1 , ▁ 1 9 0 3 ), ▁better ▁known ▁as ▁Cal am ity ▁Jane , ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁front iers w oman , ▁and ▁professional ▁sc out ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁claim ▁of ▁being ▁an ▁acquaint ance ▁of ▁Wild ▁Bill ▁H ick ok . ▁She ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁also ▁exhib ited ▁kind ness ▁and ▁comp ass ion , ▁especially ▁to ▁the ▁sick ▁and ▁need y . ▁It ▁was ▁from ▁her ▁that ▁Bret ▁Har te ▁took ▁his ▁famous ▁character ▁of ▁Ch ero kee ▁Sal ▁in ▁The ▁L uck ▁of ▁Ro aring ▁Camp . ▁ ▁J igger ▁Johnson ▁( 1 8 7 1 – 1 9 3 5 ), ▁was ▁a ▁l umber jack ▁and ▁log ▁driver ▁from ▁northern ▁New ▁England ▁who ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁numerous ▁off - the - job ▁explo its , ▁such ▁as ▁catch ing ▁b ob c ats ▁alive ▁with ▁his ▁bare ▁hands , ▁and ▁d run ken ▁b raw ls . Mon ah an , ▁Robert . ▁" J igger ▁Johnson ", ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁Pro files ▁magazine , ▁N ortheast ▁Publications , ▁Con cord , ▁New ▁Ham pshire , ▁April , ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁ ▁John ▁Henry ▁was ▁an ▁African - American ▁rail road ▁worker ▁who ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁" ste el - d riv ing ▁man " — a ▁man ▁task ed ▁with ▁ham mer ing ▁a ▁steel ▁dr ill ▁into ▁rock ▁to ▁make ▁holes ▁for ▁explos ives ▁to ▁bl ast ▁the ▁rock ▁away ▁in ▁construct ing ▁a