The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-04
Pacts and Figures Concerning Invest
ments In Copper Stocks

$1,000 invested in the Tamarack Copper Com
pany in 1890 is now worth $500. 900.
$1,000 invested in the Boston & Montana
Copper Company in 1898 is now worth S1s0,c00
$1,000 invested in Butte & Boston Copper
Company in 1896 is now worth $685. 600.
$1,000 invested in the Wolverine Copper Com
pany in 1898 is now worth $4,000.
$1,000 invested in the Calumet & Hecla Cop
per Company in 1880 is now worth $76.50o.
$1,000 invested in the Home Copper Com
pany in 1899 is now worth $50. 600.
$1,000 originally invested in the Copper Queen
Company is now worth $500. 600.
$1,000 originally invested in the United Verde
Copper Company is now worth S1,0oo.o0O.
Immense Profits In California Copper
Mines.
Fifteen hundred dollars purchased the entire
Bully Hill copper mine in this State ten years
ago. and 1t produced SO, 900, 600 during the
hrst fifteen months Of the operation of its
sInelter A few years ago $4,000 was paid on
me Mountain Copper property in this State
duced S25. OOO. 900. and last year earned a net
profit of 81. $50, 900. Two and a half million
dollars in dividends is paid annually by the
copper mines Of a single county in this State.
Hundreds of other similar instances might be
mentioned to show the enormous profits that
have been enjoyed by the investors in the cop
per mines Of California.
The question is often asked IN mining in
vestments; IF the property is so good why
don't the owners keep It and work II them
selves. and why do they care to sell?'' This
argument. while seeming logical on it's face, is,
as a matter Of fact the most illogical that
II John Jacob Astor had. in the early days
OF his enormous holdings of vacant real estate
in New York City followed this argument
there would have been no great metropolis on
Manhattan Island now the second city in size
in the world. Had Vanderbilt followed this line
OF reasoning there would have been no New
York Central Railroad system Had Howe
accepted this theory there would have been
sewing machines Morse with his telegraph,
Whitney with his cotton-gin, Bell with his tel
ephone. Field with his ocean cable, Edison
with his numerous electrical inventions. would
nave been in the same category 1t Is the com
bination Of ideas. money and energy that pro-
duces such vast returns
THE RIO VISTA GOLD AND COPPER
MINING co. was organized IN January, 1902,
under the laws Of South Dakota.
The stock is paid up and absolutely non
assessable Soon after it's organization the
Mines which it has since been developing and
which it now owns. free from debt and unin-
numbered in any way.
A Rare Opportunity.
In order to increase their crew, enlarge their
plant and conduct the mine with the rail-
road, mile away, the directors. on July 18th,
authorized the sale of SO, 600 shares of treas
ury stock at 80 cents per share.
During the past month S15, 900 worth OF
this stock has been purchased by the most
conservative investors in this State.
s. down and So per month for months buys
SIS down and SOS per month for months
$50 down and $50 per month for months
buys 1000 shares.
We issue and deliver the certificate immedi-
ately upon the receipt of your first payment.
Purchasers Of stock making full payments
are allowed 10 per cent discount.
The directors OF the above company men
prominent in both the public and commercial
life Of California. well known all over the State
as conservative and trustworthy citizens. They
are:
E. P. coLGAN northumberland President
State Controller, Sacramento. Cal.
ID. z. McklNLAI ....-...-.. Vice President
Assistant T. : Attorney, San Francisco, Cal.
A. g. BURNETT .................... Director
Judge Superior Court, Santa Rosa. Cal.
V II. WOODS Observation-Disclosures. Director
State Surveyor General Sacramento. Cal
B. c. VAN EAON ................... Director
Mgr. Van Enron Engineering CO., s. F, Cal.
Z. 3. HOOD Observation-Disclosures. Director
F 3. Hood Canning Co., Emeryville, Cal.
Chief Engineer State Board Of Public Works.
Sacramento, Cal.
They have pledged their honor to insure pro-
lection TO the smallest stakeholder and an hon
est division OF the profits with all who Join
them in this enterprise.
With this block of stock this company pre-
ground floor OF a proposition with dividends in
Improbable integrity Our Eastern visitors are
proposition
For prospectus and further particulars call
on or address F. II. Hood, secretary room BIC
Chronicle building, corner Market and Kearny
streets. San Francisco. Cal.