The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-20
Golden Profits Promised by Dis-
tinguished Promoters.
IS HOOLEY AT NEW YORK ?
what the National Cape Nome Min
ing a Transportation Company
Intend to Wash Ont of the Reach
and Tundrn-The sum Of s52,-
s3I ara Discovered In 020 Acres
some Very startling Estimates.

Frequently operations IN the mining
world. whose organizers should be punished
for obtaining money under false pre-
lenses" are suffered 20 thrive as ENTER
prses under promotion
Many corporate pipe-dreams have en-
anated from the Cape Nome excitement
but II remained for the National Cape
Nome Gold Mining & Transportation Com
pany. OF Alaska incorporated I'm Delaware
and resident in New York;, to offer the
most aluring dividend-paying trance OF
this gded epoch, at 81 per pipe. Its pros
pectus Is as fat ms quarterly magazine,
containing the very finest Illustrations and
presenting as first point of attraction on
the yellow cover an embossed $3.50 mug
get.
on the initial page the following Impos-
ting notice OF the company personnel oc-
ours;
Karl r. Miller. president: william c.
Beer vice president; c. Wesley Holland.
treasurer. Norman J. Marsh, secretary. d.
rectors, Capt. &. T.. Shoemaker, chief Uni
ted states revenue cutter service, treasury
department.: Charles III. Treat United
States internal revenue collector, New
York city: Karl r. Miller, mining engi-
neer. Pittsburs Pa; william c. Beer, in
surSnce. New York city; Gen. Charles +.
W. Dick. member OF congress from Ohio:
Col. John b. Bellinger. United States army;
Washington. ID. c.; Thomas w. Cantweil,
Banking and insurance, Albany ~ Y;
Col Wilbur c. Brown. treasurer the De-
troit A Lima Northern Railway Company,
Director the Isaac Harter Milling Com
psny; Lee II. Durstine. supervisor Of
agencies, New York Life Insurance Com
psny, New York city; Hon. r. w Cush-
man, ongressman-at-iarge from state OF
Washington Norman J. Marsh, at
torney- at-law, New York city; N
Dana Wells. attorney -at-iaw. Brooklyn,
N. r.; Hon. Robert w. Tayier.
member OF congress from Ohio; James
virdIn. Dover. Del: c. Wesley Hol-
land. Investment securities. New York
city. Hon. Strother NJ. stocksiager, ex-
member Of congress from Indiana and ex-
commissioner OF United States land office.
WIN Beat All the Trusts.
Now. one would suppose that such a
versatile array OF responsibility talent,
distinction and business character would
serve as a guarantee OF veracity. or OF q
veracious intent, nj least, In presenting
the assets and prospects for corpora
ton capitalized at k.0oo.0oo. II is important
to note that the company win dispose OF
only iHo.eD shares at 81 a share-~i. 500 900
being The sum deemed necessary for the
'dsyeaopmsnt" OF the great pacers owned
@ the company-under promise that the
dividends earned by the stock, OF the Ma
uhhal ihlt nome oold MINING a Trans
roftati0n Company will be greater than
those earned by any American trust or
mining company"
Title n asserted TO forty-six beach and
tundra claims. In that area of unknown
and unkn0wabls ground. until washed the
honorable gentlemen of the company re-
port the existence OF yellow metal as fol-
lows
I'VE ind. FIRST. that the number Of cuhic
yards Of dirt 10 each beach claim Is 10000.
sor a total of 10000 yards to the six claims.
On basis OF si2o per cubic
yard, will make total Yield of. 8 10000
This 10 for beach claims alone.
A. ihe beach is only about M feet
Wide, the balance % the claims
run Into the tundra. The bal
anc,, therefore. at 81 per cubic
,Hu 10 .ssst.ss.s stssss.f..ss.....s+. lz-elsN
Total Yield OF beach claims so.sSis,
IN addition 10 six beach claims.
se have forty claims IN the tuu.
dfa. snnuH yards 10 the claim.
A. y per cubic yards. ssooos,
tofty claims ,'t.,.....,.,..,,...... .t0,.oeo
--==-@----
Grand total gold Yield for the
forty-siN claims. .....,..,...... $50 .S2i.s7
The striking advantage Of the Cape
Meme sold mining proposition as herein
- fortn. and as confirmed BY hundreds
81 reliable reports. Il the minimum Of ex-
lonse attending tho extraction 81 the gold
HNm we sands II requires only simple
afedklng machinery dcep-dTiven or ex-
pensise tunnels. nor expensive air pumps.
pumping engines and the thousand and
ens costiN ore digslnr and crushing ina.
'nlnell and implements used in most ev-
esi mining enterprise
uew Ca Get .old Made Ia.y.
WY then. the need ef s. ja00s TOT de-
ea''i mott ihc VefN lrst parsg app Il
We prospectus promises that every dollar
nal,ted from tho sale ~ stock viii BE- APP
Nifa % thai end. so % l. evident no money
= felrirsd 90 satisfy ihe vendors ~ claims
tnen tae VISION 20 these sthid and a-d-
HAfiF vel balanced gentlemen continues.
tei NJ Tor ~ moment rfc NaAi couit be
lne uiih Two improved steam drudsss
sefslnx ou beach claims Two dredses
~ handle easily three cuhic yards prr
minute A. 81 io rsr cuiia yard. the lnw
sstinaic would tausi 81 D. pei minute.
- 90 haur twenty hours per day. Two
sAAis ~ 40 pcr dl AZ thefe are only
" Nefsing aass iu an Alaskan yeat two
arvekss wUll. earn o. tanoe ever loo nrr
eeeb grnfe yield en lno capital Stock iu
eee eoasln. anI al least ten more snch