The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-01-13
HOW 0Ox Z n 1xPRESsES
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CHICAGO PAPER.

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CHICAGO R4PKR-
Ne take the folloving ezi1acts from
| faktter published IN The Chicago Tn
d1se of Dee. -, IN reference to this
camp:
have no desire to. secure a free
advertisement-plainly speaking, no
az to grind What l have to say is
simply for the benefit of the public.
l daily receive mining journals, circu-
lars, etc, and i: is plainly to be seen
by one situated as I am, that 90 per
cent. ofthe mining schemes put upo11
the public are frauds. In all scba4es
Of speculation l am really $. ..slscal.
1t is my nature to want to know the
why's and wherefores, instead Of dip
ping in without investigation, as many
do. Now, in buying mine or min
ing stocks, I contend that 4 man
should in al cases visit the mine. Not
bu, what deception is practiced even
there, but shrewd man can easily
detect it.
Inotice in 4 Chicago journa, an ad-
vertisement Of hrm. offering stock
to the public in mine stocked for
81, 900, 900 and stating that the shaft
is IS feet deep, and assays are running
as high as $50 % to the ton. Just
think of it! / have travelled extern
sively over Colorado, particularly
Gunnison county, and as yet have not
seen twenty-five foot hole worth
$4,000. l have thirteen claims in
the Ruby mining district, assaying
from $40 to 5000 per ton, and would
sell any of them at from $4,000 to
SIC, 900.
have lived Is years in Chicago,
and know how these mining and real
estate swindles are manipulated. Ill
health compelled me to come to Colo
RADIO, and to Ruby Camp, where l am
much improved. Securing interests
that necessitated my presence here
secured the appointment of postmas-
ter, would gladly furnish any of my
Chicago friends with information rela-
tive to mining interests in Ruby Camp,
or Colorado in fact.
In purchasing a mine, or even a
small interest, be sure and purchase
at the mine.
E. P. STEVENS
P. NJ, Irwin, Gunnison Co., Colo"
The following are extracts of a letter
published~the succeeding day. in the
paper above mentioned -
In your to-day's issue l notice a
letter from an honest mineI.. signing
his name E. P. Stevens, Postmaster,
Irwin, Gunnison Co. Colo, who says.
he has no.ax.to grind, yet grinds'
one at your and ths e.pense Of the
public in way too :. Tim to- wash. !"
u health may have taksn Ms. s. to
the mouus,iss ~of Colorado yst % one E
can easily see that he has his eye on a
the main. chance, eli tie s4ne, and to
further his own interest he seeks to
damage that Of Others. TIT referring
to firm in this city Who he says has
stocked mine for Ss,ooo,ooo that
only has a twenty-five ~ shaft
while he, good, honest m,ner,- to IS
in Colorado only 1t his hes|ths Eh
to hold . gQysRnufpf af6oei
to sell of his thirteen Claims, E "a
one for $40, 1000. sss ~
Mr.. S. says that he has lHe1 M !
teen years in Chicago. and dl
knows how those mining and q
estate swindles aEe manipulated, whish
is selfevident fact to any one Who
has read his letter. Lam astonished
that Mr.. S. did not say that his thir-
|.teen mines were the only mines in all
| Cunnison County worth owning. Per-
khaps he did and it was stricken out
by you.
The firm offering the 81, 900, 900
stock, is ne doubt selling the tIos
shares 4 fye- Cents each, and ifthey
sen one half Of 1behaees a. this price
they nh be geskiag 1aeh 1a than,
S, GOO for the hslf Of tie mine, hich
IS, 600 no doubt will be expended =
developi6g tie nine: and WHICH na&
make ID 5rth <s .Jooo. 600 to the uNn.