UNITED PARK CITY MINES stock certificate - blue type Start Price USD 39.95 Current Price USD 39.95 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, July 13, 2008 End Time Sunday, July 20, 2008 Location Richmond See more about 'UNITED PARK CITY MINES stock certificate - blue type' Description United Park City Mines CompanyStock Certificate This is an authentic stock certificate from the United Park City Mines Company .   The certificate has a wonderful vignette of 2 allegorical figures flanking a frame with a miner in a mining scene. 1950s. This auction is for the blue version  -  brown version available in my other auctions. Company OverviewThe Group's principal activity is to develop, lease and market real estate property. The Group leases approximately 4,800 acres of surface estate for skiing purpose to Ski Resort operators including Deer Valley and Park City Mountain Resort. The Group also owns 13,400 acres of mineral estate located near Park City, Utah. The Group operates solely in the domestic market. The Group's operations are carried out through the following segments: Mine Maintenance and Real Estate. Real estate accounted for 99% of 2002 revenues; Mine Maintenance, 1% and Other, nominal. Area history:In 1868 prospecting Army soldiers discovered rich silver veins in the hills above what would become Park City. George Snyder, a Mormon polygamist, built a boarding house with his third wife Rhoda near the present Town Lift to profit from the mining trade. On the Fourth of July, 1872, early miners raised Rhoda's had sewn American flag over the Snyder's log house. "We shall call this place Parley's Park City," George declared. Very soon the "Parley" (named for early settler Parley Pratt) was dropped and a new mining boom town had its name The Silver King Mine produced fortunes in silver and made several investors millionaires. Near the present Bonanza chairlift, the Silver King hoist building remains. The mine company also built a miner's dining hall with upstairs bedrooms and offices for its top management. In 1987, it was in disrepair and awaiting demolition when historic preservationists rallied to save it. The 144 ton building was jacked up and pushed uphill by a fleet of bulldozers and restored to its original grandeur. Mid-Mountain Lodge now serves meals again, this time to skiers and riders near the Pioneer Chair. Early Park City miners used what were called "longboard snowshoes" as early as the 1880's for transportation to the mines, but by the 1920's, skiing was becoming a recreational sport. Scandinavian miners built a jump on the Creole Mine dump, (now the Creole ski run to the Town Lift), and held jumping tournaments. Park City's young adults formed the Park City Ski Club and guided kids and adults on ski tours on the hills that one day would become Park City Mountain Resort. As early as 1923 the Park Record newspaper was predicting skiing would make Park City "a mecca for winter sports." The last surviving mining company in Park City, United Park City Mines, turned to skiing with help from a federal loan meant to revive economically depressed rural towns. In Park City, the $1.2 million dollars bought a gondola, base and summit lodges, a chairlift, a J-bar, and a nine-hole golf course. The resort was called Treasure Mountain Resort. Mine company officials urged townspeople to hang on to their real estate because, they said, "it will be valuable some day." At the time, a town lot and house were worth about $500. The Skier's Subway lift carried skiers like they were silver miners. Skiers climbed into modified mining trolleys and were pulled two and a half miles through the pitch dark Spiro Tunnel to the Thaynes Hoist, where they boarded the old mine elevator and were lifted 1,750 feet to the surface near the Thaynes chair lift. From there skiers could access the whole mountain. No other ski lift was like it in the world, but it ran just four winters. Although skiers thought it was memorable, they also found it slow, and some thought it was too creepy! In March 1985, Park City Ski Area held its first World Cup ski race on Willy's run when another resort cancelled. Craig Badami, the lively son of the then-resort owner, jumped at the chance. Badami pulled out all stops. He featured rock bands, street dances, speed skiers, skydivers, and - oh yes - world class ski racing. The first event drew 12,000 spectators - a North American record. Park City's spectacular staging of World Cups set a new standard on the circuit and earned Park City the permanent slot to open the World Cup season each November.  The Eagle Race Arena at Park City Mountain Resort became a field of dreams for American athletes at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Park City Mountain Resort hosted four events, each averaging 15,700 ski and snowboard fans. The perfectly sculpted Eagle Superpipe showed America's snowboard dominance, with Kelly Clark's gold, and the American men's sweep by Ross Powers, Danny Kass, and J.J. Thomas. In parallel snowboard giant slalom, liver transplant recipient Chris Klug inspired the world with his bronze finish. Bode Miller came from behind in the men's giant slalom on CB's Run for the silver. Six of the ten U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team medals were won on the home mountain This highly-desirable certificate is in excellent shape. Perfect for framing!  Really an outstanding, uncommon collectible stock!   Offered at a truly fair price. Check out my other items!   I have tons of certificates for every budget.    Buyer to prepay for item and $5.75 shipping via USPS Priority Mail. Money orders and personal checks accepted.VISA and MC accepted via fax, phone, and mail. 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