The Placer herald., 1869-12-11
A BIG THING !!

4 gentleman in Auburn received the 9th
er day the following Autographed letter
from New York. We publish it 10 show
the desperate tricks resorted to to get from
greeues s5 or $40. This letter is exten.
svey circulated, and we make no doubt
but many fools are sending on their five or
ten dollars which will be the last they will
hear Of it.
"DEAR SIR: Believing you to be "true
blue we will introduce for your considera-
ton matter which will be the means Of
putting many thousands Of dollars in your
pocket in very short time. We have now
on hand, ready for circulation, $3.50. 500 10
81. 81 and So bills. They are the best
counterIelts ever put oD the market, and we
!efy the Treasury experts themselves to de-
tect them: They are Of the same slzs as
the genuine, are printed on tirs.class paper
are correctly mum bered, and ara so exceed
inglY well executed in every respect that
they cannot possibly be detected even by
the aid of powerful microscope. We have
them pu, up in packages of $500 each. We
will sell you $500 of the 81 or So bills for
500: $1,000 tor $3.50. We shall charge
you 5000 per $1,000, on the IS bills, as the
engraving OF The plate cost US considerable
more than for the others. If you desire to
feel your way before investing largely, we
will send you $500 upon receipt OF IS, or
$40 which ever you it to send us, and
you may pay the balance within Is days
after receiving the bills, or we will wait un-
til yor arrive Any Rail Road ticket agent
will take them tecause be cannot detect
them. Don't show more than $50 at n
time. You may form some idea about the
quality OF our stock by reading the enclos-
ed extract cut from the Herald You can
We'll afford to remit the balance in two
hours, but we will give you plenty Of time.
The stock is in safe place and we def7 the
sharpes' detectives in New York, unless YOU
do. Always send money by Express or
Registered letter. We will do the same.
Then nothing will be lost in the mails and
everything will work barInoniously between
US. If you prefer we will send it by Ex-
press, G. O ID. or collect on delivery, pack
ed in such way as not 10 excite the sus'
picion that it is money. Then you may
pay S. or $40 on delivery, and The balance
within the time specified. Depend upon il
we are 10 earnest in this matter, and if you
take hold Of it in proper manner you can
make $4,000 before two months. We
have taken every precaution ia the exec i
ton Of these notes to render you as sale rs
If you were handling good money, for bet
Ter executed bills were never issued in the
the world. Ia case YOU should he indiscreet
enough to let it be known to any one don't
mention where it came from. We have the
reputation in New Y'rk OF being men Of
good standing, and therefore we will never
be suspected OF dealing in counterfeit mon
ey. Ii you could manage to come or
show this envelope to the man at the d+sk
be will introduce you, we could then talk
freely about the matter and make arrange-
ments for tig business-don mvutiun
anything about counter felt money as he
will pretend not to understand you. lie
viii know what's up We impIore you not
to betray US in case you are not inclined to
90 in. State what denominations YOU wish,
how much, and either destroy this or send it
back. Address plainly
J p. WATERS & Co.,
1877 Broadway, New York
p S-Depend upon it, as Ion. as you are
true to US you will never be out of funds