God Help ® Those Who Help Themselves *
"Like days of oldt 1 he Days
the days of gold , " of"49.
GOLD ! GOLD !
$5,000,000 Capital , Five Million Dollars $5,000,000
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'NON-ASSElSSABLxEL ,
Are forming several companies for the purpose of starting expeditions to Alaska , thoroughly equipped wiih talent , brains , energy , capital , influence ,
and experience. Each Company will be under the direct supervision and charge of tried and experienced men in their particular line , and \yill leave
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shall take with us an enormous stock of goods of'all classes and description that can be sold 'and used to advantage in a new mining country. Ex
perience of a great many years in Colorado , Montana'Australia , and Africa has taught us practically just what is required , and there is almost as much ,
money in selling merchandise to the miners and prospectors-as there is in finding and washing-goldy-Obtit gold , the apparent' key to human happiness ,
will riot be overlooked ,
WE SHALL CONTROL OUR OWN STEAMERS AND OUR OWN BOATS AND BARGES UP THE YUKON.
We are about to send an expert to make selections of the highest grade o f reindeers be used to draw the sledges carrying our merchandise overland. In this way we will save time and money
\Vhere a-dogf-sled takes I 5 days a reindeGr-slecL can clo the sanne distance in three days.
We will be the First in the Field , and wilfland the First Companies itxthek .Klondyke District from 30 to 60 Days
before any other Company or Syndicate of men can reach there.
Success awaits the early comer in the spi-ing. Food even now is a scarcity in the Klondyke District. , , We will be there in time with our vast stores of
merchandise to supply the needful long before others can reach there ; " " " Our nTiners and prospectors will be equipped with every instrument and tool in
the mechanical line that will aid and benefit them in their great work of-m-ining and exploring. .Remember . that the Transportation Companies now go
ing to Alaska do not permit a traveler to carry one pouud of food supplies or outfit. They are compelled to buy them of the stores of the Transportation
Companies at an enormous profit. We propose to get some of these benefits , and will.
Cost of common woolen shirts $5.00 Cost of sugar per pound . S .50 to .75
The minimum for articles follows
prices are now selling as :
necessary
° 3 ° 0 S . ROD $5.00 Cost of dozen . 2.00 to 3.00
? per pair 0 CffRS per
From these quotations of prices , taken front at least a dozen of the most reliable sources and reported to us by
of rubber boots pr pair. 25.00 to 40.00 Cost of condensed milk per can 1.00
it will be what there in m.erchandise.
our own special correspondent , seen an enormous profit is
Cost of hams 35.00 to 50.00 Cost of live dogs per pound. . . 2.00
There are only three months in the year of summer. In that time vegetation
Cost of flotir , 50-lb sacks 25.00 Cost of picks each 15.00
and flowers grow profusely. The greater portion of the other ti me 'themines are'
Cost of bacon 75 to 1.00 Cost of shovels 15.00
worked by the ground being heated and thawed out under big fires , but during the per pound
Cost of bsef per pound 50 to 1.00 Wages per day. 15 00 to 20.00
winter season people live generally in log ca bins , around large fires , well and warmly
Cost of coffee pound 1.00 Lumber thousand feet , $150 to $750
clothed and have of substantial . Now if per per
ly , plenty hearty , food. , you want to go to
Alaska , a little further on we will make a proposition to you to join us , whereby you can become one of our party and be directly under our supervision
and direction , or go with us and be independent and be on your own hook upon arrival ; or , should you desire to reap some of the benefits that cannot
help but accrue , you can do so by remaining at home and becoming a msmber and shareholder in our company. The capital stock of ths Alaska Trans
portation and Development Company is $8OOOOOO , di-vided in shares of < $1.OO each. You can have one share or a thousand shares ; no more than a
thousand shares -will be allotted to any one person.We do notipropose to have the-shares invested in the hands of a fe\v parties and
then have the -\veaker ones and ourselves frozen out. - - -
THIS COMPANY IS ORGANIZED AND WILL BE CONDUCTED FOR MTOUPROFIT AND MUTUAL PROTECTION ,
According to serious study and well colleetaDle information we feel sanguine to be
Able to Earn in the Next-Two Years at Least $5O000OOO to $100,000,000 ;
with the mines that we will gain and operate , with the numerous stores and.supply. houses that we will conduct , with thetransportationfacilities that we will possess , with other v.st advan.iges that it
would not be policy for us to enumerate , the sum mentioned , while .it.seems"large , , is but insignificant with the opportuhities for-what we can and may do.
