, 1875-02-21
Information Full Of Interest to His
Chicago Creditors.
Daring Attempt to Plumber English
Capitalists.
Ills Hunting Project.


cat companies formed with millions Of stock t
BE- f1oated upon the supposititious inexhaustib1
mineral wealth Of certain localities upon vhic
their claimants had conferred cuph honious and al
trac:ive names, expressive of.the great treasure
they were alleged to contain, have psesty We
passed out Of existence. They were poesibl
when the mining resources OF the conn
try were but little undezstood; Hhe
the discovery Of mineral riches TIE
first made. and people wero dazzled, enthuslss
tic, aod credulous. But this time has gone by
The party nov rho ronld form company 10
The development OF mine cannot begune III
people whorn be approaches with any Epec1ous
glittez1ng allegations. They have learned I
good deal from their experience IN fos1ne1
Times, aad NOW rely upon only the most aocurHst
Md best vouched-for information. Tho mining
districts Of the entire country hare oeen vlsifeo
by adventurous explorers, and st tals tune the Ct
lent Of their resources is thoroughly understood
There arc mining bureaus. formed to
7eyelope this wealth and to disseminate &c
eutste and reliable information concerning II,
no matter in what remote locality it Iaay oe
situated Hence the uncertainty which onoe
characterized the mineral products OF tho
country las been banished, and at the present
line .l 1r;n1rg operations RE conducted upon =
settled. certain basis.
The institution il Chicago devoted to the pu.-
Doses alluded to above is the American Bureeu a
OF Mines, 4. No. 10 Dearborn street. caso IL
lu.trative Of the above Remarks hns just been
brought to Light, and the bureau haa been IN
s:1umeutal IN
EXPOSING GIGANTIC sw1NnLE,
which its ppera tors weTc cntGaTor1pg to pEIpe-
tsats under its apparent approval OF tleit
6&hcn1o.
There are very great many OF TIE TRIBUNE
readers who will doubtless recall that very
Adable and handsome young man,
coz "a II. c. A'cAETHT.
host OF creditors ID this city will recollect him
without much mental exe.rioa. Is we'll as quite
number Of tho fair sc1. whose hearts once hut
tered responsive to his soft assurances OF
uudying love. He WAS more than orli-
na,1ly aitractve in appearance; tail, msaly,
and graceful. In mSuDezs he VAS pleasing,
courteous nod geniaf. In aIdlton he possessed
tho subtle and useful power to tai most plao-
Eible et11y, and maGo his promises greedllF ac-
ceptabfe. He had the confidence Ct every boot
black on the street, 81 OF uhcss accounts nEa
short orins 10 their unsuspcctirg credulity-
Ills credit whilo to remained tcre was good
everywhere, and he disappeared owing tailor
.hops, hootmakera, hattcrs, boarding house
Keepers. bar bills, laundry bills, jewelers., aud
.gery class Of people whom necessity or lu1uri-
pus fancy led him to patrouize.
II DIES,
he affected the bandi:tti, + br:gard stJle. From
his snoulders hung 4 military cloak OF finest
texture; ne wore large-b.in aud brigandish-
looking hat, from under which flowed his lu1uri-
snt, sloe-hlack hair, and lis whole appearance
VAS zatish and unique. fils striking and grace
fnl figure was well known in almost every quar-
ter Of Chicago.
Among his other accomplishments, hs pos
scssed
SCATTERING OF 3uEERALoaE.
This he endeavored to turn to account, md
accordingly connected himself with tbe American
Bureau Of Mines. Had he contented himself
line he might probably have been there now, the
recipient Of wages from its officers md duna
from everybody. But euent devotion to inita-
tire chiEography in the aEtographical way led
him to atieuapt close imitation OF another mans
handwriting upon certain co1trcct. The at
tempt was very auccestfu! and quite profitable
The officers we're ipuucel By Lis promises to ef-
1ect settlement 20. to prosecute hin. He was
discharged from their service, however, bit waa
frequently allowed tho privileges Of the o1ice-
Abort July !,
pn. GEORGE coLtE1so
Z gentleman bailing FROM Texas. made his Ap-
pearauce in this city. He was m old fdohd Of
McCarth3's, and upon his arrival here WAS with
duced to the officers ot tho Burcau+ Colletso
was man Of much impressive dignity and ap-
parent honesty. He IVES quiet and gent'emcnly,
was completely skilled in tue habits and ways
Of business men, and we'll calculated to in
spire their confidence. He came here
State particularly Bastrop County. wherein he
possessed eeyern1 Thousand ACRES of the richest
Known coal md copper lands which but wsited
proper development to increase the wealth Of
a1l who went into his schens oy millions. He
had formed the
''dREAr BAsrIop coA1. COMPANY"
be let it be understood, and Was in the city to
present it's indubitae1e claims to Chicago capital
ists. md induce them to take stock. He prom
Used everybody that the profits OF the
st ds yesss oo Tons oa 2, the xh1da nina Tona oa
for several Thousand acres OF land, and
contracts With several railway compnnics, binding
them to take largo quantities OF coal at prices
highly profitable At the figures represented "a
The cost OF mining it: The Company was CAPT
talizod up into the millions, aud it looked like
decidedly beautiful and lrcsatiye scheme. But
somehow the noneyed men OF Chicago did not
take hold OF it with much alacrity. They had
seen hard times from which they hAd not re-
available It is not fair to p7erume that they
doubted Dr.. Coletso, or the splendor Of the
echcrne.
The Doctor concluded that the financial waters
OF Chicago we're too shallow to aoas his schcmo,
md that it must be placed abroad. lie dis
covered also. that it needed greater recon-
neudaions than those lao had brought from rail
road companies aud gaS1ocs other parties IN
1e1aa. lie WAS unknown, and theSe Were dE1-
2ult to obtain. But man who WAS capable Of
n1nntng tho great Dastrop Company was not
II thour 1eso:rccs- With the assistance Of Afc-
ca :thy, who still had the entire Of the odlcs,
he OBTAINED SEALS
of the American Bureau OF Mines, and attached
thea to the documents With which he WAS to
iuf]anse the a7arico Of British capitalists He
slso 81 cured the seal of British Consular recog-
milton. There WIS only ono impediment 10 lis
departure, however, aad that was-no money.
TIE own ct OF the great Basreop coal mines WINS
hard-up. Eut eGen here his great business
abilities a=rred him successfully. Headva1tised
for youu man IN want Of = situntion who had
a litsla money to embark in the
bringing s4o9, which he Immediately
Invested il ftty shares Of 'fBastrop," aud Was
appointed Sc ec1etary Of the Company ut xaisrv
Of s., 500 per year. CoiIctso, tho next day, left
the hopeful Joung man to attend to the Secro-
taryship and
pEr4sTED WITH HIS FRIEND N'clETHY
for London, tho 1stter accompanying him to as-
sis: in "placing" his etock ard also to raise
tia band Of noble huntera,-abous which much
has been said.-Hho ara next summer. If the
clans succeed, to desastate the far Western
prsiries of their baffaloes and Eophers.
Arriving in London, Col'etso introduced him