New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-02
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
TIE LATEST sWINDLE.

STOCK EXPLORING EXPEDITION" 800 A
MONTH AND EXPENSES y ZONE EXTRA
SHARE FOR EVERY S20n-A WEAK MITA-
TON or THE COUNTERFEIT MONEY CIRCULAR
FRAUD.
A TRIBUNE reporter visited yesterday Room
II. at No % willam-st, the Office Of "Mineml Land
and Exploring Company" which has endesyored TO
bring itself 20 the attention Of the public BY the follow
ing advertisement:
0nn MEN WANTED for the new Gold
No. Mineral I'D Agricultural Lands geological Dol s B,
sGirs,.ng MINERAL LAND AND ExPLoEiSG coMrASY. 10
The reporter was provided with printed copy Of the
following circular
DEAR SIR. Your letter atug Information gprng th Comp'nT'
I'M sS yi ~ on, e,rg rbr We wou be- peasl % yoa
distribute through yogr community and sief' o'o % oo'
onl transact such may Be n,oe'a our tesl Sio5 "a
and your friends wish 70 accompany e leaon ,la ~ n
pleasant and Interesting Up, by@eois e Isrr be- nor.
you can - nm a aa9 81 on " Prom 4. The ,ors b. sarroos
i1os We Zee confident that sock vii be- worth IN n 10
present Tue You will emitted share Tor ever - ra
enI viii tle name of u,rbe anil he amount .lrb To
funds shoull be sent nv registered letter lrlt 10 ibis dice
Mineral Llnd and ETlor ng Com fny HrN iof
Groom IT," Judging from an old brass-p plate on tho
door, formerly the Office Of Lake Superior lining
Company Within, it appeared 10 the visitor there
obvious indications that the business which might
once have justified the furnishing Of the Once WIN
massive iron safe, with originally fine and mgh de'As
and other coneeuiences for clerks had passed away
The Office furniture was dusty and pnused; the desks
were uttered with useless scraps that secheu 10 hhto
lam a. they fe, for montls there were mlsty books
upon inc shelves within easy reach OF the DoOAAeepef'
who must have been absent long.
Reporter tentering and addressing group OF four
and Exploring Companyyir P'''''''
One Of the men mestatinClyl-"Mr. G. C.; Douglas Is
the head OF the Company; but he is az Washington
and VIII not return Tor few days"
Another 90 the hrst-"Well, you can attend to his
business for him, can't you r.
The former TO tho Reporter-"I have an interest IN
me company and can tell you anything you wish 70
ReporterBe good enough 10 show me your references
and your evidences that this IL genuine business
Germ Wish 10 inform some friends upon the subject
by this circular II Appeals that the Company h ncor
there any evidence Of that in the object"
The representative of the Company then begins look
ing for the desired document. talking vaguely and con-
fusedy about the plans and prospects Of the Company
and introducing frequent references 10 the wealth ~
gold and silver ~ be developed. Finally a drawer IA
opened, and a legal document purpOrtinR 10 be an
official copy OF the articles ~ incorporation, ~ taken
from Meantime the reporter looking into the drawer
| observe, living among some rubbish two " the dingy
yellow tickets OF the Havana lottery small book, tho
nature OF which sufficiently indicated by the ar
yious Illustration upon cover and large bundle Of
rudry printed certificates Of stock in the Exploring Com
representative Of the Company" Here. you acc Is
the whole thing discovering the revelation OF ths
lottery rickos brushing other papers over thcn ana
proceeding 1.-The important part Of IT, ana az tnaIs
worth looking at IL here" Reading ..,o AIs
hereby Incorporated company Tor the p'rpose ~
opening mp mineral and agricultural lands mining soid
and silver, and all other things, ETC."
lie takes care expose only thus much OF the paper
and neryousy proceeds with explanations That me pce
Of 10 the benefits Of the Company had Deoh
reduced TO one dollar 50 tha all might lafcaie Inss
the results would be very large that new prospectus
was preparing, winch would SCI iOrth thc advantages
/ much more cONincngly etc, etc.
! RrIresentatiye-' Yes here they are"
ON table al the side Of ne room arc three ancient
chunks OF ore, weighing three or four pounds each,
which had nauifestiy done duty as specimens IN tho
more prosperous days Of the Lake superior Mining Com
pauy ON % be copper, by me thick luofusla
reality simple plumbaSo the other specimen Is not SUD
med for examination and there IL not even tns pre-
/ .lt.Rg lpu he IN of %
specimens from the new field and no apology is made
| Tor their absence.
We have personal conversation With Col Butte IRON Chicago
He m tie SST5Ia S.9 GP sr "2 H. % '' At Wit P,
lie served n marked Distinction through tie ate heoe-o2
''Now who Is Col. ButtsF
Representative" There he Is and can speak TOT MN
Reporter" Col Butts, your friends say you served
with marked distinction in the late Rebellion Did you
enter the service from Iliinoisf .,,, ... nan,
Col. Butts chastity and ncryousy y" on, yes went
out with a Chicago regiment. was with Grant, wa
Reporter-" where1v
Col. Butts" AT Memphis. you sce'
Reporter-Hm, DO not exactly remember seeing you
Col Butts" Oh 7 was a kind OF commercial agent-I
looked alter the setting Of accounts by the Quarernas
Reporter" All right, Colonel Had II occurred to you
that the circulars OF this Company Detray some Whas
undue anxiety have funds rcmitted that IN TACT they
have the general characerstcs as those OF inc
counterfeit money sWhdlelN, OF winch Ino
have said SO much or course 10 the represent
don't mean 10 declare thai this enterprise Is fraud
Colonel couldn't recommend my iIlthu. 70 lhf'st
in IT, unless the OF some pcrsons known here are
shown in connection with It. How does II strike your
Col. Butts" on, its all right
BOTH rs % ioiHt-~tOck Enterprise, you sce'
Representative" We thought IL best TO offer the inter
es A. low as 81 and the party 0catprs that proceeds
first will secure an the interests necessary for the entire
Company which would he. Tor each member 100 acres OF
land ana mining claim
Referring u the Prospectus the continuation Oh ths
speech l. found. follows:
We can cesny lay before the members BY the hrss Of Ja RES
fl and complete regarding the Of TIE expedition
The VALLEY lrpuse of the most fertile IN Amenct
being and trayers- NUMEROUS ss
from he mountains hat are Ano~n 70 Os rch 10 gold W "
sn expect 10 get IN co rn oi onf or s
up developing large ani grant IRON Con
re.s: This esch share worth 80 eon
pbi Tie monthly SALARY POs the only advantage ihs
person has expedition II he tie Owner Of e~ shir-
s soui certainly much bses having al tp1s.
paid by Size Company"
Reporter" Where Is Mr.. W, who Il quoted IN the
nrosUectus as writing fayorably Of the pani
! ReIresentatiye-" He's of the uptown firm OF W
x co. He's OF the incOrpOratOrs.Y
10 was aSCertained that Mr.. W was rtlatYs
of one of TIL, firm but does not belong to
it, W Co. believed the enterprise 10 be iTaud, ana
that the use OF Mr.. WIS name doubtless without bis
knowledge. Tho Mineral Land ana Exploring company
offered no other references whatever