Jefferson "Soapy" Smith gravestone, Skagway, n.d.
The lure of gold brought more than honest miners and foolish adventurers to the North. It also brought con men, thieves and opportunists who got rich by preying on gullible miners. Notorious among them was Jefferson "Soapy" Smith, whose gang of over 100 ruffians ruled Skagway in 1897 and 1...
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1898
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| Online Access: | http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/portraits/id/1609 |