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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-2 of our report dated November 19, 1999 relating to the
financial statements, which appears in the 1999 Annual Report to Shareholders of
Summit Securities, Inc., which appears in Summit Securities, Inc.'s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 1999. We also consent to
the incorporation by reference of our report dated November 19, 1999 relating to
the financial statement schedules, which appears in such Annual Report on Form
10-K. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in this
Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Spokane, Washington
August 8, 2000
