The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1907-03-30
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
THE ESCONDIDO COPPER COMPANY.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESEN rs:
That we, the undersigned J. 8. Garetson of St.
Louis, j. A. Hurrell of Pasadena, California,
John 3. Hurst of Nogales, Arizona, J. G. Nc
Knight and L. A Garetson of San Diego. Ca
lifornia, and Thomas Ellis of Magdalena, Me
xico, being DESTROYS of forming a corporation
under the laws of the Territory of Arizona
have this day voluntarily associated ourselves
together into Il body corporate, and have made
executed and acknowledged these Articles of
Incorporation and to that end do hereby
certify:
The name of this corporation and by which
it shall be auth orized to act is THE ESCON-
DIDO COPPER COMPANY The names of
the incorporators j. s. Garetson, j. A.
Horrell, John s. Hurst, j. q. Mcknight. f. A.
Garetson and Thomas Ellis The principal
place of transacting the business of this cor
poration in the Territory of Arizona shall be
at the town of Nogales, Santa Cruz county: the
principal place of transactins its business out
side of the Territory of Arizona ehall be at the
city of st. Louis, state of Missouri. and branch
Offices may be established at. such other place
or places the Board of Directors may from
time to time determine.
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The general nature of the business to be
transacted by this corporation is to loo .te buy,
bond, acquire, hold, own, lease, possess. oper-
ate sell otherwise dispose of mines
mining claims or prospects OF 8olu, silver or
copper and any and all other kinds of mining
or mineral lands properties; to buy, lease
otherwise acquire, to hold and own, manage
operate, improve, mortgage, sell, convey T
otherwise dspose of and develop lands, con-
cessions, franchises, rights of way, mining
claims, oil wells, and other real estate, and
interests in any of said properties; to engage
n and carry on the business of mining, build
ing and operating stamp mills and other mills,
extracting precious metals. boring, digging,
drilling, tunnelIing and exploring for, produce
ing. refining, distilling. treating, manufacture
ing, mining, carrying, h ,ndling, storing, deal
ing In. buying. and selling gold. silver, copper,
coal, iron, oil, petroleu m, mineral gas, asphalt
tum, bitumen. bitumenous rock and other
minerals and hydrocarbon substances, and for
such purposes to buy, contract for, lease
otherwise acquire. hold, own, manage and
operate, mortgage. sell or otherwise dispose of
refneries, pi lines tanks, cars, manufactures,
machinery and other works, property and ap
pliances, franchises and rights of way for
transporting and fre;ghting, patents and leases
under patents that may he in cident aux
Hilary to said business or pertaining thereto, or
that may be deemed nece sary convenient or
appurtenant by the Board of Directors of said
corporation; also factor agent to engage
in and carry any of the occupations herein
mentioned, any portion thereof also to
establish and carry agencies, offices, stores,
storage tanks, structures, appliances and
houses, and to buy and sell all articles OF
products manufactured by itself or other per
sons OF corporations; also tn purchase or other
wise AGO uire, hold pledge, hypothecate, sell or
otherwise dispose of shares of the capital stock