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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1917
Page
4
The county debates a bond measure amid wartime economy concerns and fiscal caution. Citizens weigh tax support for roads and public works while Cochise County residents learn of mineral survey filings for multiple Tombstone mining claims including Aunt Sally San Rafael Ninety Nine and Horn Silver with detailed corners and claim names, adjacent lodes, and record references.
The Heaker Hi Mines Company of Tombstone Arizona files for patent on a lode claim in the Tombstone Mining District Cocounty Arizona. The notice records locating corners and conclusive boundaries, adjoining claims and recorded notices in Cochise County with dates and serial numbers, including Mining District references like TRANQUILLITY and Flora Morrison lodes.
In Cochise County a dispute over removing the county seat pits Nogales against Tombstone with Douglas favoring a courthouse move. Citizens hear irregularities and remarks from local officials as the back and forth continues amid a widening squabble.
Secretary McAdoo warns against manipulating bond prices by selling or delaying Liberty bonds to depress value and harm government credit. He urges citizens to buy new bonds rather than sell cheaply, stressing fairness to Uncle Sam and future issues. The article links bond sales to broader wartime effort and arsenals, noting ongoing investigations and the need to stockpile supplies.
The Mineral Survey notice from the U S Land Office Phoenix dated October 3 1917 describes the Horn Silver jade mining claim in Cochise County Arizona Tombstone Mining District. It details corner bearings distances and an area of about 20.229 acres with exclusions for adjacent lodes Gen No 201 278 and 229. The vein is described as running from the south end center North 46 46 East 1500 feet.
A mineral survey records Bunker Hill Mines Company claiming multiple lodes in Cochise County Arizona with locations at Tombstone including Fortuna Empire Sulphur Tough Nut and Way Up lodes. The documents detail corner points survey numbers and holdings, with first publication dates in October 1917 and 1918, noting adjoining claims and uncertainties in area.
Bankers Mines of Tombstone Arizona applies for patent for Escondido lode claim in Cochise County. Notice lists adjoining claims Lucky Catside and McCann lodes, exact bearings and corners, location in Township 12 East Range 12 North, with coordinates and survey references, first publication noted by J Irvin, Register.
Funeral survey entry No 322 mentions States Land Omer in Phoenix and Unite Ariza with L Irvin noted in the record. The readable fragments indicate a civil or land accounting context with names and affiliations. Further specifics are unclear from the damaged text.
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