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color:#1F497D'>That was very interesting to read about. My mother’s
great aunt had a gold mine in Idaho in the late 1890’s and early 1900’s.
My mom said she used to have coffee cans full of gold nuggets that she took out
of her mine. She was a very interesting person and way ahead of her
time. She also owned a dairy in Idaho and I have some pictures of her on
that property and also in front of a cabin. The pictures are interesting
in themselves as the size is about 16” wide by about 4” tall.
They are very clear and the clothes are the most interesting thing to see.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>She was born in Oregon so that is the connection to this list.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Dale<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I am looking
for info on <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Mrs. Gideon
R. Browne of Pendleton</span></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="http://www.WrangellGarnetLedge.com">www.WrangellGarnetLedge.com</a> if
you are interested.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Per the
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>"Mrs.
Gideon R. Browne of Pendleton, Ore., is the owner of 2000 acres of wheat land
in Alberta, Canada, and of two or three rnahces in Oregon; she goes to Alberta
every year and transa all the business in connection with the handlling of her
great wheat crop. " </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Any
information on Mrs. Browne would be appreciated. A photograph of her would
be outstanding. :-) </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thank you!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Trish Neal</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Coos Bay,
Oregon</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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