CRIPPLE
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 December 11, 1908, uncancelled
Signed by The Earl of Cherterfield 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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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THE CHICAGO CRIPPLE CREEK GOLD MINING
COMPANY
Issued March 21, 1896; uncancelled
Printed on certificate: "Cripple Creek Gold Mining
District"
Rand, McNally & Co., Chicago, Printers
Incorporated in Colorado
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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
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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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