SPRINGDALE GOLD MINING & MILLING CO Stock 1896. Springdale, Boulder Co., CO. VF+

Description

The Springdale Gold Mining and Milling Company. Stock issued December 11, 1896 at Denver, Colorado. Incorporated in the State of Colorado
. Embossed company seal lower left. Certificate
No. 11164
was issued to Wilbur F. Stone for 200 shares of capital stock ( per share). Company capital was
,000,000
. Hand signed by company
president George P. Blair
and
secretary Sidney Williams
. Certificate is about 8.5” x 10”. Black print with
gold overprint and pale-green underprint
.
Vignette with an ornate winged lion with one paw on a small globe.
The Springdale Gold Mining and Milling Company was owned by the Kountze Brothers, along with many other Kountze Family investments in Colorado. Springdale, Colorado (Boulder County) was built on the edge of Little James Creek (James Creek Canyon).
Springdale was b
uilt around a natural spring, near Jamestown. The Seltzer House Hotel opened on the 4th of July 1875 and became quite popular as a health resort where people could relax and drink the Springdale Seltzer Natural Spring Water. The buildings suffered severe damage during a flood on 31 May 1894. These springs contained soda, sulphur and iron and were thought to have medicinal qualities. A bottling plant and a hotel-health resort were built to capitalize on this resource. The water was shipped all over the United States.
Although best known for its water, Springdale did have a mining history as well – mines included the Springdale Gold Mine, Ellen Mine, Golden Age Mine, Gladiator Mine, Longfellow Mine, King William Mine, Glasgow Mine, Grand Central Mine, Ohio Mine, Rip Van Dam Mine, Lillie of the West Mine, Big Blossom Mine, Louie Mine, Wano Mine and Copper Blush Mine.
Augustus, Luther, Herman and Charles were four of the twelve children born to Christian and Margaret Kountze, who had seven sons and five daughters. Two of the seven sons died early in life and a third son died later. Early on the remaining four brothers made a pact that allowed one to invest for all four. In 1857, Herman and Augustus opened the Kountze Brothers Bank in Omaha, Nebraska. In 1862, Luther volunteered to open an office in Denver, Colorado. He relocated to Denver in November 1862 and by December, Luther opened up the Kountze Brothers Bank, Denver. In 1863, they converted the bank in Nebraska to the First National Bank of Omaha. In 1864, Charles joined his brother, Luther, in Denver. In June 1866, the brothers converted their bank in Denver to the Colorado National Bank. Luther served as the first president of the bank, but in 1866, he left to tour Europe. Augustus became the second president in 1869, but he continued to reside in Omaha and New York.
In addition to these two banks, the Kountze brothers operated banks in Central City, Colorado and Cheyenne, Wyoming. They enlisted their brother-in-law, William Lewis Bart Berger, to help manage the bank in Cheyenne. In 1862, William Berger married their sister, Margaret Kountze. In 1867, after returning to Denver, Luther became one of the incorporators of the Denver Pacific Railway. The Colorado National Bank became the main financier for the railway company. In 1868, Luther left for New York City, where he opened a small private bank on Wall Street. On Sept 1, 1870, it became Kountze Brothers, New York.
In 1874, Augustus relinquished the presidency of Colorado National Bank to Charles, who had been managing the bank since 1866. During September 1871, Charles married Mary Estabrook. They had four children, Lina Bell, Mary Louise, Florence Margaret and Harold. William Berger and his family relocated to Denver so that Berger could work at the Colorado National Bank. The bank financed its new building, which opened in 1882, at 17th and Larimer Streets.
Condition:  Very Fine+
, several folds, minor creasing, no tears, minor signs of wear/handling/toning (see photos),
uncancelled.
Printer:
(none noted)
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