GOLD MINING SWINDLES.
THE GULLIBLE PUBLIC AGAIN
<,United Pi«as Association.—Copyright. ■, ■ ■ WASHINGTON, December 8. \ ' An alleged great mining swindle was before the Courts at Seattle. , '■
A. H. and C. A. Mooro are charged with using tho United States mails to defraud. They promoted "(the'Alaska AJining Company/ which advertised itself as owning 5000 acres of'gold-bear-ing lands. Tho sum of £11,000 was collected in stock and subscriptions; and it was stated that 300 men: had been taken to Alaska to work in developing the 'property; Dividends of 20 per cent, were promised.
i It is now alleged that most of the money went into the promoters' pockets, and 0 that nothing was done in tho shape? of mining.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12840, 11 December 1911, Page 5
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