Jack Point

Jack Point (49˚10'00" 123˚54'00" N tip of Duke Point, Nanaimo Hbr, E side of Vancouver I). Jack Dolholt (1819–1905) lived on this point for 40 years. He was born in Norway and went to sea as a boy, arriving at NY in 1840 and San Francisco in 1849. After participating unsuccessfully in the Fraser R gold rush, Dolholt captained coal and lumber schooners in BC waters, including the Langley and the Victoria Packet, which he partly owned. He was noted for abandoning his ship one time (after...

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