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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1892
Page
5
Town notes report the Schaefer mine sale at White Hills to California capitalists for 200000 dollars, with Kingman residents celebrating the deal as a milestone for local development and investment.
The Nogales Advertiser reports official figures for ore and bullion shipped through the Nogales customs house for the year ending June 30. It also lists July month figures showing the largest month by quantity and value, with ore from Mexico totaling 1 583 141 dollars, gold bullion 511 452, silver 383 525, Mexican coin 333 763, sum 2 761 911 dollars.
A petition for a post office in Soldier Holes led Washington officials to debate the town name. Marcus and Mark Smith explained the origin as Sole dier Holes where soldiers watered horses. Mrs Harrison used a Spanish dictionary to settle the spelling, formalizing the site name Descanso in Cochise County.
S C Fisher sues Perrin Land Co in Cochise and Pima counties seeking accounting and a receiver. He states the firm owned cattle horses wagons and camping out fits in Arizona worth 90000 dollars as of November 24 1891. After buying one sixth from J M Hogan two other partners took exclusive possession of books and property and have since blocked accounting and misapplied funds.
In Thursday's Daily, W H L Stilwell and B S Cotman interview Willcox voters. Various local items follow including road and mining updates, a fatal roof collapse at Yuma, and notices of travel, licenses, and local personalities.
United States Consul Willard discusses Sonora mineral activity including coal veins near Les Bronces and La Barranca, ore exports to the United States and Europe, diamond drill results at San Marcial, and pre-1884 coal land concessions. A train robbery near Collis is noted, with $1000 reward offered, and Canaigre works at Deming poised to expand capacity with 1200 tons planned and a supply of green root.
A terse note lists participants and places including Geo Brown of Ranch, T T Johnson and J M Williams of Sonora, Frank Smith of Sonora, PaLace, B Weyl of San Francisco, FP Morgan and Ww Trainor of Sonora.
From Friday's Daily items report a stretch of Arizona news including 8. Taylor at Cochise and E. B. Gage bound for Chicago. Dobbins registered at the San Jose from Sonora. A 70 pound watermelon grown in the Guaymas valley and a copper property disposed of in Coconino. Goldwater's warehouse fire in Benton. The World's Fair appropriation reduced to 2.5 million with final vote imminent. A local stone miner J H Zeuner leaves for Vulture district. A neighbor faces a rock-throwing charge. a crime note closes the chunk of local items.
In Bisbee August 3, the Hart versus Cramer case yielded a plaintiff win of eight dollars and fifty cents. The column notes political shifts as candidates reappear, questions party vigor, and discusses troop movements of Company B and Company C of the 24th Cavalry toward the U.S. boundary survey commission. It questions Democratic engagement and urges open debate on the Force Bill.
John C. Fall transfers to Major Downing satisfaction of mortgage on a house and lot on Bruce street between 4th and 5th to settle a $124 claim in the matter of John Kelso vs D K Ward iwell.
Four Mexican customs guards in Sonora surround Station 30 on the Arizona and Southeastern railroad north of the Sonoa line below Bisbee and seize a trunk from a former Mexican chief. They break it open and take documents believed to implicate Sonora officials. The man resists and a telegram to Ft. Huachuca fails to act. the case is sent to Washington.
The City Council met with full board. officer reports filed and a $7.50 Geo Fitts bill referred to finance. A contingent fund warrants recall resolution was adopted. Ordinance reductions on licenses laid over. Gov Murphy headed east. Needles note reports a woman dying in ten years, with a joking remark about impossible life there.
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