The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-30

a sure thing, and II 1t were mining gold
Is, you know, full of annoyances. Now,
why don't you travel? You have never
been out of this country. Why don't
you take trip around the world? You
can go to Paris or London and live like
a lord on the interest of the money
that this sale will bring you.
L don't know replied Stratton. I
don't think 1 care much for travel. ]
like to stay at home
But, stop a moment, Mr.. Stratton,
said I, and think what you could do
with all that money. You could Guilt
vate any hobby you pleased. There Is
a little island for sale off the coast of
California which is said to be second
paradise. You could purchase this ISL
and and build a palace on 1t and live
like king Your life has been one OF
hard work; why not take 1t easy now?
This money will make almost anything
possible. Haven't you some ambition
that you want to gratify?
To tell you the TRUTH replied Mr..
Stratton, I have only one ambition,
and that is to own the richest mine In
the world and work it. / think / have
1t here. Your people cannot appreciate
how / feel about 1t. Even If / wished
to sell the mine I should ask at least
$10,000000 for 1t. / know 1t Is worth
would laugh at the idea. / know, too,
that If you made me an offer as large
as that 1 would not sell. / would deal
with you just as quickly as with any
one, but I have determined not to sell
the Independence for any price
This" concluded Mr.. Colbrand,
"ended my negotiations, and 1 failed to
get my $4,000
MEN WHO MISSED MILLIONS.
And still, as I have said, Stratton Of
fered to sell out number of times dur
ing the earlier days Of Independence,
but at this time there were none who
had enough faith to buy. Now 1t is
said that he is making such improve
ments that he will in time be able to
take million dollars worth Of gold
out Of the mine in single day, and
that one of his boasts is that he will
soon ship car load of ore which will
be worth at least 100000. He has
already shipped $4,000 worth of ore
in a day, and he Is doing all he can to
keep from allowing the mine to pay
more than $4,000 a month. The Port
land mine, Of which I have already
written, was once offered to New York
parties for 100000. But the experts
who were sent here reported that there
was only $37, 900 worth Of ore in sight,
and the New Workers refused the offer.
The next month the owners Of the
Portland took out $40, 900, and since then
1t has produced more than 81, 000 900.
1t now pays 100000 a month in divi-
dends, and I am told that it will, not
withstanding it's enormous expenses,
pay So per cent this year. The Victor
mine, which was sold to French parties
for more than million dollars,
brought, as I have told you, the origi-
nal finders only $4,000, and was re-
fused by Wall street brokers at $780,
900. This mine pays per cent month
dividends on a capitalization of q mil
lion.
PREFERRED TO PEDDLE PILLS.
Similar stories might be told as to
other Mines and all about me see the
funeral professions of those who are
mourning the gold they did not get. /"
During my ride to Cripple Creek I
travelled with a very intelligent doctor
named Mcdonald, who is getting fat
off of the "one-lung" brigade who are
marching through different parts of
Utah in search Of health. He told me
how he was offered only two years ago
one-eighth interest in the Anchoria
Leland mine for $500, but had not the
nerve to buy. This is the mine out of
which Irving Howbart and others have
made fortune. It's stock Is very val
liable, and there Is practically none of
1t on the market. 1t was leased a little
over a year ago to T. J. Maloney. but
the lease has now expired Maloney
struck pay dirt" as soon as he began
working. He found one body Of ore OF
1900 pounds which yielded him $50, 600
and he has taken out, am told, more
than 100000 worth of gold Had DR..
Mcdonald invested in the mine his $500
would have made him independent of
drug stores and patients for the rest
of his life.
STORY OF A DEER HORN.
Nearly every man who gets q mine al
Cripple Creek has to fight for it. STRAIT
ton has had number Of law suits The
Portland mine was for a long time In
the courts. and nearly every good claim
is contested One Of the queerest sto.
RES I hear is that of the Deer Horn
mine, which now belongs to Strattor
and others. It was located by an ole
carpenter named Sterritt Sterritt ha6
heard of Stratton's success, and he knew
that Stratton was a carpenter, SO he
thought If the luck was running with
the carpenter trade he would drop his
saw and plane and go to mining. He