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Snowbrushy
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Idaho mining venture
Earp spent the next decade running saloons and gambling concessions and investing in mines in Colorado and Idaho, with stops in various boom towns. He also owned several saloons outright or in partnership with others.
In 1884, Wyatt and his wife Josie, Warren, James and Bessie Earp were in Eagle, Idaho, another boom town. Wyatt was looking for gold in the Murray-Eagle mining district. They opened a saloon called The White Elephant in a circus tent. An advertisement in a local newspaper suggests gentlemen 'come and see the elephant'.[62]
Earp was named sheriff of the newly incorporated Kootenai County, Idaho. In Idaho Wyatt was involved in a brief shootout. On March 28, several feet of snow were still on the ground. Bill Buzzard, a miner of dubious reputation, began constructing a building when one of Wyatt's partners, Jack Enright, tried to stop the construction. Enright claimed the building was on part of his property. Words were exchanged and Buzzard reached for his Winchester. He fired several shots at Enright and a skirmish developed. Allies of both sides quickly took defensive positions between snowbanks and began shooting at one another. Kootanie County Deputy Sheriff Wyatt Earp and Shoshone County Deputy W. E. Hunt ended the fight.[62]
In about April 1885, it was reported that Wyatt Earp used his badge to join a band of claim jumpers in Embry Camp, later renamed Chewelah, Washington.[64] Within six months their substantial stake had run dry, and the Earps left the Murray-Eagle district.
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Oh Pilot of the storm who leaves no trace Like thoughts inside a dream Heed the path that led me to that place Yellow desert stream.
Oh Pilot of the storm who leaves no trace Like thoughts inside a dream Heed the path that led me to that place Yellow desert stream.
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| Snowbrushy wrote: | | In about April 1885, it was reported that Wyatt Earp used his badge to join a band of claim jumpers in Embry Camp, later renamed Chewelah, Washington. |
This was your Wild West. Your camp in Chewelah, Wa.. Your grub-stake. Your dreams of family & kids. They were not Boy Scout's, Doc Holliday and Deputy Earp cleaned up Dodge and Tombstone, while he shacked-up with a whore. Iconic Cowboy's they were.
This is your Wild West history. OK. Your claim got jumped in Chewelah, Wa. by Wyatt - go away, he said - "Yes, this is a Colt .45 pointed at your face.."
I guess I'll clear out.
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Oh Pilot of the storm who leaves no trace Like thoughts inside a dream Heed the path that led me to that place Yellow desert stream.
Oh Pilot of the storm who leaves no trace Like thoughts inside a dream Heed the path that led me to that place Yellow desert stream.
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Oh Pilot of the storm who leaves no trace Like thoughts inside a dream Heed the path that led me to that place Yellow desert stream.
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Wyatt strikes me as a cairn-kicker and trail-hider (as in let's keep the GT hidden).
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Oh Pilot of the storm who leaves no trace Like thoughts inside a dream Heed the path that led me to that place Yellow desert stream.
Oh Pilot of the storm who leaves no trace Like thoughts inside a dream Heed the path that led me to that place Yellow desert stream.
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I bet the real Mrs. Earp was probably a little like Eva Cook Taylor, noted on the Tubal Cain thread.
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Cool!
Thanks for posting this interesting piece.
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Nature exists with a stark indifference to humans' situation.
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Oh Pilot of the storm who leaves no trace Like thoughts inside a dream Heed the path that led me to that place Yellow desert stream.
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 The Real Josie Earp?
Oh Pilot of the storm who leaves no trace Like thoughts inside a dream Heed the path that led me to that place Yellow desert stream.
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Oh my...such naughty bits.
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| Schenk wrote: | | Oh my...such naughty bits. |
She deserves a mention here: http://www.historylink.org
How naughty was she? Why would she spend her winters in Seattle instead of California where both families resided? Was she here recruiting young Chinese girls for her husbands Nome brothel?
Oh Pilot of the storm who leaves no trace Like thoughts inside a dream Heed the path that led me to that place Yellow desert stream.
Oh Pilot of the storm who leaves no trace Like thoughts inside a dream Heed the path that led me to that place Yellow desert stream.
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Youtube documentary about Wyatt Earp with Idaho connection towards end.
Oh Pilot of the storm who leaves no trace Like thoughts inside a dream Heed the path that led me to that place Yellow desert stream.
Oh Pilot of the storm who leaves no trace Like thoughts inside a dream Heed the path that led me to that place Yellow desert stream.
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