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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1898
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR text lists stations and times including Pacific time references and names such as Crittenden Calabasas and J. J. Fuge with an August date. The readable portion provides no clear event outcome or full context.
Local notes mention Gooketoves at Barrows for 15 dollars, the Mason Doree te team, and jury return from Tucson. Early Rose potato prospects, Phoenix beef at Cumming's shop, wagon umbrellas and tents at Wolcott's, and greetings from former Tombstone residents. Church service planned, March records filed, and Barrow’s low prices cited. A runaway team near Jerome ends with a horse killed when the wagon strikes it.
A letter from J C McKean details Klondike expedition routes from Dyea to Chilcoot Pass with reports of temperatures down to 20 below and many frostbitten and deaths. It notes overcrowded supply lines, two tramways, and a booming rush unmatched in history. Also mentions unrelated local notices and court items from Tombstone.
Dr Hamilton agrees to fund Middlemarch copper mine equipment built by Colorado Iron Works Denver. The 58 ton daily capacity plant features a Cannesville cycloidal blower, Blake crushers, rock handling, ore bin storage, and a two story office. Managerial team includes Dr H Bert Ellis and Dr J Finmillton of Los Angeles, Lt Gird, and Willian Garrett. About 20 men employed, with camp and boarding facilities, railroad material arriving for Bowie to Globe line.
County records list deeds including Steele to I M McKinney and C B Watts to Cochive Copper Co for mines in Warren and Bowie districts. Notes mention Lookey Fine Golten Leaf Mountain Bowe mines and locations in Warren, Bowie, and related districts with various parties.
News snippet notes large sales of American securities abroad per London reports, signaling foreign demand and confidence in U S credit. It cites belief in Hosteller Stomach Bitters for digestive ills and references civil service preparation details from Washington.
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