The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-02-11

Illinois Mining company. incorporated
under the laws OF the state OF Illinois, owns
COO acres Of the most valuable mining land
in the west The stock OF she company -
stocked 80 81 por share. Zach share en-
titles the holder "a a building lot. Charles
1 r.. Grove, the founder OF Grove Ctr. Is
I visiting she principal cities OF the c1untrY IN
the interest OF the company, which has al
ready sent several carloads Of colored peo-
/ pie 20 Grove Civ. The outpus Of these
mines averages $4,000 q day. II you want
work ana want TO do something for your
self cali on tbs founder OF Grove city,
Z Charles =. Grove. 2t0 Third street. south
I west srd examine she specimens OF quartz
I aud ore taken from the mine owned by his
I company and let him explain 20 yoa how
you can be benefited by investing in his
enterprise.
Accom- ganyiug this Advertisement be had
/ a graudiloQuent article inserted, describing
bis marvellous success. and secured We IN
dorsement Of the newspaper by sh ewd
/ piece Of rhetorical q &C Triton, AZ which he
is an adept. The puff be secured from tho
American was enough 90 give his ? ojeot
credit among the colorsd people OF the
[ city.
Then he began 20 arrange his meetings in
the cOored churches around Washington,
and in the halls OF the various eolored
| benevolent societies that are principally
| patEonize1 by house servants. There Is
hardly a colored church in she city that he
hns not visited The meetings have been
crowded to sufocaton. and the delodsd
uegfoos havs listened with wids-open
mouths 10 the glowing wO pictures that
the ignorant but eloquent aud magnetic
prospsotor has Iainted for them.
lie described 30 tusm a land 0verrunning
with gold In the hills AID milk and honsy
IN the valleys. lie pictured a valley twenty
I've miles IN length and i've miles wide
lying between the Crow Creek and Boulder
valleys. ia Montana, which 10 20 DO the
seat OF tle most urOs eToas colored com
| munitg on The face of the eErtb. AZ the
head Of Happy valley lies Grove City, the
center OF his mines. that are 20 support tho
only city governed oxo.usiye.Y by colored
people In she uted states. here the re-
olpisnts Of GIovo's bounty are 20 dwell in
peace and p. enty on soil tho most fertile
IN she Worli. and devote Themselves 70
supplying tho physical needs OF tbs labor
lug people a. Grove CIT.
AtGfOTe City lay tue mines. around which
are stacked piles Of gold o-e waiting 10 be
worked. Some OF these piles OF rough ore
| contain fabulous wealth, and only await the
coming OF tns colonists whom Grove Is now
seeming IN the east.
4 he prize end % tbs new Monte Cristo,
however. Is Lis mine N tue city of Helena,
/ Mont, covering, nobody knows how many
acres. This mine be discovered while
/ walking in tue outskirts one daF, and 10 is
planning 20 develop 10 tor 300 feet lie
I says be has been offered $4,000 for the
| mine. but has reso.uts!y refused all al
Tances. hs place IS worth 500 90 to-day,
and the possibilities % its devslopment as
painted by Grove ovsrWhelm the magma
ton.
Grove sets ont al these marvellous taIas
TO his creduious hearers. Ho - possessed
| OF wonderful magnetism. and carries thsm
away 10 a FURY. lie tells o! the white men
I who ars forbidden 20 get so much rs %
. square foot Of land in this colorod Edo
| RADIO, and who arc making Desperate efforts
20 secu q = foOihoid. lie speaks OF his
own wealth As beyond hs power 90 ear -
mate. Millions are 30 him ~ familiar as
dimes and quarters 10 most Of his listener.
lie snoers at the suggestion that he Is u
millionaire.
"What is mi.lionYH he asks contenntu-
ouslY aGd then clas-InC his head botwoen
bis hands he eIc.alms, dramatically; Five
millioas. Twenty millions. How can 1 tollf
They are alike 10 me"
Then be pleads With tho negroes 20 come
Up ana buy stock. FOR s. be gives a GER
.hcHte with gaudy seal OF the state Of
Montana that dazzles the eyes and tho i'm
agination, setting forth that the purchaser
"a the "oWne- u one share Of 50 OF the c1p-
Ital stock %. tue Montana and Illinois Min
ing company, full raid aud non-sssess-
able"
With this certificate goes deoi for q los
or land 90 tho happy valley, tweuty-l
feet 'front.' by 10 feet deep. 10 H. for the
common people, and every purchaser gets
ons lot and no more, no matter how extern
siYe the purchsse Of stock NAV Re.
Alter the meeting ths congregation hock
about the Platform Boy she hundred. Grove
mas sold neatly 5000 worth OF stock ia
Washington, but 10 says he has 10 ready
cash. EVERYTHING goes % develop his
mines. ana wish millions ia bis aves he has
81 hardly enough on hand % pay his house
rent. Everything, be aavs, RooG 20 the COM
. pany.
The Recorder correspondent rsad 20 him
tonight the story from Helene. describing
3 She auhlriuts OF bis co.onistg. lie became
iall % wrath 90 once. and abandoned M
! graudIloqueut air.
E comuauy doea.' he asked. Those men
e sent out from Chicago ut my own expense
DO cost me @G15 % oct them out there.
: have sent them J250 since. / muat hav
: money"
, IL waa suggested 90 him that be had bet
ter sell one OF TIE mines that tho LugllGi
. C lpitalilis we're after and use the procsed
q % gst the othera started and kssp his colo
? uiais f.om starving. Int Le sEu ned th
Z 4ulrrstion.
b "Ihsso mines are 70 my race" he ssit
. a IN "ofAlug Tor tnefn, us we'll az f0i my
d Ou. % an OF Grogs's twenty mines. from
Z Eh O. pc claims O. STOW paying ors woFsl
- 500 20 t-D a ton, be EXHIBITS only one as
cav. an thla credits one % tie Eursk
- niafs vita an ore OF So. ID a ton.
3 The Very IesL
nm using the Arnbslia -four ana viii sa
d that 10 Is tho best 1our 1 ever useI. Nevs
d will there ever come into my house an
: eaatern Sour when ! can get ths Arabslls
p I which Is m ado here ia Helena