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SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 2, 1901. GREAT CLOSING SALE M»iwa.iiiiw MIMING SHARES A Money Making Opportunity of Greater Import Than Hasf Ever Before Crossed Your Path, and the Best That Will Ever Come to You Buring Your Lifetime. jGTQnIy ten days more for "Queen Bee"; only twenty days more for "Kettle-Curlew"; only thirty days more for "Boundary Gamp" shares. After that the unsold shares will be distributed free to shareholders in proportion to their holdings. The time has been greatly shortened. The wind-up and distribution will take place March i instead of April i. This is the last announcement that will be made. Dividends equal to 25 per cent on investments guaranteed by May 1 next. Five dividends already paid. Dividends equal to 80 per cent a year absolutely certain. The grandest mining promotion success of any century. We started alone and now have more than thirty imitators in the Twin Cities. Clear titles to all properties; two great city sites; mills running; complete protection to shareholders; enormous earnings certain; investigate. We have bought, paid for, erected, and will have ia operation in a few days extensive stamp mills for the free milling ores of the 'Queen Bee" Company in Jelm, Wyoming—these mills will yield $300 a day for " Queen Bee" shareholders. We have ordered and are constructing a 75 ton matting plant for the copper ores of the "Queen Bee" mines, and will have it in operation in 60 days that will produce $1000 a day for " Queen Bee" shareholders. Additional sections of this plant will be erected until the works will reach a capacity of 1000 tons a day. We own 42 rich mining claims at and near Jelm, Wyo.-no richer on earth in copper and gold—these properties worth hundreds of mill ions, paid for in full, except $15,000, and two years to pay that in Among these claims we have made exceedingly rich strikes on the " Col orado," the "Rising Sun," the "Jesse," the "Helen," the " Copper Queen" etc—Major Hancock, our treasurer and trustee, is now on the ground personally superintending the erection and installation of the plants. We own the site of Jelm City, over 3,000 lots, paid for; deeds ready, clear title, worth over a million dollars. Jelm City is already a thriving town, and will have a population of 1,000 this year and 10,000 in less than five years. We own the site of Curlew, Wash. The town had a population of 40 when we bought it. It has a population of over 1,000 today, and will have 3,000 to 5,000 this year, and will be a permanent great mining, The Management Do you ask who the men are who are managing this great business, and whether they are competent, honest and reliable or not? We will answer. Here are the names and horhe addresses of the active managers of the enterprises. It will be easy for you to ascertain that no more honest or FROM JELM: Here is the latest from Major Hancock who is now attending to the purchase and installation of machinery for the '•Queen Bee" mines: Telegram: .Telm, Wyo., Jan. 31.—T0 American Mining Investment Company, Minneapolis, Minn.: Stamp mill will be running in a few days. Ores turning out grand. Dumps increasing for mills. Work progressing splendid. First section of copper matting plant is being erected. Jelrn City Town plat recorded and we are ready to give deeds. Prospects for population and busines* here this coming season excellent. L. A. HANCOCK. (From Laramie BQomera\ig,Jan. 28.) TO BUILD FIVE=STAHP MILL Plan for Immediate Development of Jelm nines—Machinery Now on the Road—Stamps Will Weigh 1,000 Pounds Each and Drop 104 Times to the Minute—Minneapolis Company Erecting Fifty=Stamp Hill. "Major L. A. Hancock and Louis Miller left at noon to-day for Jelm to. make final arrangements for the erection of a five-stamp mill. "The stamps of this mill will weigh 1,000 lbs each and drop 104 times to the min ute. The engine, boiler and concentrating table are already on the ground. The own ers are now planning for the foundations of the battery, so that everything will be in most advantageously treat this or by the experiment with the five-stamp mill. "The American Mining Investment company, of which Major Hancock is trustee, intends to put up a large copper matting plant as soon as it discovers how it can most advantageously treat this by the experiment with the five-stamp mill. •The company will put up a smelter of a capacity of seventy tons a day.' "Major Robert W.Burkhardt has advised the company not to erect the smelter until the ore from the various mines belonging to it have been tested through the live-stamp mill. -Major Hancock will return Wednesday and confer with Major Burkhardt in re gard to the treatment of the ores from