VICTOR, COLORADO, USA: On July 4, 1891, Stratton staked his claim in the new Cripple Creek Mining District for the Independence Mine and another.

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VICTOR, COLORADO, USA: Stratton's Independence Mine and Mill -- On July 4, 1891, Stratton staked two claims in the new Cripple Creek Mining District for the Independence Mine, and the Washington Mine. "In 1894 Winfield Scott Stratton became the first millionaire to come out of the District" (source: Victor Heritage Society) on the outskirts of the soon to be town of Victor, Colorado. © Lee Roth / Adventure-MAX

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Location: Stratton's Independence Mine
Photo credit: © Adventure-MAX / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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