Mohave County miner., 1913-06-07
Articles of Incorporation
 OF THE California Nevada Exploration Company.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESERVES That we the undersigned, majority of whom are citizens and residents of the State of Cali fornia, have this day voluntarily associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming a co, poration under the laws of the State of California
 AND WE HEREBY CERTIFY:
 FIRST.
 That the name of sa d corporation shall be. the ''CALIFoRNIA NEVADA EXPLORATION COM PANY.'
 SECOND
 That the purposes for which it is formed are: l. TO acquire by purchase, lease. location or otherwise; to own, hold, improve. work, de- velop, use, lease. let, mortgage, convey, and sell mines, mining claims, mineral lands and all other kinds of real property, both in the State of California. and any other States }. To buy and sell gold builion lead. copper, zinc, and all other kinds of ores metals and minerals; to cbnStruct and erect buildings, tramways, power plants for generating and transmission of elect"i ity and steam; to struct roal ways. an private railways for con veying and transporting ore and other kinds of materials and property from the mines and property of said corp ration to points of ship ment and reduction. Also to construct, own maintain. lease let and sell pipe lines, con duitS of all kinds. and to acquire rights of way for the purpose of e nStrL LcUing and maint lins ing the same. Also to buy and sell all kinds of merchandise, electrical power, water power an6 steam power; to sell and distribute water and fuel also to build, rent, lease and sell build ingS, machinery and mining equipment 3, To engage in the business of mining to Smelt and concentrate and otherwise treat minerals and all b-products thereof, to manu. facture and transport the same. and to do all things and acts necessary and convenient to the development of mines and mineral lands. and to make the products therefrom marketable 1, Also to buy, sell and mortgage stock and bonds of other corporations, also to sell. mort. gage and otherwise dispose of all kinds of prop erty both real and personal.
 THIRD.
 That the place where the principal business l tp City of Pasadena, County of Los Angeles, State of California.
 FOURTH.
 That the term for which the said corporation is to exist is ifty (5O) years from and after the date of its incorporation.
 FIFTH.
 Tha, the number of directors of said corpora tion shall be five and the names and residences of those who are appointed for the first year. or to serve until the election and qualification of their successors are as follows:
 Name Residence. Andrew Leuzinger Hyde Park. California. k. F.. Orrin, Pasadena, Wilkie P. Garrison, Albert G. Hopkins,
 J D. Jones.
 That the amount of the capital stock of said corporation is Two Million OOOOO0OO) Dol lars, and the number of shares into which it is divided is two million (2,OO00C0) of the par valne of One (Sl.00l Dollar each.
 SEVENTH
 nat the amount or Salu CdpiJdl SlOCk WHICH has been actually subscribed is Five Hundred (S5O0.00l Dollars. and the following are the names of the persons by whom the same has been subscribed:
 Name. No. of shares. Amount. Andrew Leuzinger, 100 SlOOOO F.. F. Orrin. 100 10G00 Wikie P. Garrison, 100 l00C0 Albert G. Hopkins. 100 10000 J. D. Jones' 100 10000 IN WITNESS WHEREOF we have hereunto set our hands and seals this day of October. 1910 (Seau WILKIE P. GARRISON.
 E. K. ORRIN.
 ANDREW LEUZINGER.
 J. D. JONES.
 ALBERTO. HOPKINS. STATE OF CALIFORNIA
 County of Los Angeles,
 On this 5th day of October in the year one thousand nine hundred ten before me Edwin F. Hahn, a Notary Public in and for said County of Los Angeles. State of California personally appeared Albert G. Hopkins known to me to be the person whose name is SubScrib ed to the within and annexed instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same IN WITNESS WHEREOF. l have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Official Seal the day and year above written.
 (SeaD EDWIN F. HAHN, Notary Public in and for Los Angeles County, California