The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-01-03
Millions in Mines
Fortunes that have been
made i'm Stocks

Great fortunes have been made In
the gold fields OF the world. paftieh-
inriy Ia those OF Australia. California.
Alaska and Nevada. hut the great pro-
portion ~ fortunes hnv" been sathtf.a.
not by the miners Themselves, hut ~
the men who held stocks IN tho gold
mines The dincovcrers have often
sold their properties for song
shortly after location. tho Mohawk
claim r., Doidricld was traded Tor q
mule Thes" shares first h9!a al ~
cents ana later AT $4,000. This mine
was tho great producer OF the bolh-
fields Consolidated. ~hioh has Hincs
paid over fourteen million ana hHf
dollars dividends on stock
1.o Roi went from 60 cents 20 u.ito
share.
Tonopah went from 90 cents 10 f7ito
Dos Estrciias went from 40 cents 10
tibs share.
Grown Reserve placed AZ 40 cents ad-
Vaucsd 90 SEQ Uu SipisninR went a.
- 90 nnd sold later FOR isb Kerr Lake
went from q 20 I'll Hudson baS from
- cents 20 tit9.
some values To-day
Ten dollars Invested In swansea IN
1890 becam" worth $4,000 ana Las paid
taIDu In tho meantime. Calumet
iirclA has done better. returning early
Investors O. 500 on every dollars sotih
m sfoos Shares are now worth $40
share
Tho - ROT mine sold in 1890 for
1850. it, market value today IL
81 3 600 Oon and shares are worth
$50 90 one hundred dollars invested n
$3.50 90 ara has drawn Ia the mean
time $50 900 IN dividends
Aarshsl Field paid 1895 Tor his shafe
o. rnino that brought him 1000.
IN "fR ne esi s sqsa com aasf .aid ' fs9
s. 600 Tho mine produced $500 900 600,
end the stock sold as high ne fi.s3s
share.
American MininG Profits.
The Tom hoy mins az Telluride. Col
orndo was bought IN 1890 for ti2s 600.
Nine years later u sold for 81 500 900
A ,hreo-quarter interest IN the lnde-
pendencs at Cripple Crock was sold by
AZ orsin a., 'ass, coo 200 fSgF pa,s sp
mine IN the Rainy River District onis-
fio. advanced from 400 as prospect
In isas The Copper queen was offered
Tor 81 0no Ia early days. and there were
no takers for tho BONANZA In Eastern
oregon. which now produces million
dollars year
Anaconda that paid $4,000 900 IN
profits. sold 70 tho Roth.rhilfs at
$50 600 900 Idaho Gold Mining. that
PAID ! = times more ihHn ~ s sis
Africa for ton years before tho Hoer
war produced more than fsoo .ooo. 600.
Read the profits that have been made
In shares 81 other mining ventures.
then write or sire quick. Tins 10 pre-
cioys Delays are dangerous and costly.
Tho best time % become a partner with
US 10 now. The coupons below are
printed for your convenience - use
thsm
weii-known business man Of e.
Paul has eheque written out Tor
5000 20 pay for on.-hfth interest IN
not 20 Invest a few months later -
sold In London for tt 0oo. 900. Friendly
advice cost this man n million dollars.
To men wrr. offered shares IN the
Calumet a Hecla In 1874. one man
bought 81 600 worth. but the other DO.
posted hts $1,000 IN the bank AZ
per cent Interest. which eompounaed
for 30 years Melted him tttTi. The
other Investment 10 today worth ttTe-
600 and has In addition frawu si.oss,-
500 a. fividsuds--a total % si.t8skoe.
Professor Treadweu sold 100 shares
Of United Verde TO his cousin. Mrs. +.
~ Chase. % Ranger. Maine. at 100
share
Later, n. offered her 400 more shares
at 30 cents but her husband urged her
not 90 buy. saying that she had already
thrown away tieo into hole In tho
ground
when CLARK. began buying up ths
stock IN 1859 ne offered Mrs CSAss ~
a share and later advanced ~ 20 $50.
which she refused.
In 1900 Boston brokers offered her
tss 900 for her Investment Of 1900.
nut for her husbands advice she
would have taken ths additional shares
offered hsr by Treaiweil. and would
today DO worth iios 900
udy profit on an Investment Of