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CREEK MINING STOCK CERTIFICATES PAGE 9
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W.S. STRaTTON
July 22, 1848 - September 14, 1902
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STRATTON'S INDEPENDENCE,
LIMITED
Issued September 19, 1900, uncancelled. Signed by Theo. R.W. Baker and F.S.G. Drury, as
directors. Signed by Hy Richards, as secretary. One of the Cripple Creek District's most important gold
mines. Oversized certificate. There were no stock issues on the Independence Mine of
Cripple Creek, Colorado when W.S. Stratton owned this excellent gold
producer. The only issues available are those associated with the British
mining company known as Stratton's Independence, Limited. This is the
first issue for this famous Cripple Creek gold mine.
Price with photograph: $5,000.00
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"Conveyance of the Great Independence
Mine"
By Brian Levine. The Denver Westerners. Roundup, November - December 1987.
Volume XLII, Number 6
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THE LONDON VENTURE CORPORATION, LIMITED
Issued February 18, 1909, uncancelled. Parent company of Stratton's Independence, Limited.
The London Venture Corporation, Limited, as owned other Colorado mining
companies, such The Camp Bird, Limited and the Tomboy Gold Mines, Limited.
British corporation. Oversized certificate.
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THE PORTLAND GOLD MINING COMPANY
Issued February 20, 1895; cancelled. Issued for 250,000 shares to W.S. Stratton, as treasurer of
the Portland Gold Mining Company. Signed by James F. Burns, as president; and, Frank G. Peck,
as secretary. Incorporated in Iowa; corporate seal affixed in Colorado
Springs
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Check issued and signed by W.S. Stratton, on an account in
the Exchange National Bank, December 29, 1901
Issued to James Doyle and signed by Doyle on
the back.
Price: $2,500.00
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The Stratton Cripple Creek Mining and
Development Company
Cripple Creek, Colorado; March 19, 1904.
First National Bank of Cripple Creek,
Colorado
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Winfield Scott Stratton
The Exchange National Bank, Colorado
Springs, Colorado. December 18, 1900
Price: $950.00
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Cabinet card of Battle Mountain
Home of W.S. Stratton. Photo by
Morgan.
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THE PLYMOUTH ROCK MINING COMPANY
Issued May 13, 1893; uncancelled. Incorporated in Colorado; corporate seal affixed in Fremont
(Cripple Creek), Colorado. Cripple Creek mining company that owned the Lady Stith and
Globe lodes, claims that became the central focus of W.S. Stratton's Gold Crater
project.
Price: $4,000.00
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The Stratton Cripple Creek Mining and
Development Company
W.S. Stratton, President and General Manager. Letterhead, Cripple Creek, Colorado.
Out West Printing and Stationery Co., Colorado Springs
Price for letter: $400.00
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THE FIGHT FOR THE STRATTON MILLIONS
By David P. Strickler. Privately Printed by J.J. Lipsey, Western Books.
Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1964
1 of 400 copies, signed by J.J. Lipsey. Original cream printed wrappers; 23 pages
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MIDAS OF THE ROCKIES
The Story of Stratton and Cripple Creek. By Frank Waters.
New York: Covici Friede, Publishers, 1937. Original gold-printed blue cloth binding; 344 pages;
illustrations, and original dust jacket.
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