Strong Mine, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USAi

Regional Level Types
Strong Mine	Mine
Cripple Creek Mining District	Mining District
Teller County	County
Colorado	State
USA	Country

The Strong mine, situated on the southern slope of Battle Mountain, near the northern limits of the town of Victor, is owned by the Strong Gold Mining Company, of Colorado Springs, incorporated in 1892 with a capital of $500,000. It lies between Stratton's Independence mine on the east and the Dillon mine on the west. On the north it joins the Portland property. The Strong workings were originally confined to the Strong claim, running about N. 6° W. By compromise with the Portland company, however, 250 feet from the north end of the Strong claim were exchanged for a triangular area extending southward from the Portland property between the Strong claim and the Maggie claim of Stratton's Independence mine and tapering to a point about 600 feet south of the northeast corner of the original Strong claim.

Access to the Strong workings is through the vertical Strong shaft, 904 feet in depth and situated about 340 feet from the south end of the claim. There are nine levels, approximately 100 feet apart. These are of generally linear plan and run nearly north and south. The principal development has been north of the shaft. The northern portions of levels 2, 3, 4, and 5 were not accessible at the time of visit; being partly caved in and partly bulkheaded.