Mohave County miner., 1913-03-01
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE Grand Canyon Gold Dredging
 Company.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS | that we whose names are hereunto affixed,
 desiring to form corporation under the laws
 of the State of Arizona. do hereby associate | ourselves together tor that purposes and adopt
 the following Articles of Interpretations: | ARTICLE l.
 | The names of the incorporators are Mark w.. Musgrove. kingman, Arizona. Nicholas P. | Bond Continental Building Baltimore, Md, and James A. Roberts, 257 Broadway, New York,
 ARTICLE H.
 The name of the corPGration shal, be & the PANY.
 ARTICLE Ill.
 The principal place in which the business of the corporation is to be transacted Is at the | ARIZONA; the corporation shall have a branch office in he City and State of New 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.
 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 claims, 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 refine. dredge, wash, anal gamate and prepare for market ore, metal and mineral substances 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, convenences, provisions and things capable of being used in connection with mining operations or required by workmen and others employed by the com pany.
 To buy. construct, lease, sell, convey, main tain improve manage, work. control and su- perntend any roads, canals. bridges. ways, | reservoirs, water courses. corrals, pipe lines, tramwayS, electric or other railroads in so far | as it may be lawful so to do; to buy, construct, lease, sell. convey maintain, improve manage, control and superntend furnaces, smelters, concertratorS, mlllS crushing works, hydraulic c works. factories warehouses and other con venlences which may seem directly or in directly conductive to any of the objects of the corporation. and to contribute to, SubSidZe or otherwise aid or take part in any such opera tionS.
 To take. acquire, own hold, sell, lease, ex change. mortgage, pledge improve and other wise deal in real estate, townSites and divi 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 chatte s; to construct, operate and maintain any and all power plants 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 or advantageous
 in the carrying on of any or all of the objects or purposes above set forth.
 | To issue bonds. debentureS or other form of | corporate obligations, and to sell or hypothe cate the same, ana to secure the payment of l 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 to possess the same power in such respect as pri. | vate individuals now enjoy. and in general to | do all things necessary to the proper conduct | of the business of the corporation in the State | of Arizona and elsewhere. not inconsistent | with the laws of the United States and the State of Arizona.
 | To hold. purchase buy and otherwise ac quire, and to sell, exchange, mortgage. pledge | and otherwise deal in the bonds, mortgages other Securit es and obligations of any private | corporations, and also to receive. cole ret and otherwise dispose of interest dividends or in come from any of the properties held. owned
 or acquired by the company, and to exercise in respect of all such bondS mortsageS 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 natural | person might or could do, and generally to have all the rights powers and privileges to do | any and all things incident and advantageous | to the carrying out of any of the objects and | purposes hereinbefore mentioned. | To sell or issue all or any part of it's capital | stock, or any bonds, debentureS or other evil | dences of indebtedness authorized by it's Board | of Directors, in payment for the goodwill, l rights, business, personal property, real estate
 or leases thereon, of any person, firm, asso-
 citation or corporation and the judgement of
 it's Board of Directors as to the value of such | good will rights business, property, real | estate leases thereon. shall. in the absence | of fraud, be conclusive.
 | To guarantee the payment of dividends or | interest on any shares, stocks, debentureS or
 other securities issued by, or any other con | trac, or obligation of, any corporation when | ever proper or necessary for the business of
 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 corporation for services | rendered, or to be rendered, in placing or as | SSting to place, or guaranteeing the placing of
 any of the shares of the companys capital 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 d rectorS. or the conduct of it's business all upon
 such terms as the Board of Directors may de | termine
 To conduct business Tn any of the states ter. ritories, 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 subject to local laws
 The foregoing paragraphs shall be construed
 as objects, purposes and powers, and it is the
 intention that the foregoing specific objects
 purposes and powers Tn any paragraph enum. erated. except where otherwise clearly in
 dicated shall not be limited restricted by
 reference to or inference from the terms of any
 other clause or paragraph of these articles.