens.
n9 These wells do not .iow,on Sunday
which. is !, abundant testimony of tn,
high moral tone observed in the man
agement of this Company. noi,
The following is a Hist of articles
struck: Cooking Butter--XXX. Al
God Liver ,Oil-Billy Patterson
Observation-Disclosures Soup--Lot
terry Tickets--15ear's Oil-For Higher
Wages--Substitutcs--Bounty Mpne,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Proposition
Min, of Human Kindness-Oil--l
Leak, trlrl3y 0sol 0e 80 -
rue MooSsHpSB TRACT. io
The land on this tract is ti,nbercc
with Mahogany Rosewood, Ebony
SandalHood, Nightlbloopsng Ccrels
Century Plants, and other vnrictic
suitable for building purposes, apd III
Inappfacturc of hcrmeticaIss sealed bar
rels.' ~,
Upon this land, and along the bank
! Of the Cheat River, we're found som
very fine. diamonds Of the first waite
The, specimen on exhibition at the D