Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-04-05
IF YOU HAVE
THE SAND.
You may have the Sand,
but Lack the Oppor.
tunity of join
ing the
GREAT RUSH TO NOME.

This Company is organized under The
laws Of the State OF Washington, with =
$40 900 shares of Capital Stock of the par
value OF 81 90 each. Its principal place
Of business will be at NOME, Alaska, with
branch offices ut Seattle, and Aberdeen,
Washington.
1t is a Chehals County Company, Off
GERS as follows:
Geo. d. Schofield, Montesano, Pres-
dent; N. II. Cory, "estpor., Vice Presi-
dent; Collin Murray, Aberdeen, Secre-
tary; William tanning. Aberdeen,
Treasurer
The Company owns Eleven contiguous
bencl, claims agglegating Two Hundred
and Twenty (220) acres, Eleven miles
from Nome, ON Buster Creek, Nome,
Alaska, a short distance below the now
famous No. 3, owned by Jack Cooper OF
Hoquiam, and G. ID. Lane OF San Fran
cisco.
The locations were made by Cory, Lam
ming and Murray the latter part Of Sep
TENDER, 1899, and in surface prospects,
the claims PANIED five cents to the pan,
1.-TWO cents per pan is considered fine
showing for Hydraulic work.) No bed
rock panning was obtained owing to the
lateness Of the season, but every indica-
tlon is that the claims will prove rich at
bedrock, owing to their location and
what is known Of surrounding claims
The claims will be worked by hydraulic
process, the fall and quantity Of water Of
Buster Greek being more than ample tc
guarantee first class gravity hydraulic
system.
The Company has engaged passage on
the steamship Oregon, for its officers, and
has reserved ten tons Of t. eight space.
Hydraulic appliances consisting Of 5000
leet of Eight (S) inch hydraulic hoze
hydraulic giant, nozzles, and lumber fol
dams and sluice boxes will ba taken in
For these purposes, the Company has sci
apart 25O,000 shares Of Treasury stock
100, 600 shares of which has been placed
on the market at 10 cents per share.
100000
was offered the locators for controlling
interest in these Eleven claims, which
was promptly refused
Unlike great majority Of the stock
Companies, this Company is not in the
market to SELL STOCK ONLY. THf
PRINCIPAL OWNERS HAVE NO STOCK FOR
SALE AT ANY PRICE. The Company will
sell just enough Treasury stock to pur'
chase the hydraulic plant, and no more,
anticipating that this summers clean ur
will provide ample means for better ap'
planes and more approved methods, as
we'll as paying satisfactory dividend on
all OF the Capital Stock.
WE mean business. We are not going
to Nome on a wild goose chase, but OF
an assured fact.
Buster Creek is recognized as one Of the
rich creeks Of the Nome District and THU
Company's holdings are believed to b.
as valuable as any on the creek.
1t Is confidently believed that small
investment in the stock OF this Company
at this time will yield handsome returns
Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained.
Stock is now on sale at the following
places with the following officers Of the
company:
Geo. d. schofeld, President, Montesa
no, Washington N. T. Cory, Vice Presi
dent, Seattle, Washington; Collin Muir
ray, Secretary, and William tanning
Treasurer, Aberdeen, Washington; II
L. Saurs, Cosmopolis, Washington.