No history of Alaska would be complete without mention of Soapy Smith until he was shot down by vigilantes in the famed Shootout on Juneau Wharf .
Soapy Smith is the crime boss confidence man who operated the largest criminal empire in gold rush era Alaska .
No history of Alaska would be complete without mention of Soapy Smith , the crime boss confidence man who operated the largest criminal empire in gold rush era Alaska , until he was shot down by vigilantes in the famed Shootout on Juneau Wharf .