The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-02

BAKER CITY. Or Oct. 1.-The POST
Intellgencer correspondent has invest ea'-
ed the scheme of promoters. said to peiohs
In. San Francisco. to build a smei'er at
Burkemont, about twenty miles north-
east Of Baker City. From a circular sent
out by the managers Of the scheme II APP
pears that their methods OF attracting
attention to Burkemont IL TO obtain names
and addresses Of persons living az ais
lance and send them private letters sell
ting forth the proposition of a great smell
ter to be built Immediately, and inviting
them to join in the enterprise.
One Of these letters was mailed from
this city to a Nebraska farmer, who re-
mailed II to the Post-Intelligencer cores
pendent. II is as follows
"A friend OF yours who Is interested
with me in several mines has requested
that drop you a few lines and give you
an opportunity to get into a good-paytng
mine or smelter. Now, I am not broker
and am not selling stock In any company.
my business is that of mining engineer.
assayer and mining expert. which takes
me into all the mining camps 10 examine
and test and estimate the values OF mines
and design the mills for treating the ore
In this capacity / am every day among
the best mines in the world. and | see
opportunities that PERHAPS you would
never hear Of.
properties in eastern Oregon, and will
build a smelter in Baker city this summer.
In fact, the contract has already been let.
] have been asked by great number OF
my friends who have made money before
on my advice. to organize the Oregon Ore
Reduction Works, and let them go into
II with me, and your friend, who Is as
ISOLATED with me. is one OF them. AT his
request offer you the opportunity OF
going In with me on the ground floor TO
organize and build up a big smelter bust
ness In eastern Oregon. | inelose you an
application blank like my friends are
using. II you do not care to go into this
enterprise | ask you kindly TO return
the application blank In the inctosed en-
velope and 10 keep this offer strictly con-
fidential. ] give you the opportunity at
q request of your friend and simply ask
that you do not give away the tip. | in
close. you with this letter a eopT OF the
Western Mining News. Of this city which
contains considerable information IN re-
gard to the smelter proposition at Baker
city. Six months ago organized com
pany known as the White Swan Mines
Company. Limited Many people ridicuIed
Il and were doubtful OF It's success. but
to prove that ! understood my business
have got that company In shape to pay
a 81 100000 dividend, which is the largest
dividend ever paid by any gold mining
company In the United States. and this
stock, which was first sold FOR q cents
per share went to 81 per share within
ninety days, and now we have none Of Il
10 sell at $40 per share I advised friends
four years ago to go into the Mercer Min
ing Company, largely from Nebraska, NJ
as hich as $3.50 per share. and pays from
$4,000 90 10000 per month dividends.
am not a broker, but give you a mining
engineers advice and | will guarantee
that the Oregon ore Reduction Works
viii pay you your money back five times
over within two years. or | will refund
your money. II you wish TO get into this
Oregon Ore Reduction Works with me. as
you have never before been interested
with me will agree to look into your In
tsrests as carefully as | do my own and
90 handle your interests for you I will
guarantee that within eight months. AZ
most. this smelter VIII pay a dividend. too.
Rear IN mind that | have been connected
with eastern Oregon mining Tor over
with thorough knowledge of every mine
In eastern oregon at the request OF your
"LETsoN BALLET.
por share. Ia payments 10 suit purchaser;
an others, 81 per sharel"
The post-Intelhgencer correspondent
has received numerous letters from Mis-
SQUIRT Nebraska and other state inauiring
about this matter. and the reputation "
the promoters, In every distance tho cor
respondent has RETAINED ffnm answering
questions IN regard 20 tho reputation ~
the promoters. hut has given the writer
20 understand thaf a smclter proposition
was not feasible and that q smelter would
never be built At or near naker city un-
~ the problem q fuei bad been solved.
give publicity 90 the scheme attempted
10 D. perpcfra;rd. but now believes it 90
b. 90 the best Interests u Eastern Ore
ron 90 publish she facts connected there-
with The white swan mines mentioned
On the above letter have been closed fnr
more tsan one year az this ume. The
writer 90 the letter. 81 q said has no
title t5 ne property ard never had title
o. 81 ard IL ~ uBde rstood that there - no
market az any price for the stock - the
eaYmpanv mentioned these mines tNhite
4f Hfaa
der execution issuef on a Judgment re-
ccIvcd by PARTIES for labor Acre 90 the
prnparEy. Ballet. Sc Is said holds
shcfins cfrtlacatr - sale far the prop
erty aud the former owners have undi
the middle 4f December meNt Sc redeem
THE incntlon ~ bHTkemoUt r. sage
brush traet now Nuhet auANy worthless
With 20 uore inlue~meut iu the opinion
40 the Fcsi Intelligence correspondent
far the bulit.rC - a ernsitcr than would
81 aMefsd PSI a larafInu in Western Sc
braska or Eastern Colorado Rarkrrnnt.
d BE- uudrryioaH h8s tern plated into
town iats hy thc srne,ier people,.