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<DIV><FONT face=Arial> <FONT face=Arial>Hello!</FONT>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I am looking for info on <STRONG>Mrs. C.D. Sprague of
Portland, Oregon</STRONG>. I just stumbled across her name in an article
that lists her as one of the women who operated a garnet mine in Wrangell,
Alaska in the early 1900s. This is new information for me and it's
exciting! The garnet mine was owned by the first all-woman corporation in
the United States. Details can be found at <A
href="">www.WrangellGarnetLedge.com</A> if you are interested.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Per the article:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>"Mrs. C.D. Sprague of Portland, Ore., has operated her own
silver mine in Montana and is well posted in the game of mining; she was in
fact, a pioneer in the Montana mining camps. She has spent a great deal of time
at the garent company's camp, having directed things there for one year, during
the government survey."</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>This article was written in 1915 and appears in "An
Alaskan Treasure" from the California's Magazine - Edition Deluxe. Most of
the stories are about the Pan Pacific International Exposition held in San
Francisco. The women had an exhibit there that was quite a hit with the
public. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Any information and even a photo on Mrs. Sprague
would be appreciated. I have a hunch that she may have remained in Wrangell
as the last name sounds familiar so I'm going to go back thru my databases to
see if I can find her.</FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>By the way, this article was found through a search of
Google Books by a friend who decided to do another search of info on the
women. I was stunned to see this article! I haven't searched online
for at least a year or so. I mention this only because it appears that
more books are being added to Google's site so if you haven't searched that
resource in a while you may want to check it again. This article provided
more names and more details than I had before and confirmed other details that I
knew and identified the woman in a photo that I have carried with me since I
first started researching the women 30 years ago. What a
find!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Thank you!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Trish Neal</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Coos Bay, Oregon</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>