Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-22
You may have the Sand,
but Lack the Oppor-
tunity of join
ing the
GREATRUSHTO NOME.
The Buster Creek Hydraulic Mining
Company, of Nome, Alaska
has the Sand as we'll
as the opportunity
Description.

This Company is organized under lie
laws OF the State OF Washington, with :
100000 shares OF Capital Stock OF the par
value OF $l.OO each. Its principal place
OF business will be at NOME. Alaska, with
branch offices ut Seattle, and Aberdeen,
Washington.
1t is Chehalis County Company, OH
GERS as follows:
Geo. u. Schofcld, Montesano, Presi-
dent; N. T. Cory, Westpori, Vice Presi-
dent; Collin Murray, Aberdeen, Secre-
tary; William Lannng. Aberdeen,
Treasurer
The Company owns Eleven contiguous
bench claims aggtegating Two Hundred
and Twenty (220) acres, Eleven miles
from Nome, on Buster Creek, Nome,
Alaska, Il short distance below the now
famous No. 3, owned by Jack Cooper Of
Hoquiam, 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 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 hydraullc
process, the fall and quantity Of water Of
Buster Greek being more than ample to
guarantee first class gravity hydraulic
system.
The Company has engaged passage on
the steamship Oregon, for it's officers, and
has reserved ten tons Of f.eight space.
Hydraulic appliances consisting OF 5000
ieet Of Eight (S) inch hydraulic hoze
hydraulic giant, nozzles, and lumber fol
dams and sluice boxes will be taken in
For these purposes, the Company has sci
apart 25O, 1000 shares Of Treasury stock
loo. 600 shares of which has been placed
on the market at 10 cents per share.
$40. 900
was offered the locators for a controlling
interest in these Eleven claims, which
was promptly refused.
Unlike great majority Of the stool
Companies, this Company is not in the
market to SELL STOCK ONLY. TIL
PRINCIPAL OWNERS HAVE NO STOCK Fol
SALE At ANY PRICE. The Company vii
sell just enough Treasury stock to pur
chase the hydraulic plant, and no more
anticipating that this summers clean VI
will provide ample means for better ap
pliances and more approved methods, a
we'll as paying satisfactory dividend Of
all OF the Capital Stock.
We mean business. We are not goinl
to Nome on wild goose chase, but Of
an assured fact.
Buster Greek is recognized as one Of tn
rich creeks OF the Nome District and thi
Company's holdings are believed to b
az valuable as any on the creek.
1t ia confidently believed that SINAI
investment in the stock Of this Compan
at this time will yield handsome returns
Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained.
Stock is now on sale at the followin
places, with the following officers OF tn
Company:
Geo. D. scho6eld, President. Monte
sano, Washington; N. T. Cory, Vic
President, Seattle, Washington; Coli
Murray, Secretary, and William tanning
Treasurer, Aberdeen, Washington; Il
l.. sauers, Cosmopolis, Washington.