The daily Alaskan., 1908-12-08
CLEVER CONFIDENCE GAME.

The infinite variety and resource of the confidence man affords an equally amending entertainment to the OnlOoker. Here is a new mani festatlon-or change rung upon an old manifestatiop-that is worth the space for its own sake If not to serve as a warning to the unwary. In the latter case it may not be much good. the work being so raw-but even the plain old she'll game stln finds Its vic ums.
 By the last mall there came a let. ter addressed to the Editor of the Alaskan" dated at Mexico City, Nov. al. on a letter head of "The United Steamship s Railroad Combine" ItI runs thus:
 Dear Sir:-Having been in public life so long in Mexico, am deluged with letters from Americans regard. ing the proposed anti.foreign mining law asd among them find inquiries from several people in your county. therefore will ask you to publish al statement. setting forth the true facts for the benefit of your readers.
 The bill will not pass, because the Mexican cabinet know full we'll that President Diaz would veto bill sol unjust to Americans who have mil. lions in the Mexican mines.
 The minister of Fomento. the chief lnsugator of the bill has re- signed from the Mexican cabinet Qn account of the friction. which the proposed bill engendered between himself and President Diaz, The president and the better class of MexicanS value too highly the friend ship of the Americans to jeOpardize the holdings of United States citi. zens.
 In fact. there is no country in the civilized world in which better pro tection is afforded to law abiding for eigners. This fact has been demon srated by the large number of Amer jeans who have accumulated fortunes during the past 25 years in Mexican gold mines
 The fabulous wealth of the mines has impressed me more than any thing else in Mexico. excepting the magnificent churches and the Ruins of NIitla"
 have talked to a score of Ameri. cans here, each of whom has made a fortune by investing a few dollars in a well developed gold mine The opportunities for profitable invest. ments here are wonderful.
 A friend of mine invested S2O, and has now an income of $1,5OO a year. No. have no technical knowledge of the mines as mining is not in my line For reliable information re- garding mines. address Senor Geo. W. Beard. Superintendent of Mines. OaXaca. Mexico. He can give you information of the mining industry of Mexico and can refer you to mines that are absolutely safe to invest in, where Q few dollars invested now will make you independent for life. You can rely implicitly on any infor- nation received from him. Very tru- ly yours. J. RUSSELL GORDON.
 The letter is type written and duly signed in ink although it is probably sent to every country newspaper in America You will note that 1t is printed in han here. even the name of the distinguished Superintendent of Mines" (which mines?) being al. lowed to run. The cleverness with which the very bald advertisement at the end is led up to finds it's rec. ognition in this (pubHcity) that 1t set out to secure. But if, you write him. gentle reader. and afterwards send the twenty dollars which he win put you, in the way of invest. ing" don't blame The Alaskan mere. ly because you never hear of it again It nay be worth that much to you in experience.