The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-27

Miss Blanche n whereatt, a young
woman who lives at Yankton. s. D.. has
had considerable correspondence with B.
H. Finney. of 1912 Fourth avenue, Seattle.
regarding the Great International Mining
Company. She was thinking OF investing
500, which would give her the position of
secretary and assistant treasurer, and 2. 90
shares of stock. Before coming to Seattle
and entering upon her duties she wrote to
Chief OF Police Reed about the matter.
Last night the chief sent her a telegram
advising her TO let the mining company
alone and keep her money.
The Great International Mining Company
was represented to Miss Whereatt as an
organization capitalized at S. coo. Coo. at 81 a
share, worcestershire: cash valuation of
properties. 1000. CO., The officers were
named as follows: President. b. II. Fin
ney, Mexico and Seattle: first vice presi-
dent, f. /. McAilister, Mexico: second vice
president, Charles s. Finney, Seattle; third
vice president. w. K. Martin, Seattle;
fourth vice president, Mrs. C. NJ. Bennett,
Seattle: fifth vice president. Mrs. f. l. Me-
Allister, Mexico; secretary and assistant
treasurer. -, Seattle: treasurer, -;
manager of Alaska mines. -, Circle
City; superintendent Alaska mines, NJ.
Marty, Dawson City, manager of Mexican
mines. . Mexico; superintendent Mexi-
can mines. Robert r. Bridger. Mexico.
Miss Whereatt is a stenographer She
lives at 400 Pearl street. Yankton, but
would come to Seattle gladly II she felt
that the Great International Mining Com
pany was all right. "A few weeks ago she
read an advertisement III a Seattle paper.
1t resulted in an interesting correspond
ence with Mr.. Finney about the company
and its prospects. The first letter Miss
Whereatt received was dated at Seattle
October S, but written on paper from the
Marble hotel, Topo Choco Springs. Mr..
Finney said:
Glowing Prospects.
1--WE are organizing company to oper-
ate in Alaska and Mexico. My business
for the past few years has been invest
ment. general insurance and cotton mill
In the Southeast. having been associated
with Cripple Creek and other Colorado
mining interests. / have spent most of
my time during the past year in the City
of Mexico. We have been prospecting
and locating gold, silver and copper mines
in Mexico We have now decided to or
ganize a company. with general offices in
the City OF Mexico and Seattle. We have
most decidedly the greatest thing ever
undertaken IN mining in any country in
the world. This Is what expert miners.
business men and all say. We have been
prospecting through Mexico and Alaska.
and expect to have fifty, 100 or more mines
In the near future. and our sources of
revenue will be the sale of stock. products
of mines sub-let on halves, sale of mines
and product of mines worked by orr
selves We are To be capitalized at 5,ON.eo0
shares. par value 81 per share. We are
taking several hundred thousand shares
ourselves. and know where we can place a
great deal of our stock. We expect to
get established here with a nice three
room office about November l. and to then
place our stock on the market through
out the country and 10 sell at least one
or two hundred thousand dollars worth
of stock this coming winter We have
the best of references. prospectus and
everything 10 show the world that we
have the best and most gigantic mining
enterprise I'm the world. This country as
well as Mexico Is booming and we are In
on the ground floor We are making
IL company of and for women as well
az men. A Mrs. Mckiister of Detroit.
Mich. wife of our first vice president is
TO be fifth vice president in Mexico and a
Mrs. Bennett. formerly of New Jersey
now Of Mexico City. Is to be- the fourth
vice president / am to be president.
City of Mexico and Seattle The secre-
tary will he located here. We have some
of the very best business men and min
ing experts associated with us. have two
eighths. or one-fourth interest six other
persons will have one-eighth each. There
are still two OF these 10 be filed. namely.
secretary and assistant treasurer here
and the second to take the position as
manager ~ mines and field work at Daw-
son. The right person can get the posi-
ton of secretary and assistant treasurer
with one-eighth interest by investing $500
This will give you 2sesa shares of stock
besides an eighth OF the PROFITS otherwise
The figures in our 'ad' show tvnograpaf
cal error We guarantee 500 a month
this winter and 81 ooa a month next sum-
mer. but there Is TO doubt that your ;n-
teTes's would Yield you several times ,ha
amount Of these figures We are now
neEotlatlng with other parties frnenl who
want the position OF secretary hut we
want woman. IF you can decide favor
ably please telegraph me. as We are about
~ close or complete the organization.
This y the opportunity Of a lifetime and
there is surely millions In it We have
4 number Of new ideas 10 introduce Witch
viii make our business emlnently suerass-
fui"
\ Different Proposition
Mss WheTea't did not invest the $50 I'm