| Show stratton orad william S stratton tile hie multi trill mil leonaire lio of colorado springs colo owner of the famous independence mine in tile the cripple creek district is dead after an illness of several months lo in april 1601 1891 having baving seen some specimens 0 gold ore from cripple creek district that impressed him favorably he be went to that camp to prospect oo on the 3rd ard of july after weeks of fruitless prospecting a mau man who agreed to grub stake him having disappointed III him stratton too decided to go to cripple creek end stake out a claim on ills his own account lie he rode tile thirty tive live miles from colorado springs to the camp on horseback and in 11 the morning of the uh of july 1891 taked staked out the independence pen dence und and washington clairus in ill honor of tile the day and the father of his lii country the independence dependence lu gave original assays essays of taso aso to lo tile the ton and in 1802 1892 lie he feared leaf ceil and bonded the washington for SS Oooo ilie independence yielded stratton yi rallon millions anti and in lios was sold by bini hi in fur for lie retaining ta however a vry very considers considerable ble interest even eve after retaining the but iiii of money lie ile was tile the owner of tile llie colorado spring railway system on oil which he be lias has spent iu the past two years ills wealth is estimated everywhere at flom to |
