The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-04

exposures and hardsfips fraseparabie from
! trip via Dyea or Sksguass or any otEfer
, viii be fresh ard in good condition when
4ou Get 10 the KloTicike--in fine condition
I1r rush 30 any req discoveries Late
reports Indicate rich discoveries Al Mum
ook creek and other points hundreds OF
miles below Dawson.
Those who wish 20 share In the vast
operating ia the naaryelously rich Alaskan
gold fields can best do so by investing in
ne shares Of this company.
Transportation and trading are certain
and very profitable. Mining also. especial
" placer mining lis wonderfully success
3u!- These three branches OF business viii
bf pushed with great vigor by the COM
This company Is incorporates with
capital stock OF x5,fsa0El. divided into
shares Of 81 each. which are being sole al
Par Funds arising from the sales Of stock
and transportation will be invested in
ocean and river steamers suitable 10 the
trade. and in establishing trading posts
On the Yukon and tributary rivers At fa-
yorabfe points. az we'll mining In all its
phases. viz. by location or purchase and
~ 'grubstaking' some OF It's hustling
stockholders for half Of what they find
WIZ you Join us? If so, send 81 for each
share Of stock yoy wish. and certificate
VIII be semi yoa By return mail. No better
Investment can be found than shares in
TINS company. Get In at once, before IL
Is too late.'
The banking firm OF Dexter Horton e
co. appearing as one Of the Seattle refer
ences. Post-Intelligenesr reporter asked
Manager Latimnr yesterday what he
knew about the financial responsibility Of
the people who were interested as pro-
motors Of the enterprise He said:
The Alaska-Klondike Mining & Ex-
ploration Company. of Portland. has no
tight to use the name of this bank as their
Seattle reference. We know nothing
about their financial responsibility except
what Inquiry we ourselves made, To which
uEfayorable replies were received. Mr..
Mccoy. who was represented to me
The manager or the company, requested
permission to refer his correspondents to
US. lie said that he would have certain
well known and perfectly responsible
business men of Portland write TO us In
aorsing him. We received no letters of
the kind promised. and were somewhat
amazed to see that he had gone ahead
and without authority placed the name
OF this bank on his printed matter as one
OF his references He has done this with
out our consent or authority. He did not
nave the letters sent To as that he prom
ised ana some OF the men with whom he
claimed he was associated have dis
claimed any responsibility for his con-
tracts"
Mr.. Radclifre's experience with Mccoy
aud his scheme cost him a printing BILL
which Mccoy has not yet paid. Mr. Rad
eliffe said yesterday:
Il wrote 10 Mr. Mason and Mr. Clinton
who Mccoy told me were interested I'm his
company. Mr. Mason wrote to me saying
mat he could not assume any responsible
ity Tor what Mccoy did or for the conduct
OF the company. and that while his name
WAS USED as one of the incorporators he
ala not wish 1t to he understood that he
was financially interested or responsible
received letters from other Portland pco-
pie to whom McCos referred me and they
discaimed any connection with him.