American banker and philanthropist (1825-1910) who made his fortune during the gold rush with investments in ancillary businesses that supported the mining industry, such as banks and railroads; he was once California's wealthiest citizen. DS, signed “D. O. Mills,” one page, 11 x 6.75, April 1, 1905. Scarce stock certificate for 100 shares in the Mohawk and Malone Railway Company issued to Darius O. Mills, signed on a transfer slip affixed to the reverse by Mills. The original receipt remains affixed to the left side. In fine condition. Established in the early 1890s, Dr. William Seward Webb's Mohawk and Malone Railway crossed the northern Adirondacks at Tupper Lake Junction.
