Coalville Times | 1902-09-19 | Page 2 | [Illegible] Dead

MllllOimll PMrttoa IlrAd. -M'JUIain rt. Su .r, the miillVmll-lionnlre miillVmll-lionnlre of Colorado Springs, Colo., owner of the famous Independence , mine la the Cripple Creek district. Is dead after an Illness of several months. In April, IH'M, having seen some specimens speci-mens of gold ore from Cripple Creek district that Impressed him favorably, he went to that camp lo primped. Ou the 3rd of July, afler weeks uf fruitless prospecting, a man who agreed to grub slake him having disappointed him, titration decided to go to Cripple Creek aud stake out a claim on hia own account ac-count He rode the thlrtyUve miles from Colorado Springs to the camp on horseback, aud on the morning of the 4th of July, 1 .!, staked out the Inde-netiilvnca Inde-netiilvnca and ushiniMon Huhn In honor of Ihe day ami the father of his country. The Independence gvc original origi-nal assays of I in) lo the ton, and in 1 H'.ia he leased aud bonded the Washington Wash-ington for ff hi,ihhi. The Independence yielded Mra i ton million, and lu 1M waa aold by him for ln,uH.umi. he retaining, re-taining, however, a very considerable Interest even after retuining the sum of money. He wim tint owner of the Colorado Springs rsliway RVtciu, "i which be haa spent l,.V)),oni iu Ihe past two years. His wealth Is estimated esti-mated everywhere at from 81.i,uoo,(ioo to S o.ouo, ooo.