The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-25

] for the treatment of ore. Mr.. Stratton
recently paid $4,000 for an improved
reduction process which will be utilized
| in the works which he and his associ-
| ates will erect at Colorado City. Plans
| are completed for the works and the
! entire plant will be ready for operation
before the short line is completed.
The Incorporation papers give $1,000
| 900 as the cost of the railway. The ac-
tual cost as estimated by the engineers
is 81, $50. 600 Mr.. StrattOn proposes %
foot every dollar of the bill. Ii is esu-
| mated that his properties at Cripple
! Creek are capable of producing $1,000
90 month for many months in success
sion.
With a railway and smelter at his
| command, the wealth of the man who
YEARLY climbed the hills with prospec
tors outfit on his back a few years ago.
will be limited only by the capacity Of
the plant at Colorado Springs. Al
though today W. :. Stratton may be
the richest mine owner in America, his
wealth is largely In the ground. He
has carefully avoided any attempt at
reaching the limit of production In any
of his properties and the forces employ
ed have been largely employed in de-
velopment work. It has evidently been
the object of the shrewd mine owner
to prepare for d mighty output when
the right time should come. IL has
been whispered that he was not on the
same friendly terms with the railway
managers as other large mine owners.
some Of whom are accused Of receiving
special rates on ore. The short line 90
the base OF Pixies peak will give Mr.
Stratton an opportunity not only 10
handle the ore from his own properties
but TO offer hattering inducements 20
other mine owners 10 send their pro-
duct 10 the Colorado City works.
In this connection II may be stated
that Mr.. Stratton has decided upon the |
vate which he will charge upon ore
from Cripple Creek 10 Colorado City.
The rate Will be 81 ton.
This cannot fail 10 be Of special inter /
est 20 mine owners. They are now pay I
ing A rate OF 3 20 Florence. 81 10 Pueb- /
10 and 8 % Denver. The improved /
process which Mr. Stratton owns ex-
clusively IN Colorado Is adapted IN a /
high degree 10 treat Cripple Creek ores.
The effect Of such a slash in rates az
Mr.. Stratton has decided upon can
scarcely be prophesied az this time
Il IL a matter which calls for the most
careful thought on the part OF srneIter
owners and railway Managers Il IS
possible they may bring arguments % /
bear on the newly equipped mine and z
railway operator which viii Induce him
to hesitate IN making suca a radical in
novati0a.
The effect of The Colorado Sp-inrr !
short line may also be felt In Dc szenger
traffic. The surveyed route % fhe
short line from Colorado Springs 10
cripple Creek gives Il a length % .
miles The distance between Colorado |
Springs and Cripple Creek OF the two
lines no~ operating into the gold camp
8 81 miles and lls niles respectively
The short line names the rate. tisin
the power Of a line = miles long "a
name rate very much lover Tran the
PIE now Fl force. VIII Mr Stracton |
~ The rate?
The short line would effect a la-ze
in running tine N.,saeu
Denver and Cripple Creek II 4. g.
1msied that the Twenty-Five mile. 81
ne route can Be covered IN two borru /
he running time Der preen Denver ara
JoioTado Springs Is about two hours
AID httee1 MINUTES. MAXIM allow
&c lor transfer A. Colorado Springs.
ne ZIP rom Denver 70 the gold camp | 9
- ne short Ate can - accomplish
Z n four hours and a hzts Ts-rskfar;
\ Denver, lunch n Cripple Creek. home
2 tine Tor dinner.
II = understood fazt the s5o-- Eae
! "a co1necr Tlth the Denver aad Ri1
irande ~ Cosorad9 SPRING. TIE route
\ n survey pass under ~ brl1Ts
Z ne Colora1o Midland ~ Colorado
'pTilEs and eItersis 20 ne railway sta
.oz % ne Denver and Flo Grant. 90 ,
uolic = OOs informed Il - claimed a
ONE quarters ~ 10 G-z1de - un<s@r
-plclaG contract WFi -ae F11reu~a 3 ;
nj Cripple Cre-k Ez@ g. deliver All /,
- business possible 70 faat rra4
Fh@-s@- fhe co1-rsc; can - anrrlt.tf :
P mans % . proven after rse sFsl~.
ne - - og@rsrio1
Tr~ 5islznee from beaver - C~fsrfa
rrsk over tns FsrioGs route 70 a 80
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