Letters of George E. Pilz, ca. 1920-1922.

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Letters of George E. Pilz, ca. 1920-1922.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/42064087

Letters and photocopies.

2 items (85 leaves) : typescript.

Alaska State Library

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Alaska State Library

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Pilz, George E.

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George E. Pilz was born in Saxony, Germany in 1845. After studying mining and doing exploratory drilling for coal, Pilz came to the United States in 1867. He worked as a mineral examiner and mining engineer in Vermont, Michigan, California, and Nevada. Moving to Sitka, Alaska in 1879, Pilz financed several prospectors including Richard Tighe Harris (1833-1907) and Joseph Juneau, who made a major gold strike in 1880 at Quartz Gulch and Silver Bow Basin. In addition to this, Pilz organized or help...