ORTWEIN, Richard

Richard Ortwein, well known mining man and successful lessee of the district, died yesterday at 108 Oak street, after a short illness of pneumonia. Mr. Ortwein had been leasing at the Yak recently when he was stricken, and the attack was so severe that it was no considered prudent to remove him to the hospital. A sister, Mrs. Mary Eymann, of DEnver, who has been notified of his serious illness, was with him in his last moments. Richard Ortwein was born in Germany forty-two years ago, December 10, 1878, and came to the United States when still a youth. He first found employment on a farm, and later came to Denver, but the gold boom in the Cripple Creek district attracted him and since that time he has lived in the mountains of Colorado, coming to Leadville in 1897, where he engaged in mining and leasing operations in the Ibex, the Yak and in the St. Kevin district have been quite successful. At the time of his death Mr. Ortwein was a member of the Turner and the Barugari organizations. He was at one time a member of the active class of the Turners, and few of the members excelled him in feats of athletic skill. During the past few years his health began to fall considerably, but he still continued his mining operations until his last illness. Besides his sister, Mrs. Mary Eymann, of Denver, who is here, Ortwein is survived by three other sisters, Mrs. August Hunter, of Victor, Mrs. William Fesger, of Victor, and Mrs. Edward Eymann, of San Diego, and one brother living in Leipzig, Germany. The remains will be taken to Denver for interment. Richard Ortwein had many friends in the district who will sincerely regret his death. He was a quiet, modest and unassuming man, who devoted himself to his chosen calling, and those closest to him speak highly of his sterling qualities as a man and a worker . Carbonate Chronicle [Leadville, Lake County] Date May 3, 1920 Page 2