Richard Tighe HARRIS ⁹⁷

  General Notes:

In his later years, Richard Tighe Harris became recognized as a pioneer and a founder of Juneau, Alaska. As such, he acquired a certain amount of prominence. In 1893, 1900 and 1902, articles appeared in Alaska newspapers discussing his contributions and his life. ⁹⁷

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census, 1850, Randolph, Portage, Ohio, USA. ¹²⁵ Living with his uncle Colwel Anderson.

2. Property: Discovery Mining Company, 1881, Alaska. ⁹⁷ Harris called his own operation the Discovery Mining Company. Between 1881 and 1885, the company produced over $40,000 in gold and had expenses just over $14,000. In 1884, he had seven white men as well as a number of Indians working for him.

3. Graduation: Duff's Merchant's College, 1888, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. ⁹⁷

Richard married Kitty.