Mohave County miner., 1913-02-22
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE Grand Canyon Gold Dredging
 Company.

Company.
 | KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that we, whose names are hereunto affixed. desiring to form u corporation under the laws | of the State of Arizona. do hereby associate | ourselves together tor that purposes and adopt | the following Articles of IncOrporation: | ARTICLE 1.
 The names of the incOrporators are Mark w. Musgrove. Nicholas F. Bond and James A. Roberts.
 ARTICLE II.
 | The name of the corporation shal be the GRAND CANYON GOLD DREDGING COM. PANY
 The principal place in which the business of the corporation is to be transact Is at the | general offices of the company at kINGMAN. | ARIZONA; the corporation shall have a | York. and at such other places, within and | without the State of Arizona, as may be here | after established by the Board of Directors at | any of which branch offices all meetings of | stockholders and the Board of Directors may | be held
 l ARTICLE w.
 | The general nature of the business to be | transacted by the corporation is as follows: | To make contracts; to purchase, lease, bond, | sell, improve, develop and operate mines, min. | ing cl ims, mining properties or rights there. in: mineral lands. oil. gas coal. shale. asphalt | um. petroleum asbestos, salt, water and water | rights and machinery; to work. mine, explore. dredge operate and develop the same. aud to pledge. mortgage or otherwise deal in the same | or any leases, options, or bonds thereon;
 To quarry. smelt, retine dredge, wash, anal. | gamate and prepare for market ore, metal and | mineral su bStances of all kinds. and to carry | on any other operation which may seem con | ducive to any of the company's objects; to | buy. sell manufacture and deal in minerals, plants. machinery implements, conveniences, provisions and things capable of being used in | connection with mining operations or required by workmen and others employed by the con- puny.
 To buy. construct. lease, sell. convey, main | tain improve manage, work. control and su. | perintend any roads, canals. bridges ways.
 eservoirs, water courses. corrals, pipe lines. | tramways, electric or other railroads in so far | as it may be lawful Su to do; to buy, construct, | lease, sell. convey. maintain. improve. manage,
 mntrol and superntend furnaces, smelterS,
 oncertratOrs, mllls crushing works, hydraul C | works. factories, warehouses and other con veniences which may seem directly or in. directly conductive to any of the objects of the | corporation. and to contribute to, SubSidiZe or otherwise aid or take part in any such opera. | liCns.
 To take acquire, own hold. sell, lease, ex chan e. mortgage, pledge improve and other. SiOnS, lots or subdivisions thereof. and to erect thereon and lease, sell or convey houses stores or other buildings, and to make and maintain | all other necessary or desirable improvements in connection herewith: also to purchase sell. exchange and otherwise deal in all kinds of | personal property. merchandise. goods and chattes; to construct, operate and maintain any and all power pl lntS which may be deemed necessary or otherwise beneficial to the oper- ations of the corporation. and to buy, sell or otherwise dispose of any and all power of any character or description.
 rc do all things incident to advantageous in the carrying on of any or all of the objects or | purposes above set fol tn.
 | To issue bonds. debentures or other form of corporate obligations. and to sell or hypothe cate the same, ana to secure the payment of the same by mortgage or otherwise upon all or any of the properties of the corporation.
 To make any and all contracts acquire and | transfer any and all species of property, and tC possess the same power in such respect as pr
 vate individuals now enjoy. and in general tc do all things necessary to the proper conduct of the business of the corporation in the State of Arizona and elsewhere not inconsisten,
 with the laws of the United States aud the
 State of Arizona.
 qure. and to sell, exchange, mortgage. pledge
 and otherwise deal in the bonds, mortgages
 notes, debentureS shares of capital stock anC other securities and obligations of any private
 corporations, and also to receive. collect and
 otherwise dspose of interest, dividends or in
 come from any of the properties held. owned
 or acquired by the company, and to exercise iI
 respect of all such bonds. mortgaees, deben
 lures. notes. shares of stock or other securities
 and all other obligations all the rights, powers
 and privileges of individual owners thereof
 including the right to vote any shares of stock
 held by 1t to the same extent that a natura
 person might or could do. and generally tC
 have all the rights, powers ana privileges to 0( any and all things incident and advaLtageous
 to the carrying out of any of the objects ant
 purposes hereinbefore mentioned.
 To sell or issue all or any part of its capita
 stock, or any bonds, debentureS or other evi dences of indebtedness authorized by its Board
 of Directors, in payment for the goodwill,
 rights business personal property, real est 1t
 or leases thereon, of any person. firm, asso
 citation or corporation, and the judgement o its Board of Directors as to the value of sucf
 good will, rights, business, Iroperty, req
 estate or leases thereon shall in the absence
 of fraud. be conclusive.
 | To guarantee the payment of dividends ol
 interest on any shares, stocks debentureS Ol other securities issued by, or any other con
 tract obligation of. any corporation when
 ever proper or necessary for the business o
 this company, and upon such terms and con
 ditlons and in such manner as may be pre-
 scribed by the Board of Directors
 | To purchase, hold or reissue and sell the
 shares of it's capital stock; to remunerate any
 person. persons or corporation for services
 rendered, or to be rendered, in placing or as
 ssting to place, or guaranteeing the placing o
 any of the shares of the company's capita
 stock. or any debenture, bond or other security | of the company, or for services rendered in or about the formation or promotion of the com pany. or the selection and procurement of di
 rectors or the conduct of it's business all upor such terms as the Board of Directors may de , | termine.
 To conduct business Tn any of the states ter . rtories. colonies or possessions of the United
 States in the District of Columbia. and in any and all foreign countries; to have one or more , offices therein, and to therein hold. purchase mortgage and convey real and personal prop
 erty without limit as to amount but always