tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post5140724660530083438..comments2024-03-28T15:01:21.285-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: July 8th on Juneau WharfLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-80235390480800552942022-09-11T22:33:50.128-04:002022-09-11T22:33:50.128-04:00Mr. Lawton, I am Jeff Smith, author of Alias Soapy...Mr. Lawton, I am Jeff Smith, author of Alias Soapy Smith: The Life and Death of a Scoundrel, as well as a g-grandson of "Soapy." I enjoyed your accurate telling of Soapy's history. I have studied his history for over 30 years.<br /><br />I was in Skagway all summer giving daily presentations on Soapy, performing his cons, etc. I have a blog on the latest news and information I have uncovered. <a href="https://soapysmiths.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Soapy Smith's Soap Box Blog</a>Jeff Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680146273701688630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-46016471784267180112022-09-11T22:29:29.889-04:002022-09-11T22:29:29.889-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jeff Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680146273701688630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-29924604041034788282022-08-29T18:22:18.914-04:002022-08-29T18:22:18.914-04:00Wait... I had too many greats, just a great grandm...Wait... I had too many greats, just a great grandmother I think. She died at 99 years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-13044871646432104372022-08-29T18:19:55.346-04:002022-08-29T18:19:55.346-04:00I think my great great grandma was born in the 188...I think my great great grandma was born in the 1880s and she sang that Jesse James catchy song and hated herself for it. She explained he was a crook and a killer and not a hero. I think he was involved with ambush and mass murder. The only poor he gave to was his self.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-61549576838452761492022-08-29T09:34:08.359-04:002022-08-29T09:34:08.359-04:00RT, my grandmother (b. in the 1892) used to sing &...RT, my grandmother (b. in the 1892) used to sing "The Ballad of Jesse James" as she worked around the house. She loved it.Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-84232745377666220572022-08-28T22:16:25.413-04:002022-08-28T22:16:25.413-04:00I meant to add that those cons, especially the bol...I meant to add that those cons, especially the bold telegraph scheme were really clever… until they're caught, of course.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-75971735319446875482022-08-28T22:12:56.174-04:002022-08-28T22:12:56.174-04:00RT, when I was a little kid, we had a record of th...RT, when I was a little kid, we had a record of that Jesse James song, which is more than a century old, possibly a piece of Bloody Kansas propaganda dating back to the previous century. The tune is stuck in my head like an earworm. ♩♬♪Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-14913063517584965392022-08-28T21:48:13.552-04:002022-08-28T21:48:13.552-04:00That is cool, Elizabeth! Wow.That is cool, Elizabeth! Wow.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-43217721763904164212022-08-28T16:28:25.444-04:002022-08-28T16:28:25.444-04:00Great story!!! Great story!!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-66266085470244101132022-08-28T12:11:22.133-04:002022-08-28T12:11:22.133-04:00A wonderful story. My grandfather, Ralph Waldo Dea...A wonderful story. My grandfather, Ralph Waldo Dearborn, did some prospecting for gold in Alaska around the turn of the century. His wife's wedding ring was made out of 100% gold that he panned. Can't wear it more than a few hours because it softens up too much.Elizabeth Dearbornnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-20011717268306414092022-08-28T10:55:26.827-04:002022-08-28T10:55:26.827-04:00So many amazing stories from the old West. I wish...So many amazing stories from the old West. I wish I'd known this when Allan & I were up in Skagway!<br />Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-73442721167987124842022-08-28T07:31:45.665-04:002022-08-28T07:31:45.665-04:00Wow. What a story.Wow. What a story.O'Neil De Nouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03142721824657611738noreply@blogger.com