Rascally sea-captain was like a 19th-century Han Solo

Published: June 16, 2020, 2 p.m.

A true old Oregon character, Captain Jemmy Jones seemed to bear a charmed life. He survived five shipwrecks and was jailed several times. In 1865 he built the world's first steam schooner, then used it to run from the law. (Off Oregon Coast, 1865) (For text and pictures, see http://www.offbeatoregon.com/o1110b-jemmy-jones-rascally-skipper-invented-steam-schooner.html)