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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1891
Page
8
The council committee on counties and county boundaries reports adversely on the Miles county scheme, delaying the plan as February expectations fade. A tense political climate follows a period of national turmoil including the deaths of Admiral Porter and Secretary Windom and General Sherman’s illness.
A Galveston based firm plans a ramie cultivation venture under Texas law with capital of 10000 dollars. Subscribers include leading Galveston merchants as the enterprise seeks to establish the ramie industry. The piece notes public praise for Col Forsythe after the Wounded Knee verdict and discusses agricultural protection issues linked to Ensenada colonists and California labor competition.
News of Admiral D. D. Porter’s sudden death is reported. A son of Commodore David Porter, he was born in Philadelphia in 1805 and rose through the navy from midshipman in 1829 to command ships in the Mexican War and Civil War era, later becoming superintendent of the U S Naval Academy. The report also notes a separate item about The Cedron Island M and M Company shipping rich ore from a Mexican island near Lower California, granted to Thomas McManus and later acquired by a Philadelphia syndicate, describing the island’s vast rough terrain and access challenges.
Descriptions of an ore body show a layered mountain ledge yielding gold ranging from ounces to large quantities, with a bed of white sand and pulverized quartz. Costs of mining operations, tunnels, ships, and housing totaled around $175,000 while pockets and distant distnisses produce substantial yields.
A Tombstone reader debunks a Chicago newspaper tale by S. B. Lazard about a Sonora mining venture. The letter exposes repeated false claims, misrepresented mine values, and alleged confiscation by Mexican officials. It urges readers to reject the sensational story and defend border relations.
In San Pedro on February 7 1591 discussion intensifies over a proposed road and land deals. John Young and Brighehi seek terms with Lima financier B Frouit who controls the land company. Mormon workers would build the road and market aims while funding profits split among Young and Frouit.
In the Coancil committee on counties and county boundaries reported against Council bill No 28 establishing Miles county. Thurmond moved indefinite postponement. Hughes offered amendments to fix the bill for Tuesday Feb 17 at 8 30. The motion lost by a tie. A second amendment cut the bill as a special order for Monday at 3 90 vitlonk. The final tally: Ayes Deonvis Hern don Simpson Zulick Hughes Peter Franz Noel Baldwin Beady Thurmond Doran Vicker six and seven respectively.
Two English syndicates compete for the Durango Steel and Iron property in Durango Mexico valued at not less than five million dollars. The Cerro de Mercado ore site is vast, reportedly 600 feet high and about 0.75 miles long, yielding about three million tons yearly. Fuel and railroad access hinder development, with a Mexican Central line 100 miles away.
The document discusses licensing all territorial businesses and taxing various entities. It calls for annual taxes on fire and marine insurance, express, railroad, stage, and steamboat firms, telegraph message fees, and a one percent territorial tax on mine net proceeds. It would raise revenue through rail freight tolls, land valuation rules, and demands reductions in public expense including Superintendent of Public Instruction costs.
The copper market shows no sign of a near improvement with weak sentiment persisting. Lake Superior trades around 15 1/4, Arizona near 15, and Baltimore at 14 after regional adjustments, while manufactured goods stay quiet and sellers expect a late uptick.
Special dispatch from Washington reports tension between Generals Miles and McKeever as possible charges emerge over their conduct and communications regarding the Sioux operations. The debate hinges on insider reports and affects the understanding of the campaign's progress and leadership dynamics. A Texas cattle order tied to Mrs. King, Corpus Christi, King Ranch, and a large single purchase is noted as context.
The Arizona Press Association visited Governor Irwin on Sunday afternoon with President Hughes conveying goodwill. The governor spoke of his reporter beginnings and expressed fraternal ties to the craft. Next meeting to be called by the president.
A terse notice records the death of the wife of J N McKay near Tombstone on February 12, 1801, noting her as the spouse of J N McKay and the event surrounding their family.
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