Carbonate National Bank - Leadville, CO

Bank Information

Episode Type: Run Only
Bank Type: national
Bank ID: 3746
Charter Number: 3746
Start Date: July 7, 1893
Location: Leadville, Colorado (39.251, -106.293)

Metadata

Model: gpt-5-mini
Short Digest: ba395151

Response Measures

Books examined

Other: Run subsided; examiner from Denver investigating bank affairs and bank continuing business as usual.

Description

Article (datelined Leadville, July 7, 1893) reports a run on the Carbonate National Bank that has entirely subsided and that the bank's business is going on as usual. No suspension or permanent closure is mentioned; an examiner is investigating. No specific cause is given in the text, so cause is coded as 'other.'

Events (3)

1. July 6, 1887 Chartered

Source: historical_nic

2. July 7, 1893 Run

Cause Details: Article does not specify a trigger for the withdrawals; merely reports that the run has subsided.
Measures: Examiner W. W. Ferrie of Denver was sent to look into the affairs; no special liquidity measures reported.
Newspaper Excerpt: The ... run on the Carbonate National bank has now entirely subsided, and the bank's business is going on as usual. No people are now withdrawing their accounts.
Source: newspapers

3. July 11, 1934 Voluntary Liquidation

Source: historical_nic

Newspaper Articles (1)

1. July 8, 1893 Albuquerque Weekly Citizen Albuquerque, NM

Article from Albuquerque Weekly Citizen, July 8, 1893

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Article Text

No More Withdrawals Leadville, July 7.-The ministra run on the Carbonate National bank has now entirely subsided, and the bank's business is going on as usual No people are now withdrawing their accounts At the American National Bank Examiner W. W. Ferrie of Den. ver is now looking into the affairs. The general opinion is that the in stitution is in excellent condition and that it will reopen in is few days. Ex. aminer Ferrie has as yet made no state ment.