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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1897
Page
4
The clipping mentions trains and stations around Maricopa, Phoenix, and New Mexico with times and managers named. It reports on lease values for a Wichita house, Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup sale, fruit and grain mentions, a new cyanide plant at Vulture mine, and local notices about residents Mrs Adamson and claims by German travelers.
Frank Ramsey reports a man known as Bob found shot on the road to Bisbee. Two bullets to the back and one to the head indicate deliberate assassination. Coroner Jancan and Deputy Hildearth proceed to the scene as Ramsey returns with them.
The Commonwealth company plans a forty stamp mill at Pearce and digs a water well to meet a rich water supply. Meera Williams and Cooper contract to drill and timber the well, with a crosscut 112 feet down showing a vein over 20 feet wide. The Cliff company considers mining the ore. The district’s prospects are described as wonderful.
The article notes two solar annular eclipses in 1897 visible as partial, with events around February 1. It mentions railroad expansion toward Globe and the Balt River, a shipment of ore to Pittsburgh for testing, and local incidents including the Daqueene company at Creighton and Broncho Bill’s jail transfers. It also references a murder in Mazatlan connected to mining interests and a Colorado senator’s cousin.
Fargo & Co. reports place Arizona fifth in precious metal output for 1895, with Montana and Colorado leading and California, Utah, and Arizona listed with various large sums. The Phenix Herald questions the figures, noting uncounted silver and copper ore movements and private conveyance gold losses from Arizona copper camps.
I Irvine, prominent Phoenix merchant since 1970, fled California to avoid bigamy arrest. He married there seventeen years ago and has eight children. his wife, 58, a longtime leader in the Methodist church south, accuses him of wealth and failed demands. Supreme Court proceedings Thursday featured humor as Henrietta Hidve’s defense argued property ties while Judge Ling noted jurisdiction and potential writ of error issues.
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