COLORADO. 5% First Mortgage Gold Bond of $1000. green, black. No 1607. Two punch-holes. Formed 1897 as the Cripple Creek District Ry; name changed 1899. Main line (electric) Colorado Springs to Cripple Creek (46 miles), with branches to Victor, Portland mine, Colorado city and others, to total 75 miles, serving most of theCripple Creek goldfield during the rush period. The Colorado & Southern held all stock. The bond shows a train at speed, and allegorical figures.