Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-03-15
You may have the Sand,
but Lack the Oppor-
tunity of join
ing the
GREATRUSHTO NOME.
The Buster Greek Hydraulic Mining
Company. Of Nome, Alaska
has the Sand as we'll
as the opportunity
Description.


laws of the State of Washington, with ! :
100000 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 a Chehals County Company, Off
GERS as follows:
Geo. d. Schofield, Montesano, Presi-
dent; N. Il. Cory, Westport, Vice Presi-
dent; Collin Murray, Aberdeen, Secre-
tary; William Lannng, Aberdeen,
Treasurer.
The Company owns Eleven contiguous
bench claims aggiegating Two Hundred
and Twenty (220) acres, Eleven miles
from Nome, on Buster Creek, Nome,
Alaska, a short distance below the now
famous No. 5, 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-
ton 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
Buster Creek being more th~"'a"r'o ~
guarantee a first class gravity hydraulic
system.
The Company has engaged passage on
the steamship Oregon, for its officers, and
has reserved ten tons OF f.eight space.
Hydraulic appliances consisting OF 5000
feet of Eight (S) inch hydraulic hoze,
hydraulic giant, nozzles, and lumber for
dams and sluice boxes will he taken in.
For these purposes, the Company has set
apart 25O,OOO shares of Treasury stock,
1901 600 shares OF which has been placed
on the market at 10 cents per share.
$4,000
was offered the locators for controlling
interest in these Eleven claims, which
was promptly refused
Unlike a great majority Of the stock
Companies, this Company is not in the
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
pliances 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 q wild goose chase, but on
an assured fact.
Buster Creek is recognized as one Of the
rich creeks OF the Nome District and this
Company's holdings are believed to be
az valuable as any on the creek.
1t ia 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 thu
Company
Geo. d. Scho6eld, President, Monte
sano, Washington; N. T. Cory, Vic
President, Seattle, Washington; Collin
Murray, Secretary. and William Lanninig
Treasurer, Aberdeen, Washington II
L. Sauers, Cosmopolis, Washington.