The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1866-05-10


Subscribers elect their own Officers, and
themselves manage the affairs Of the Com
yanv. each subscriber being eligible as one
of lis officers.
TIE PRESIDENT
is TO be chosen from among the Board OF
Directors.
TIE DIRECTORS
are to be selected by the subscribers from
amonr themselves. at the first meeting Tor
organization. ...,-,
THE SECRETARY AND TREASURER
is to be A subscriber and selected by the
Directors.
The Central National Bank, Philalclphia
SOLICITORS.
Theodore Cuyler. Esq.
Robert d. Coke, Esq.
Americans are proyerbial 70. the avidity
and commendablc zeal with which they
participate in enterprises having for their
object the development Of our national re-
sources. At one time Railroats AT
another " Coal then " Copper or
Iron" and more recently "On have
been the aliabsorbing topics.
In all these several enterprises, as Will
be recollected, those who .drst took hold Of
them made money; some larger amounts
than others, according to their Investments
Mining operations in the fields OF Iolora-
10 and elsewhere noW mainly cngroSS the
public attention Considering that several
| such companies have been already organ.
| ized-that they are now at work-that the
reports from their mines are highly favor
| sble-that it is known that at the present
time there are on the way from the Lodges
/ Of Nevada and Colorado numerous "hars
/ of silver" and "bricks OF gold, it is
| believed that the enthusiasm already mani.
/ tested on the subject will, il little time,
be so greatly increased on the receipt and
! exhibit of these returns" thai innumcr
/ able companies will spring up, " hose stock,
/ being based at the then greatly inflated
/ prices of lodges, will necessarily he less do
/ sirable than that now to be had--thcrcby
/ giving to those who avail themselves Of the
! occasion now presented, of securing "ori-
| ginal interests" an opportunity Of Men
| disposing of the large amount of stock each
holder receives, at handsome advance.
With these preliminary remarks the fol-
lowing Prospectus is respectfully prcsen'
ted.
The property of the Company proposed
| to be organized by the sale of tl.e-c ' ori-
| ginal interests" consists Of the following
Lodges, all situated within radius Of five
miles of Central City, Colorado,
TRAIL CREEK DISTRICT.
Mammoth Lode,* of 100 feet,
| Never Fail Lode,+ of 600 feet,
| Vanderbilt Lode,t of 2nn feet,
Union Lode, of 300 feet,
Old Ophir Lode, of loo feet
TRAIL RUN DISTRICT.
Holman Lode,l of 40 feet
BANNER DISTRICT.
St. Louis Lode, of 100 fec, ,
! Pensacola Lode, of lOp feet
UPPER FALL RIVER DISTRICT.
| Abe Lincoln Lode, Of 300 feet,
! Washoe Lode, of 200 feet,
Minnie, or :" Louisa Lode, of 200 feet,
Riddle Lode,S Of 200 feet,
+This Lode is very we'll developed, with
vein of ore / feet in width ore prospects
we'll.
+ There is one shaft on this Lode 20 feet
deep and so feet long, and the erevice is s
feet in width
t This Lode is well developed, and con
sidered one of the best in the district there
is a shaft on it 60 feet in depth with vein
of sulpherets four feet in width. Assays
made of this ore prove it to be very rich.
aThis is an a. |. Lode, and has shaft
of IS feet in depth-vein of ore three feet
in width and of good quality, Ore taken
from this Lode yielded $lOG per cord in
gold
SThs is really the richest Lode yet dis
covered in the district it is we'll developed,
and ore taken from this Lode yielded up
wards of $500 per cord.
q Being total of 2000 feet or nearly a
half mile in length horizontally, of rich
| Gold producing territory, Of unlimited
! har wit oil 4
angles, and also all the metals ores, gold
! silver and other metal bearing quartz, rock,
and earth therein, and all the rights, priv
! ileges and franchises thereto incident, ap-
| pendant and appurtenanced or Herewith
usually had or enjoyed, under and subject
to the jurisdiction Of the Government of the
! United States"
The titles to all of which claims have been
examined by member of the Bar, resident
in Colorado.
His opinion is as follows
This is to certify that l have carefully
examined the titles to the foregoing lodes
or lodges, and am satisfied that they are
perfect.
THOMAS MASON, Atty at Law.
Central City, Colorado.
The space of circular is too limited to
give the opinions of numerous distinguish
| ed citizens and men Of science who have eX-
amined this district ; the following extracts
relate thereto, and that of Professor Ed.
ward n. Kent in particular, of the New
York U. S Assay Office is directly in point.
Our late lamented President-Mr. Lin
coln-during an interview with Speaker
ColfaX, relative to the hidden wealth of Col
oradO, Nayada, &C., said
81 have very large ideas of the mineral
wealth of our nation; believe it practically
inexhaustible"
The Hon. j. P. Upsher, Secretary of the
Interior, in the OFcid Report presented TO
Congress, dated December 9th, 1864, refer.
ring to the then present condition of orr
Western Territories, says. "The wealth
embedded in the rocks of that extensive re
gion IS actually inexhaustible, and it will
furnish in future years, indirectly princi.
pal part of our means of liquidating the
ueD' contracted by the Government for the
overthrow of the Great Rebellion"
The Hon. II, p. Bennett, delegate in
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