the Jelm mines. A number of 100-pound lots of ore from the -liff-rent mines have been sent to the Denver smelter for treatment to ascertain the best method of extracting the precious metals from these ores. As says have shown that the rock from these mines carries, in one instance, $32 in silver GREAT TEN DAYS' OFFER. §§S! S!7\F2* ln* Pe°Ple and small investors an opportunity to get in on the ground floor with the big investors. Br. Watson, of G-alesburg, ill, sent $2000.00 in one order, and Dr Oor- I don, of Brook ville, Pa, sent over $1000-00 in one order, and A. Kimmerer, of Wauseon, Ohio, sent over $500 in one order, and J. D. Clark, of Negaunee, Mich., over $800 in one' order last week for these shares. How until the hour and day mentioned we will accept $15 orders at the same prices upon which these and other gentlemen obtained shares on I Make all checks or money orders, except for smelter issue, nay able to L. A. Hancock, Trustee, but address all letters whether they contain remittances or not, to American Mining investment Company 4th JtJS Sf* SEE THE NEXT THREE PAGES SURE, trustworthy business men can be found: S. A. Kemp of Duluth, Minn., presi= dent of the "Kettle=Curlew" Company and trustee of the smelter fund. Geo. E, Gilgen of Wauseon, Ohio, treas urer of the "Kettle=Curlew" Company. Dr. William Corpron of Minnesota Lake, Minn., director in the "Kettle=Cur= lew" Company and manager of the brok= ing department of the American Mining Investment Company. and lead, and in another an ounce and a half of gold and two and one-half ounces of silver per ion. "The reason that these ores have not before been treated to advantage is the presence of po large an amount of silica, nearly 84 per cent, la the form of a quartz ite of very fine grained crystallization. In stamping this cuts the sulphide crystals iv such minute particles that a slime machine would be necessary to save a great portion of the valuable minerals iv the ore. ""The putting in of, a power plant at Jelm and the construction of an electric line between that place and Laramie are among the enterprises being carried out by this company." FROM CURLEW: Here is fate latest from western manager John H. Gallagher at Curlew" Wash.: Telegram: "Curlew, Wash., Jan. 28, 1901.—T0 the American Mining Investment Company, Andrus Bldg., Minneapolis, Minn.: Curlew town boom is on. Thirty lots changed hands to-day. "Contracts' have been let for building a new bridge over the Kettle river; also a brewery, two saloons, three hotels, one large general store building, a barber shop, aud a large number of minor buildings. "Saw and lumbering mills will be ready to start up full blast February 15th. Plenty of logs. Plenty of orders ahead. Rush money here for pompretion. "The railroad is now a certainty. Grading will begin March Ist. "Republic mining men concede that smelter is the best for treatment for their ores as well as ours, and will aid in building your great Curlew Smelting plant. "Great value of Boundary Camp 'Arctic' mines is fully proven by the shipments from the 'Muldoon' mine, adjoining the 'Arctic,' of $60.00 ore within a few feet from 'Arctic' tunnel on same vein. 'Arctic' will be a paying shipper soon, as tunnel reaches and cross-cuts ore tibdy. " 'Surprise' (Boundary Camp) tunnel in ore body now, rich and daily getting bet ter. Should be profitable shipper in April. " 'Ore Grande' (Boundary Camp) is the same, but higher in quality. " 'Anchor Group' (Kettle-Curlew) is looking fine. The cross-cut is nearing the foot-wall, where there is large pay shoot. "Cross-cut at 125-foot level of the Kettle-Curlew mine within ten fet of ore body. Indications are splendid. Shipping arrangements are complete as soon, as ore body is encountered. "The 'Violet' (Kettle-Curlew) tunnel is nearing the ore ledge. Recent ship ments from 'Old Faithful' and the 'Nelson Surprise,' which adjoin the 'Violet,' prove Violet values to be great, and we should ship from the 'Violet' in May «t latest. "This will make a list of four shippers for 'Boundary Camp' and 'Kettle-Ourlew." "All other claims more than holding their own. THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL. agricultural and business center. It already has extensive saw mills, and a big smelter is going up. We own the Kettle-Curlew mines on Drummer's mountain, in which are millions of tons of copper-silver ore averaging $12 a ton to $30 a ton that can be mined and milled at $3 per ton. We are erecting a mam moth smelter at the foot of the mountain that will pay "Kettle-Curlew" and " Boundary Camp" shareholders over $3,000 a day for generations. The plant is the joint property of two companies. We own extensive and complete saw and lumber mills of all kinds now fully erected