Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-11-09
LEGAL ADVERTISING
OF INCORPORATION
 THE ILLINOIS ExPLo1ATIoN |.

Is The Illinois Exploration Company.
 Second: The location of its principal office in the State of Delaware IS to pc in the City of Wilmington. County or New Castle. The name of its agent therein and in charge thereof. and upon whom legal process against this corpor- ation may be served, is Corporation Trust Company of America, duPof Building, No. 2 West Tenth Street, in said City of Wilmington.
 Third: The nature of the business and the objects and purposes for which, ana for any of which, this corporation IS formed are to do any or all or the things herein set forth as fully ana 10 the same extent as natural persons night CT could do and in any part or the world. viz:
 Gal To carry on the business of mining milling, concentrating, locating. convert ing, smelting, reducing, treating, pre- paring for market, manufacturing, puy- ing, selling. exchanging and otherWlse producing and dealing in gold. sliVer' copper. nickel lead, zinc' DtaSs, ,s anTn mU, steel, coal, ores, metals metallic com pounds, stone, gravel, oil and mlnerals of all kinds and all or any products or by products thereof
 (b) 70 acquire, own, lease. occupy ex, plore, prospect, locate patent use tnsrai amI develop any lands, mines, mineral rights options concessions or claims. coe- taining ores, minerals, metals, coal, iron, manganese, stone, gravel, gas or OH, anu any wood lands, and to mine or other wise extract or remove ores minerais' metals, coal, iron, manganese, stone, gravel, oil, gas or timber therefrom; ana to take own, hold. deal in, mortgage, ana to lease, sell, exchange, transIer or III any manner whatever dispose >oI any such lands, mines. mineral rlghts. op. tions or claims, within or without the state of Delaware.
 (c) To buy, sell, export, import or otherwise to deal and traffic in, iron, steel copper. manganese ores' minerals metals, stone. gravel, coal OH, coke, wood. lumber and other materials and any of the products or byproducts there of and any articles consisting, or partly consisting, thereof.
 (d) To construct, acquire. own, lease' operate, carry out, maintain improve, equip, manage. control or superintend any roads, ways, private railways, pri- yate tramways, either aerial or other wise, telegraph and telephone ines bridges, viaducts, water courses, flumes, aQueducts, reservoirs, canals, ana otner water ways, wharves, piers, docks, slips' crushing. concentrating and smelting works, hydraulic works, pipe lines, gas wells, oil wells, factories. dwelling houses, stores, warehouses, buildings plants, works, elevators, machinery, en- zines, cars and other eQuipment; to pur- chase vessels or other means of trans portation, and equip and operate the same as required for the uses and pur- poses of this corporation.
 (e) To build, construct, develop, inn prove, acquire maintain, operate, hold, own and lease plants and works for the manufacture, acquiring, generating. ac- emulation, and distribution of electric ity, gas and steam and plants and works of any other character adapted to pro- duce light, heat and power in any form, and t<h bull 6pvalOn lmnrOVe. acquire, hold, own, lease, maintain ana operate waterworks. transmission lines, electrical works, electric and pow reproducing machinery, apparatus, ap- pliances and equipment of every Kind and character.
 (f) To purchase, acquire. and lease, and to sell, lease and dispose of water, water rights, water records, power priv neges and appropriations for power, light, mining, milling, irrigation, agri- cultural, domestic or any other use or purpose.
 (g) To investigate, develop, consum- ate, undertake and carry on any enter prise, business, transaction or operation capitalists, financiers, contractors, trust companies, syndicates, merchants, com mission men, or agents to acquire the good will rights and property. and un- dertake the whole or any part of the assets and liabilities of any person. firm association or corporation, and to pay for the same in cash, stock. bonds or notes of this corporation, or otherwise; and generally as principal or agent to institute. enter into, carry on, assist, pro- mote and participate in financial, com mercial, mercantile and other business, works, contracts, undertakings and op- srations.
 (h) To hold in trust issue on com mission, make advances upon or sell, lease, license. transfer. organize, reor- ganize, incorporate or dispose of any of the undertakings or resulting invest ments aforesaid, or the stock or sec urities thereof, and to act as agent, trustee or depositary for any of the herein mentioned.
 CD To obtain the grant of. purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire any conces- sions, rights, options patents. privileges. lands, rights of way, sites, properties, undertakings or businesses or any right, option or contract in relation thereto, and to perform, carry out and fulfill the terms and conditions thereof. and to car ry the same into effect and to develop. maintain, lease, sal, transfer, dispose of and otherwise deal with the same.
 (D To manufacture. buy, sell and gen. erally deal in goods, wares, merchandise, property and commodities of any and every class and description, and all ar ticles used or useful in connection there with. insofar as may be permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware.
 (k) To subscribe for. or cause to be subscribed for buy, own, hold, purchase receive or otherwise acquire, and to sell, negotiate, guarantee, assign, deal in. ex- change, transfer. mortgage, pledge or otherwise dispose of, shares of the cap ttal stock, scrip, bonds, coupons, mort gages, debentures, debenture stock, sec- urities, notes and evidences of indebted hess issued or created by other corpora tions, joint stock companies or associa- tions, whether public, private or munic- ipal, or any corporate body. and while owner thereof to posses and to exercise in respect thereof. all the rights, powers and privileges of ownership, including the right to vote thereon: to guarantee the payment of dividends on any shares of the capital of any of the corporations joint stock companies or associations in which this corporation has or may have an interest and to become surety in re- spect of. endorse or otherwise guarantee the payment of the principal or interest of any scrip, bonds. coupons. mort gages, debentures. securities, notes or evidences of indebtedness issued or created by any such corporations. joint stock companies or associa- dons: to become surety for or guarantee the carrying out and perfor- nance of any and all contracts, leases and other obligations of every kind of o,,nh nj ofa