Show THE PLATA FINA MINING COMPANY L in this issue our readers will notice the advertisement of the plata fina mining development company of pomona kansa operating near alamos sonora mexico accompanying the copy for the advertisement ti was a personal letter from the president of the company in which the objects and aims of the company were fully set forth and we were much pleased with the straightforward manner in which reference was made to the operations of the company and of its intention of dealing squarely and fairly with the stock investing public the company according to the letter referred to and also the little prospectus accompanying compa nying the same has been engaged in the development of its properties for a period of five years and has developed good measures of payable ore down to the water level owing to the war in mexico it has been impracticable to ship although the company has never been molested or hindered in its development operations the company is on a shipping basis but until conditions become more settled will pursue its policy of development and would like to sink below water level to accomplish which machinery is required the principal values are in silver with a little gold and the ore occurs both in shipping and milling grade wood is abundant for mine uses and for fuel and water is easy easily obtainable the stock issued so far to a great extent is in the hands of friends and acquaintances of the president of the company in his letter the president says we are not making any promises other than that the receipts from stock sales w will M I 1 be and an expended for development purposes machinery we believe this proposition is well wo worth investigation |