at Curlew, Wash., with many thousands of dollars in orders ahead. These mills will start up Feb. 15, and will yield over $750 a day profit for "Boundary Camp" shareholders. We own the "Violet," the "Surprise," the "Ore Grande," the "An chor" and the "Arctic" groups of mines, that contain many millions of tons of rich copper, silver and gold ores that will yield at the big smel ter millions of dollars for "Boundary Camp" and " Kettle-Curlew" share holders. A section of the Curlew smelter is guaranteed to be in operation by June 1 next. Have any mining shares now offered in this market any such sub stantial profit-yielding assets behind them that these shares have? You had better investigate this point. We have now 70 miners and mill hands at work. J. D. Clark of Negaunee, Mich., assist ant manager of the A. H. I. Co. Rev. W. F. Stockdill of Hamline, Minn., auditor and superintendent of mails of the A. M. L Co. W. R. Smith of Madelia, Minn., super* intendent of the A. M. I. Co. E. B. Benson, former banker of Litch= field, Minn., secretary of the "Queen Bee" Company and cashier of the A. M. I. Co. the large order plan. Here is the offer:— soo shares "Queen Bee" $7-50; 500 shares '-Boundary Camp" $7.50; 500 shares "Kettle-Curlew" $7.50, separately or together. We are reserving 1,000,000 "Queen Bee" for free distribution Aside from these there are a few left, but there will be no more ''Queen Bee" shares from the treasury at any price after 6 p. m. Feb. 12. The outside limit of this special order is 1000 shares each at the same rate, together or separately. If the money reaches here after Feb. 12, and the envelope bears a postmark after that date the money will be returned. This is an offer that will enable you to turn $7.50 into $750.00, or $15 into $1500 in a few months. Don't you believe it? Then doubt and watch and in less than a year you will see others realize. This is your last opportunity. Major L. A. Hancock of Minneapolis, treasurer and trustee of the A. M. I. Co. and secretary of the "Boundary Camp" Company. W. S. Brill of St. Paul, president of the A. M. I. Co. and the "Queen Bee" Company. F. D. Cooper, vice=president and treasurer of the "Queen Bee" Company. C. R. Tuttle of Minneapolis, president of the "Boundary Camp" Company and manager of all the companies. . "Hurry corrected list of town lots and prices. Outsiders who are holding lots and are willing to accept 100 per cent profit, should send me the numbers of their lots ■ and blocks at once. ''The A. M. I. Co.'s new offices will go up February 13. Our working force has been doubled here, aud we are receiving congratulations all around. We are all as busy as nailers. "JOHN H. GALLAGHER." Premium Winners: On the first day of January the American Mining Investment Company offered cash premiums to the extent of $600.00, $300.00, $200.00 and $100.00 to the persons re mitting the largest, the second largest and third largest amounts of money to the company for "Kettle-Curlew," "Boundary Camp" and "Queen Bee' shares up to 6 o'clock p. m. of January 31. During the month the company has received a little over $20,000.00. It has got ten its stamp mill at Jelm almost ready for operation, and its eeventy-ton matting piant for the same place well under way. It has completed the construction of Its saw and lumbering mills at Curlew, and paid $12,&00,Q0 on properties and on de velopment work during the month. At this rate the company will have its various properties developed to a strong dividend point by the middle of April, and will be able to pay & dividend of at least 2 1-j mills on all Its shares sooner than heretofore announced. The winners of the three premiums are as follows: Dr. A. Watson of Galesburg, 111., being the heaviest remitter for February, ex ceeding the $2,000.00 mark, wins the first premium of $300.00. Dr. S. M. Gordon of Brookville, Pa., who has remitted over $1,000.00, wins the second premium of $200.00. Mr. J. D. Clark of Negaunee, Mich., and Dr. William Corpron of Minnesota Lake, Minn., being a tie, having each remitted a little less than $1,000.00, have divided be tween them equally the third premium of $100.00. In addition to the three cash premiums named, about sixty^ hay» won the $10.00 cash premiums offered for those remitting $100.00 and over. Cash premiums in like amounts are offered on the same terms for the month of February, payable on the first of April next. Write for particulars. The only agents we employ are our shareholders in their own neighborhoods. In addition to the cash receipts for January, the company has placed about four times that amount on its installment books. AMERICAN MINING INVESTMENT COMPANY, FOURTH FLOOR ANDRUS BUILDING. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 7