Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-01-08
,neAL AvvDv.msrnsss
CKRrrrICArE or ORGANIZATION
 OF A CORPORATION UNDER THE
 GENERAL. LAW STATE or MAINE

.;,ne,s of the articles of agreement tberefor. duly called and held at the sfice of Williamson & Burleigh in the Citv of Augusta, Maine, on Friday the .;gbtoenth day of December, A. D. 1908, hereby certify as follows:
 The name of said corporation is
 DESPERATION COPPER COMPANY The purposes of said corporation are: I. To prospect, explore, locate, pur- chase lease or otherwise acquire, and 10 own, hold, sell, dispose of, lease and Seal in lands, mineral lands, mines, min. erals. ores. mining and water rights and claims and interests therein, in any mart of the world, to develop, improve and work the same; to conduct mining and dredging operations of every kind by any method now known or hereafter ,o be devised, and to operate plants for reducing, concentrating, smelting and refining and otherwise treating ores, minerals, matte and bullion; and to manufacture, acquire, deal in or other wise dispose of products of ores, miner. als and mines; to enter into contracts with other persons, firms or corporations (including any corporation in which the directors of this corporation may be in ,erested or of which they may be of seers or directors, or which may be the owner of large or controlling interest m the stock of this corporatiorl, for the mining, dredging or working of mn- eral deposits, for the operation of ca saIs, ditches and hydraulic works for ,he reduction, treatment, smeiting and refining of the ores, minerals, matte and bullion produced by the corporation hereby organized; to construct, main tain, lease and operate hydraulic ca nals, ditches and plants for hydraulic mining; and generally to carry on the business of mining, smelting, refining, trading and securities company in any part of the world,
 2. To purchase, subscribe tor. ac- suire, hold, sell exchange dispose of and deal in shares, stocks, bonds, obii- cations, evidences of indebtedness or securities of any public or private, do- nestle or foreign corporation, govern uent or municipality, and the Company shall have express power to hold, pur- chase or otherwise acquire, to sell, as sign, transfer, mortgage, pledge or oth- erwise dispose of shares of the capital stock, bonds, debentures or other ev- | idences of indebtedness created by any 1 other corporation or corporations and while the owner thereof to exercise al! the rights and privileges of ownership, 1 including the right to vote thereon. 3. To undertake or aid any enter prise and carry out any transactions or operations which may be lawfully undertaken and carried out by capi- S talists, promoters, fnanciers,- contrac' tors, merchants, commission men and agents, and to carry on 8 general finan' cial business and general financial oper' ztions of all kinds SO far as the same are l not prohibited by the laws of the State of Maine against the exercise of bank ing powers by corporations.
 4. To form, promote, assist finan sially or otherwise companies, syndi eates, partnerships and associations oi all kinds, so far as incidental to or con aeeted with the corporate purposes, and 10 give any guarantee in connection therewith or otherwise for the payment of money or for the performance oi pny obligation or undertaking, to tn, fxtent that this company may be law Fully interested therein.
 5. To manufacture, produce and dea n gold, silver. copper, lead and othel metals.
 6. To own and acquire woodlandi bnd coal mines and to manufacture umber and produce coke and gas ant Pther products of coal; provided tha he gas business shall be conducted only within the limitations expressed in thu Eighth Paragraph of these Purposes.
 '. To buy and sell or otherwise t |eal or traffic in ores, bullion. metals bal, coke, wood, lumber and other ma erials, and any of the products thereo
 nd any articles consisting or partl, pnsisting thereof
 s. To acquire and develop wate
 ghts and water power, and to produce
 pd transmit electric power, and to con
 ruct, maintain and operate wate
 orks, gas works and electric power
 pt before it shall exercise the power
 pd purposes set forth in this paragraph
 any city or town within the Stat
 Maine, it shall acquire by legislativ'
 the right so to operate within sucl
 fy or town, and, before such act, tn
 siness of manufacturing, generating
 Ptributing or supplying gas and cleo
 city shall be carried on only in othe
 Rtes and jurisdictions when and wher
 fmlssible under the laws thereof
 P. To acquire, construct, own, main
 and operate railroads and tram
 ys and other means of transportatio
 i telegraph and telephone lines, ex
 pt that the Company shall not aC
 Ire, construct or aid in the construC
 of, maintain or operate any raj
 |d, canal, telegraph or telephone lin
 the State of Maine, but only in othe
 tes and jurisdictions when and wher