Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-03-22
IF YOU HAVE
THE SAND.
You may have the Sand,
but Lack the Oppor-
tunity of join
ing the
GREAT RUSH TO NOME.
The Buster Creek Hydraulic Mining
Company, of Nome, Alaska
has the Sand as well
as the opportunity
DescriOtiOn

IhlS company Is Os""i"o" WY - nv
laws OF the State of Washington, with !
SOC, 900 shares of Capital Stock OF the par
value of $1.OO each. Its principal place
of business will be at NONE, Alaska, with
branch Offices at Seattle, and Aberdeen,
Washington.
1t is Chehalis County Company, Off
GERS rs follows:
Geo. d. Schofeld, Montesano, presi-
dent; N. r.. Cory, Westror, Vice Presi-
dent; Collin Murray, Aberdeen, Secre-
tary; William tanning. Aberdeen,
Treasurer.
The Company owns Eleven contiguous
bench claims aggiegating Two Hundred
and Twenty (22O) acres, Eleven miles
from Nome, on Buster Creek, Nome,
Alaska, il short distance below the now
famous No. 3, owned by Jack Cooper OF
IIoouiam, and G. d. 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 panned five cents to the pan.
1.-TWO cents per pan is considered Il me
showing for Hydraulic work. No bed
rock panning was obtained owing to the
lateuess Of the season, but every ln'.ica-
ton is that the claims will prove rich al
bed rock, owing t. their location "nd
what is known oi surrounding ciNiin-
The claims will he worked 10y hYdraulr
process, the fall and quantity OF water OF
Buster Creek being more than ample 10
guarantee first class gravity hydraulic
system.
The Company has engaged passage on
the steamship Oregon, Tor its officers, and
has reserved ten tons Of eight space
Hydraulic appliances consisting Of 5000
feet of Eight (s) inch hydraulic hoze,
hydraulic giant, nozzles, and lumber Tor
dams and sluice boxes will be taken in.
For these purposes, the Company has set
apart 25O, 900 shares OF Treasury stock,
/ 100 900 shares OF which has been placed
on the market at 10 cents per share.
$4,000
interest IN these Eleven claims, which
was promptly refused.
Unlike a treat majority Of the stock
Companies, this Company is not in tile
market to SELL STOCK ONLY. THE
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 up
will provide ample means for better APP
plianccs and more approved methods, as
we'll as paying q satisfactory dividend on
all Of the Capital Stock.
WE mean business. We are not going
to Nome on Wild goose chase, bat on
an assured fact.
Buster Creek is recognized as one Of the
rich creeks OF the Nome District and this
Compaiy's holdings are believed to be
as valuable as any on the creek.
1t is confidently believed that a small
investment in the stock of this Company
at this time will yield handsome returns.
Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained.
Stock is Tow on sale at the following
places, with the following officers Of the
Company:
Geo. y. Scholield, President, Monte
sano, Washington; N. 4. Cory, Vice
President, Seattle, Washington; Collin
Murray, Secretary and William tanning,
Treasurer, Aberdeen, Washington; II
l.. SAVERS, CosmopoliS. Washington.