Mail Arrivals and Departures Schedule
Front East and West routes depart at 12 m. daily with riders mail departs 6 a.m. and arrives at 60 m. The schedule notes early morning mail movements and at least one noon delivery window.
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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1890
Page
3
Front East and West routes depart at 12 m. daily with riders mail departs 6 a.m. and arrives at 60 m. The schedule notes early morning mail movements and at least one noon delivery window.
Community updates include church services, harvest prospects, and a May Day ball. Reports detail a Prescott fire disaster, a horse loss, stock outlook, courts and marriages, a circus announcement, and cleaning efforts on Fourth Street. Weather, photography, mining, and new restaurant signs are also noted.
Turquoise District grows as 48 men work for Seaverns with high readiness for summer output. A 500 foot hoist on the Silver Hill shaft nears completion after drilling to 159 feet and a new level started. The tramway nears finish and ore shipments cover expenses while a large ore dump is assembled. Potential reduction works may follow if ore body widens.
The Grand Lodge 1. O. O. F. elected G. M. W. H. Throne Prescott D. G. M. David Cohn Tempstone G. W. Alonzo Bailey Globe G. S. N. A. Morford Phenix G. T. Geo. E Brown Prescott Trustees A. S. Coon Kingman W. N. Cummings Nogales N. H McFarland Tempe Grand Marshal James N. Jones Bisbee Grand Conductor Charles E Taylor Globe Grand Guardian M. C Copeland Kingman Grand Herald Ler Vovhee Tempe The Grand Lodge will meet in Bisbee next year. Southern Nevada and Lincoln county see a boom as Union Pacific trains will run near the camp by January, with Utah Central extension opening rich, previously idle country to mining and transport. Salt beds and iron deposits in the region promise potential wealth, with railroad proximity boosting prospects for Arizona and neighboring states.
Barber and Clarke launch a trial Mammoth plant to test the Raber process for amalgamating rebellious ores. The method allegedly forces pulp through prepared amalgam, with a secret formula, aiming to recover gold and silver from tailings and boost Mammoth Company profits. Five Indian attackers near Turkey Creek exchange fire with Phil Asia s. Special agent Bowman tours Chiricahua lands noting rapid timber depletion and looming efforts to curb fencing by large cattle outfits.
The Cal Fig Syrup Company touts Syrup of Figs as the best laxative, highlighting its agreeable taste and proven qualities. Advert reads celebrate the high regard and broad approval of its fruit remedy.
A letter from C M Bruce criticizes Cochise county Board of Supervisors for extravagance and law disregard. He cites a four dollar and a quarter tax rate and attacks Coffman and Montgomery's presumed lack of property. Bruce asks taxpayers to seek redress and appeals to the Errapa for accountability.
A Cochise County letter accuses the Board of Supervisors of misusing funds and flouting state law by employing a Chinaman as hospital cook and by operating the indigent sick program at inflated costs since 1885. It argues the old contract system, with bids to the lowest bidder, was cheaper and urges adherence to the law to spare taxpayers.
A critic charges Cochise County Board of Supervisors with delaying bid compliance and favoring a straw bid to inflate county debt. He cites court actions, injunctions, and alleged malfeasance as proof of a conspiracy, calling for further corroboration and data.
Sharp Trick exposes carcasses of three steers killed on the southeast range near St Johns. The piece notes how hide and meat are removed to mimic natural death and recounts a New Mexico sheepman’s blunt claim about killing beef in brush. The column defends barkeepers, arguing all earnestly share human sympathy.
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