The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-02-16
sAARkEVs REcoLLEcTloNs.
EARLY DAY HISTORY &C

which to cross the river. Tripp and
MeGarvey were eamped at the mouth
of the Lemhi river where they were
building a fish trap. One day Tripp
went up the Lemhi river and when
ne came back he tried to get the boat
away from Sharkey. saying that he
did not sell il 10 him TO keep but on
~ to get his party across the river
Sharkey told him he had paid all that
he asked for the boat--S20 in gold
and that IL was his boat and he would
not let Tripp have it. Ii made Trippl
lawfully mad. Evidently he had seen a
party of men coming, SO he went back
up the Lemhi.
/ Lige Mulkey was very sick at this
time, in fact was out of his head and
/ delirious most all the while. He would
keep calling for his mother, so finally /
| Sharkey thought he would quiet him.l
But he kept calling, mother. mother
so Sharkey said TO him, Here am.
son Ltge turned over and after look
ing at him said, who are your"
Sharkey said, I'm your mother" and
Lige said, Well. you're HI OF al
looking mother"
Tripp, going up the Lemhi, met
with the first party headed for the
new camp. as the news had evident
~ leaked out. This party was headed
by DR. Leavitt, Bill Goodrich and An
dy Livingston. Trip told them how
Sharkey had stolen" his boat and
drove" him of at point of gun and q
great deal more, making a long story
of il They told him that they would
get the boat back for him and accom-
panied him on down to the Salmon
river Sharkey seeing them roweu
= over the river to wehre they We're.
, When he reached the bank he was OF.
dered out of the boat Come out of
that boat" said Livingston and then
! they had quite a discussion regarding
!. it. Tripp had made up a good story,
they got the best of Sharkey in the
argument, but when the discussion
had started a couple of big rough fei'
lows Joined the group and listened 70
: The talk Just as they were about
TO take the boat away from Sharkey
n one of them stepped up and said thai
!, he guessed they had better inquire
3 into the matter a little further and II
/, they didn't he would see that they
a had a H. of i time getting that boat
> They then ross-questioned Tripp
p who seeing he was caught tried 10 ruI
J, away. but they caught him and duck
ed him in the river until he was al
most drowned. This fellow who tool
Sharkey's part proved to be Nose Mi
. uer He had along with him his pari
,sr Jes@e. pGssrs. They were con4in
- back to join Sharkey's party. The
went on into the basin and discover
ed California bar
r The people kept coming and cross
" ing over the river, then moving on I
the basin. Sharkey charged theI
!" 50 so each TO boat them across. Cross
d. ing the Leavitt party, Jim Warren
Id party and the Shelton and Leathe
man the first day, he realized for M
!" work $5s5 They kept on coming thic
and fast for about two weeks, afte
o. which the rush seemed to be abot
lie lover, and Lige Mulkey, having gotte
lie we'll, and the pay for his ferry wor
had dropped TO only SIS per day, b
nd turned the boat over To a man by tn
in name of Nandruff He had built n
:" first house in Salmon, with logs whic
IT James Beatty had hauled him.
sharkey and Mulkey then went I'M
h. ! i. I.eesburg and Joined their partner
IS They found mining camp of sever
thousand They worked their claim
Is, for several years and took out lots
Rs, gold dust. The average weekly clea
up for several years being a gold p
l., two-thirds full of dust Dan Bet
worked for Sharkey seven year
in. They paid their men every week
m the rate of 81 per day. The discove
party took out the most money duriI
% the first two years.
iss Hart and Davis had claim abo
Sharkey and one day man can
hE from IN that way and he thought
go was Jew" When he came ne
ap. Sharkey he asked him If he had an
~ thing SharKey was working dra
on bed rock and asked him TO watC
So taking some of the dirt on
lshovel he panned it and got consid'
RE able over a dollar from 1t. The "je'
was very much interested and "a
me he had ? stock of goods al Heller
HyNuF tn aDF am
at / Jew turned out to be Fred Phtili
for and when he went out after his goo
"a he brought back a partner, David
aia- Mutt They put up a store at on
nIy and this was the first store in lie
the burg and the building was erected
in Sam Douglass Thomas Pope and
,est " Joy afterw ards built an additi
10 this store building, John II. Whf
er brought in supplies every fall
ghe discovery par1y. enough TO 4
Tor the year, from Salt Lake City
out The camp soon assumed order =
lay- there never was the lawlessness q
rom rough times that characterized 20
4uit other western camps. Habersham '
The fhe frSt IuSt5ce Of the peace If
sale rhielS Doc" Price was selected. /
hat mer. who afterward discovered
the Silver star. the FIRST quartz mine
yer the county. tried 10 get the cou
sure divided IN 1857 and make Leesb
'irst the county seat but failed. ss eve
body was too busy mining
The first election was held in u
Hank IaffIe took the returns TO =
Iarv sncc. the county seat lie had 10
ding around b. Boise and did not get N
It-v#gh the returns until tne next il
rom Al this election Sharkey said the d
? di- Urrafs got together and voted
rom smiths zniCh. then went over and
Ia I'd ar Ward S Eulch then Sierra l.
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