, 1880-04-13
wildcat Mining.
Ib &hs Editor cf 1h$ Chicago Ifthuns.

Ii ths Editor o. ms Chicago 7rtbunt.
Cn1CAu0, April la,-At this tin1e, when scnrcc-
" q mnn Ia to DO found who has not In some why
becn Aw,ndotI by aotno 'wilt-cnt" mining
company enterprise or concern. tho question Is
being nakcd It's tu tho liability ot tnunrporntora
md directors Of corporations who sell tho sttNk
Ut corporations Or Ia,nlpnt,!cs whose properties
aro puly .nlners' claims" mud which arc other.
wtsa vnluc1csa.
VIII you Inform yotr rendcrs-this 0ne, II not
lo000 nart.-as tu what rccoueso n stockhotdcr
has, It any, On tho utticrrs Of company wh0
havc sold stock, representing In thGfr published
pttr,pcctuscs anil advertisements thnt they own
inllt4. s,c,i In fnet, tho Government has issued
,S %a' a 5seo'is ,ss ny + sny as p"Feanssr st
wiz vito p1S.h shat .''efi tler u 1n,ues aro :s frcs
u i,e',.nl'ranco and dctt, when tho
e"nS e""spa'o tsss s iSa Psrshasor 0es .oes M %st tx
exhnnu tho ttr,rtla III nHathnr Sthto fn brler To
sSSs re- Sx n;f1 aytr3se, t ffs' t IN faa;' % Is
aSia 9 ans%sr tho i!!nr'Srtant subject now be.
Tic l1nl,a.iza Gold hMi Silver Atnnlgamnting
s sSni Il tasS 'ss u's i tS 1iyfi;si sys nc ' ) ;s5
:ssss, = @ \: s' s s = sss;sSs = m
iiack iilfts, tivu in ATizo,la. md two IN i.cai-
WIG, IlNI1lt1E tutEls 1Eo VII t!0 Hg!let LlN tuI3
g ~ rite, aud ti1t.t tho Hon: John Doc aud 0cf
ltiehar1 ltoe are aso ,what they nrc represented
tu be+htncst retired capitalists uni, gentlemen,
-n,e Ut tho smith f,4lnily pays thonl over $l0o.
htu takes 1H shnrcs lii tic cul1rne Ut tl1nu
Smith tIEtts nut tint tho Conlrany only owned
"etHttnR. which hMyn never Gec1l phttntcd 10
tho rnlnthny ny tho United StAtes. md TINT tho
"ulatms" to tho Company. Nhw tho question
Is, Gun Smith recover his mni1ey, he i!csnr hay
lR Etttso behind tho statements cOntnlnct In tho
Cok'pany's advertisement to Aeo II tlcir stAta-
ntrlts werc trlG9 Would this be getting money
Under fnlse pretenecs, Mecurt]tt,g to tho laws or
rulings If tho Courts Of lIllllnlay
lHttcstl0n very much II tEeEu t8 q reader Or
your pHrrr WIN Will not be Interested III tho
nslswcr ypM inny Kivs to these quotations.. md l
doubt not but that hundreds of people In this
city and tho Northwest will feel vrtfiicd to you
fnr Informing thcn, ulll thut thGy may know
sct OF confidence vllinins yclepcd "wild..cats,'
mining enterprises na to mako It lln0st tnpos-
eiblu L, dispose uf tholr interests. THO unin-
ftIrinctl woitd bp surprised ut tho amount OF
this flso stnif that Is iiow tn tho hads OF tho
people. The kfuE tlAA mostly been disposed nf
to Q c!nss Of people who have mt @ neet M wise
when told by the vendors nit To lot any one
k,luw that they had inado n purchase,-as tho
EumpNny dlu not cltra u lot. i bo knpwn tint
they were yet selling their t'tGvcloplng stock
ut this tlg.,re. The e.nost prolific suurco If ptt1t
to tho confidence -galnc n1an u the sccret selling
cat donlct in vMl!iab!o stacks or companies hs
no wny Of stopping 1t, nnd protecting both bis
own interest and tho public. ~ we'll Ms tho lngit-
innate nlntnE Interest but thrHiKh tho press,
and trtily hUpa TINT TnE TRIBUNE will lend us
its intlucnce aud assistance. TiIEo. NOEL.