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Captain Jack Crawford

Portion of the letterhead of Crawford's Alaska Prospecting and Mining Corporation, December 15, 1898. MS 322 John Wallace Crawford Collection. MS322.03.09.06

The “Poet Scout” Captain Jack Crawford – Points West Online

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Originally published in Points West magazineWinter 2009 The “Poet Scout” Captain Jack Crawford From this “Treasures from our West” post from a while back, our website visitors will no doubt recall the image of John Wallace “Captain Jack” Crawford standing at the site of the Panama Canal when it was simply a great big “ditch.” In […]