FORTUNES 1IJ3 J&TADB QUICKLY fortunes are mads in legitimate speculations. An opportunity of this kind has not presented itself since the the
California days of ' 49. Will you sit idle and see such chances pas's you by , and will you be one of the people that say. "I had the opportunity , but I missed it" ? Batter be the one person to say.
"The opportunity was presented to me and I grasped it. " We need an additional million dollars within the next sixty days to develop "and carry out our gigantic plans. You can come in on the ground
floor you ban be one of the originators be one among the first , A share of stock , its full facci value , will be sold to you at the'rate'of $ LOO per share ( non-assessable. ) If you cannot afford to
buy any more than one , buy one ; if you can buy ten , so much the better a hundred still better. Many people who go will fail forthe'lack of means to carry them through the hard winter and the waiting
until they do find gold , Cold and hunger are hard enemies to fight , -but the certainty of success is there , and the success of the past can be duplicated with a great deal more businesslike assurance than
has ever been offered to investors before as long s every difficulty has been counted upon and provided against.
We are offering the public the grandest enterprise and investment of the day ; any one with a-small amount of money has an opportunity to make a
fortune in this gold and trading expedition and can stay comfortably at home."v *
Our first expedition will leave in March , arriving in. the gold valley of Alaska in April. Our next expedition will follow within one or two weeks after the first , and after that our special steamers
and our special transportation facilities will follow each other. Everything that human ingenuity can deviss or think of to crown our labor with succass will bs carried with
US and done by our representatives. We shall almost at once commence the purchase of our supplies and our equipment , consequently you can become part of us and embrace this opportun
ity and make your own fortune , or at least an enormous profit , on a small investment. You must act quickly ; and the only way to act is to write us at once , stating how
many Shares Of stock you want , inclosing currency , N. Y. exchange , or in a registered letter the amount of money to cover the payment of your stock at the rate of $ i oo per share ; and upon
receipt of your letter and the money the stock will be at once returned to you , with full details , and you will be posted and kept informed from time to time of the progress of th's company , and every
month after the expedition has landed you will receive such dividends and profits as your stock is.entitled to.
HO ! FOR THE GOLD FIELDS OF ALASKA. S600--SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS--S600
Will take you to Alaska direct to Dawson City and will keep you in good , substantial food for one entire year. . . . . . . - > .
It wou'd ' cost you $1,200.00 to 31,500.00. You leave for Seatte in Match , arriving at the Gfald fields in April. Our special steamer and transportation facilities will bring you there fully thirty
days in advance of any other expedition.
Our first expedition will be limited to one hundred men ( no more ) . If you are going to get some of the vast store-house of gold , be among the first , not the last , Remember
$600.OO pays all your transportation.and your food for a year. . .
JJTow you can be of our first party :
Think and act quickly ! Write us at once , giving full name and address. With yonr-application you must send us 15 per cent ( $90) ) of the $600.00. In January you must send us another
15 per cent ( $90) ) , in February 20 per cent ( $120) ) , and the balance 50 per cent ( $300) ) you pay when you join the party. Upon receipt of your application and your first 15 per cent your cabin is allotted
to you and you receive your contract.
Our company is capitalized for $5,000,000.00. We are not alone a transportation company ; but the largest and most powerful , mining and merchandise trading company
that will enter the Alaska gold fields.
_ By a combination of capital , experience and unity we can do for you for $600.00 that alone would cost you no less than $1,200 , to $ i , 500 , and we will put you in the very midst of the
gold fields from 2O to 30 days sooner than you can possibly get there in any other way.
You need health , grit , vim , and a desire for wealth and some capital , enough to last you six months to a year. We guarantee you * a year's supply of food , a safe and speedy arrival.
The gold is there you stand fully as much chance as any other person. DJ you want to bs one of our first hundred ? If so , act quickly write at once.
ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS AND MAKE ALL CHECKS AND MONEYS PAYABLE TO
The ALASKA TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
FISHER BUILDING , DEARBORN & VAN BUREN STREETS , CHICAGO , ILL.