Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-04-11

The New York Tribune says: Mining
pays best" over one thousand millions Of
dollars were taken out or the mines of the
United States last year. The mines of the
United States have contributed about one
third Of its wealth. Mining for lead and
zinc is amongthe most profitable in the
country. considering the small amount Of
Capitalization required. 100000 invested
in zinc properties. as rule Will show
iarger results than millions invested in
copper and gold properties. While other
metals have been declining or at a stand
still zinc has been steadily advancing;
since the first of this year 1T has advanced
about $40 per ton. and bids fair to go
much higher The great Cyanide mills in
the gold fields of South Africa are begin
ming to call for our zinc. which will mean
nearly $4,000 tons per annum. Many OF
the historic zinc mines of Wales and Bel
GUM have become exhausted or flooded.
The demand for zinc in Europe is con-
stantly increasing. The world looks to-
day to the Southwest Missouri district to
supply its growing demand for zinc. In
offering the shares of this company for
public subscription at 35c., special atten-
ion is called to it's large holdings and it's
tended for anything but a legitimate bus
mess enterprise. ii would have been cap
italiZed much higher. The management
of this company realize how difficult II is
to interest the public just now. in view of
the fact that there arc so many com
panies offering their shares at all kinds of
prices, with all kinds of inducements.
The two following letters are submit
ted as further evidence of the honest pur-
poses of this company and its large hold
ings
CCopy)
March %, 1902
"Ofice of the S. NJ. M Co.
43 Milk ST.. Boston. Mass.
Mr.. l.. p. Cunningham. Joplin, Mo.
my Dear Sir-Knowing that you are
very familiar with the property this COM
pany is now operating upon in Section
Six, Scotland. Jasper County. Missouri.
and believing. as l do. that you are
thoroughly conversant with our opera
tons since last May, beg to ask of
you a letter setting forth. as far as you
can consistently, your knowledge of the
properties and what we are doing there
am led to do this for the reason that so
many people question the genuineness of
propositions of this kind when offered to
them in the form of stock companies, and
II is hardly to be wondered at. consider
ing the great number of improbable COM
panies that have been offered to the peo-
pie in the past This company is thor
oughly in earnest in regard to its property
in Southwest Missouri. and all con-
nected with IT firmly believe IT is des-
tined to soon be among the leading pro-
ducers Thanking you in anticipa ton
Of your letter which I feel reasonably sure
will be entirely satisfactory, remain,
Yours very truly.
"(Signed) B. A. ATKINSON.
Treasurer"
(Copy)
March 81, 1902.
office Of L. =. Cunningham,
Fourth Street Building.
Joplin, Mo.
"B. A. Atkinson,
Treasurer of the Scotland Missouri
Mining Company.
Boston. Mass.
Dear Sir-In answer to yours of the
18th, I take pleasure in saying that I
am very familiar with the land which
your Company holds at Scotland, South
west Missouri. about 326 acres. 1t is
located In the very heart of the celebrated
mineral belt. There are richly producing
mines all around it. some of them quite
near being record breakers. This land was
mined a few years ago for shallow lead.
Shallow lead (near the surface) has, in