Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-12-13
NOTICE
ue.p-ri.n s,oe. for sale.

l shall be in Elko only a few days,
aud while here desire tn sell as much
OF the unso!i balance ~ our % cent
issue OF development stock rs
prospective huNers Of our stock here
desir"; and while here will tie pleased
to meet any and all persons interest
ed IN the development OF the oil
fields Of Elko county and give them
any information our investigation
and drilling operations have furnish
ed me, whether they want to pur-
chase u stock or not.
Oar company, tron it, compartive-
~ small capitalization and yer! large
holding Of carefully selected lands IN
these fields, and the further arrange
meut to use less than halt Of its
stock FOR evelupuleni and 50 protect
'uG that as TO make it absolutely uon
as Sessable (se- our advertisement on
the first page Of this paper.D offers an
u~neIcelleG opportunity TO realize
large profits on the stock purchased
at present price. There will be no
such opportunity offered by Us. or
any other company that may then be
I operating III this field. after the oil Is
reached.
We are now drilling in the heart Of
the oil formation with ii first class
standard rig, and have in less than Il
month after installation OF machinery,
reached a !, ptlI oi 3T5 feet, and every
thing looks encouraging. The for
nations encountered already verify
the theories aud predictions of all
and the many mining and
oil Land experts who have nvGstigat.
ed these fields aud prouonnc cd them
the best they ever saw. go far as sur
face indications show.
We have foun ! IN our well perfect
ly formed fossils AT a depth Of nver
30 feet. and at $50 Zee, we encounter.
ed the SSH lime stone more st roug
ly impregnatrd with the kero n
odor than the hest specimens Of this
material, | have seen :aken from the
surface all are the best indications
hat we could exPeci from surface
examinations, and that u we'll Is
fortunately located.
Our company was originally or.
gained rs Il local enter prise i'll CAL
Iforuia. and our stockhol iers rher-
were our local personal friends. andnur
business was 80 planned that all ,hc
Stockholders Of the co upauy would
reap some advantage III proportion Ia
the stock held. There nre no profits
chat a be renliz ii by auy member
II the directors, officers or managers
OF the COMPANY that is not shared by
every siOctholier l IL the company.
The only way the promoters eau real
IZe Il dul!tr is By finding oil, in which
all stockholders have their pro rata
interest; and all money invested with
Us must he uSeh III detruyIng the eI-
pense- Of acIuul drilling. Tn0se
vino buy Our stock now have ali the
7 advantages that We PLANNED for our
personal friends and ~HssOCiItes who
originally Invested with u. as the
plan Of business can not be changed.
We have already sold a large
amount O: tins 25.0O0 share edi on of
% cent stock, and when the balance
Is sold the re- will be no more like it,
Us We think this, with What properly
we have on hand and de elopnent
already done. will be sufficient to
fully equip orr well and. il oil IL
reached. place the product on the
market; III that case this stock will
have greatly enhanced III value. and
the company will hope to then FUR
ther develop its property with the
capital realized from it, product, and
continue to ILJ'gaCe its product
without using any II ore Of its stock.
We would like to attract many
Stockholders and friends OF the enter
PRISE at Elko. We wou'd much
rather have Il large number OF small
, shareholders here han u few only q:
large investors, because we are
pioneer operators here, organized Hs
II local enterprise, and desire many
friends and rartIcs locally interested
with us. To all such we promise an
economical management aud invest
menl q. all orr funds in tie pIpense
Of actual drilling: We pay no office
rents aud salaries or other similar IN.
cidental expenses.
: Mr.. \. Lowe, who for Il while 10
presented tie here, has found IA business
opportunity that requires him to
, leave E'ko and sever his connection
with management; and / can he
IN ElkO but Il few days, after which
none ~ n directors ma be able tO
he here mi, So the operations nj the
well requires our general manHger's
presence; and while here | would
I, like tn promote our company's i'll
, terest 10y selling its stock and giving
all infOr nation persona interested in
the developments Ui these fields mi y
hcsire and ! may have 10 give. | cx.
tend nm invitation to the public to
visit n plant. They will ind il in.
: tcrcetinR IL they have never before
: seen hoS m oil we'll il drilled Dur.
ing my visit here, | nun stopping At
the Railroad Hotel.
RICHARD WHITE
T.