Logan Republican | 1902-09-18 | Page 2 | Millionaire Stratton Dead

Millionaire Ktratton Dead. William S. Stratlon, the multi-millionaire of Colorado Springs, Colo., owner of the famous Independence mine in the Cripple Creek district, Is. dead after an Illness of several mouths. In April, 1801, having seen some'speci-mens some'speci-mens of gold ore from Cripple Creek district that Impressed him favorably, he went to that camp to prospect. On the 3rd of July, after weeks of fruitless prospecting, a man who agreed to grub take him having disappointed him, Stratlon decided to go to Cripple Creek and stake out a claim ou his own account. ac-count. He rode the thlrty-uve miles from Colorado Springs to the camp on horschuck, and ou the morning of the 4th of July, 1891, staked out the Independence Inde-pendence and Wushlngton claims, in honor of the day and the father of his country. The Independence gave original origi-nal assays of 8380 to the Kin, and iu 1803 he leased und bonded the Wushlngton Wush-lngton for 880,000. The Independence yielded Strntton millions, and in lbOS was sold by him for 810,000,000, he retaining, re-taining, however, u very considerable Interest even after retaining the sum of money. He was the owner of the Colorado Springs railway system, on which he has spent 81,f,o,l,ooo in the past two years. His wealth Is estl-muted estl-muted everywhere at from Sin, 000,000 to 630,000,000.