SEPT. 18-20 PART 2 LARS MATT OLSON, HIS LIFE, AND HIS STAY IN VERMONT WITH THE KENTS
ROCKWELL KENT WILDERNESS CENTENNIAL JOURNAL 100 YEARS LATER by Doug Capra © 2018-19 Part 2: Lars Matt Olson and His Stay in Vermont with the Kents Sept. 18-20, 2019 ABOVE – This ad in the Feb. 28, 1897 issue of the Seattle Post-Intellegencer showing Tom Boswell with his peg-leg, attests to the reliability and accuracy of Lars Matt Olson’s memory. What we can’t be sure of, however, is Olson’s assessment of Boswell’s character, although I’ve found another article about him that gives us hints. Boswell was an early and important prospector in Alaska and the Yukon. Read what’s below to learn of Olson’s connection with the early prospecting of the northern frontier. BELOW – Map of the area discussed in this entry, from Gold At Fortymile Creek: Early Days in the Yukon by Michael Gates (1994) NOTE – My recent research into Lars Matt Olson has more than hinted at his significant place in the history of early prospectin...