St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-07-03
New Mining Scheme.

There are many ways TO adver-
tisc, but the most unique way we
have seen TO advertise and at the
same time beat the printer is that
put up by the representative of the
Tiger Butte gold mining company
of Nevada.
This gentleman came into the
office last week and ordered a
bunch of hand bills printed, paid
the price, distributed them about
town, Now, that is all regular.
But the meat of the cocoanut was
in the bills. They stated that
there would be a meeting held in
Bickner's hall Thursday evening
and that at that meeting there
would he given away 1900 shares
of stock in this gold mining COM
pany.
This looked to MS like a new
bunco game and we went up to
the meeting with all the prejudice
common TO people looking for a
gold brick. There were not hall
the number Of suckers we expected
TO see, and there were but two or
three more than enough to carry
off the required number of shares.
We were most agreeably surprised
therefore, TO see that the gentleman
carried out 10 the letter every state
mcnt he made in the dodgers he
had printed. The people that
came in to hear him were each
handed a half ticket with a mum
Der written upon IT, the other half
bearing a like number was depos.
tied in a paper box. When it was
thought the crowd was about all
in the gentleman running the show
exhibited samples from his mine,
gave a history of the development
80 far, stated that instead of put
ting five or six thousand dollars in
advertising with naring letters in
the big dailics the attractions OF
his property, he takes this method
OF getting his shares in the hands
OF the people. In each community
he distributes a few shares and
then afterwards distributes his
literature aud goes from man to
man selling his stock. This saves
the expenditure of vast sums OF
money in advertising which brings
IN no returns Tor the reason that
hundreds OF others are doing the
same thing.
The beauty OF this arrangement
is that the money derived from the
sale OF these shares goes directly
into the development of the mine
instead of into the Golfers of the
big dailics Tor advertising. The
purpose OF selling this stock is to
create fund for sinking the main
shaft TO lower level where the
main lode OF the mine will he
reached. The samples OF ore al
ready reached range IN value from
81 per ton to SI29.SS per ton in
gold, silver aud copper. The mine
Is IN close proNimi,y To other rich
mines and there is not the lcas,
doubt but It will IL properly man
aged, soon become a dividend pay.
ing mine, The railroad has come
so near now that the low grade
ores from the mine may be
worked with profit, which could
not be done before, aud this will of
itself bc a source of profit. We
may be easy, but this proposition
looks good to ~ and il we did not
have all our loose coin tied up in
the gold mines represented by the
Review aud real estate in different
localities we would invest some in
the Tiger Butte. We believe IL
will pay, These gentlemen have
arranged with King & Gilmore to
represent them when they are away
from here, or anyone may receive
all the information regarding the
mime he may desire by addressing
the Tiger Butte Mining company.
room 81 265 Stark street, Port
land, Oregon, on better still call in
person when in the city.