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GEORGE KUNTZMAN.

   One of the leading young business men of the important mining town of
Encampment, one who has done much to build up that place and to draw the
attention of capital to the resources of this section of the state, is George
Kuntzman, the subject of this sketch. He is a native of Dubuque, Iowa, born on
April 9, 1867, the son of George and Margaret (Schmidt) Kuntzman, both natives
of Germany. The father came to America from the Fatherland in early life and
located for some time in the city of New York and then removed to Iowa, where he
established his home in Dubuque, and engaged in a successful boot and shoe
business, and continued in trade until his death in 1882. His son George grew to
manhood in his native city, acquired his elementary education in the public
schools and then entered the Bayless Business College and pursued a thorough
course of study and training for a business career. Here he was distinguished
for his proficiency in his studies, especially so for his superior penmanship,
being one of the finest penmen ever graduated from that institution. His skill
in this respect was so marked as to be the subject of frequent comment by his
instructors as well as by his business associates and friends, and even now he
has few if any superiors in that accomplishment. Upon completing his course at
the business college, he entered the employ of Peter Kiene & Sons, the leading
real-estate firm of Dubuque, and remained with that house for about four years.
His superiority as a business man and accountant was so marked, that he was
offered and accepted a position as accountant for the Reliance Mutual Insurance
Co., which had been organized by some of the leading business men and
capitalists of the city, resigning that position after five years service to
accept a position with the Iowa Mutual Building and Loan Association and was
practically the business manager of that company for six years. His close
attention to business was such that his health failed, and he was compelled to
resign his position and remove to Colorado Springs, Colo. Here he remained for
some time, and his health improving, he removed to the new town of Grand
Encampment, Wyo., in 1897, among the earliest settlers of that place, where he
opened a real-estate office, handling both real-estate and mining property in
the vicinity. In partnership with Hon. C. P. Clemmons, now mayor of Saratoga, he
organized the first mining company of Grand Encampment, and has been very
successful in his operations in both mines and real-estate. He was the promoter
and one of the chief owners of the Moon Anchor Copper Mining Co., which owns one
of the most promising copper mines in that section of the slate, of which he is
the vice-president and fiscal agent. He also organized the Sun Anchor Copper
Mining Co., which controls valuable copper property in the Encampment district.
Resides his other property interests in this section of Wyoming, he is the owner
of a large number of town lots in Grand Encampment and has property adjoining
the townsite, which is rapidly increasing in value, being one of the large
property owners of the county. On September T. 1893, Mr. Kuntzman was united in
marriage at Dubuque, Iowa, with Miss Annie Driscoll, the daughter of Daniel and
Marie Driscoll. The parents of Mrs. Kuntzman passed away while she was an
infant, and she attained womanhood in the family of elder sisters. Mr. and Mrs.
Kuntzman are the parents of a son, George. Jr., born August 7, 1902. Fraternally
Mr. Kuntzman is affiliated with the Masonic order, being a member of Cheyenne
Consistory No. 1, and the secretary of the lodge at Encampment. He is also a
member of the Modern Woodmen of America and the Knights of Pythias, and has
"passed the chairs" of the latter order. He is a man of ability, progressive and
enterprising in business, and foremost in every movement for the advantage of
his section of the state. He is one of the pioneers of the community where he
maintains his home, and is held in the highest esteem by his fellow citizens.


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PROGRESSIVE MEN OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
ILLUSTRATED

CHICAGO, ILL.
A. W. BOWEN &CO.
PUBLISHERS AND ENGRAVERS
1903


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