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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1892
Page
5
Wednesday's Daily Toason notes a heavy hail storm in town with updates about Arizona residents, a planned Bastille anniversary celebration by French residents, local court actions, railway and banking developments, and business notices. Includes references to Mulitple named people, places like Benson and Tombstone, and events such as a jury gathering and a Homestead strike support.
A letter from miner William Guay of Hacknenky Monava Co details ore expectations for White Hills in the new camp. He notes 300 to 400 ounces silver per ton, some gold on certain claims, water at $3 a barrel, and a road to the mines. R.G. Patterson and Schaefer Sullivan Bernitt teams hold fourteen claims. he states not a boom but facts.
A papal decree detaches El Paso county from the Arizona diocese and assigns it to Dallas. Bishop Brenan gains authority over thirty-two clergy and thirty churches with eighty chapels and stations, strengthening his jurisdiction and reach.
The Butchers' Gazette of San Francisco notes a better tone in the reef cattle market due to a slightly improved demand. Quotations stay the same while good steers linger. Slaughtered cattle come from wholesalers or commission ranches as grass grows scarce, thinning herds and increasing shrimp slaughter.
The second trial of Bartholdi Bauer for killing cattle without preserving the hide was held before Justice Johnston. The case, described as celebrated, had only defense counsel present as the district attorney declined participation. The verdict was not guilty, noted as a quirky historical parallel to a Montana judge fining a corpse.
Charley Mauk files from San Jose de Guatemala detailing arrival at 5:30 p.m. on June 10, and a rail journey of 76 miles to the capital. He notes coffee, sugar, rubber, banana, and pineapple plantations, high prices, and a boom in real estate amid a Central American trade surge with the United States and Europe. The entry contrasts Guatemalan life with Mexico, mentions Lake Atitlan, and praises Tombstone’s climate while hinting at future country descriptions.
Friday's Daily notes San Simon Jack in San Jose and Pasqual Nigro riding from Bishop. Marsden heads to Tucson, while Floyd McMahon Kirk and Jim Kirk stay at the Palace. Reports from Sonora and Co chise district, will contest testimony, and local improvements surge in Tombstone amid regional mining activity. The World’s Fair liquor ban clears the Senate, and local court cases proceed with Welsh vs Haberlin.
Cranz brothers of Lower California purchase twenty mules from Mc Pherson & Co for use at their mines. The mules will be shipped to Guaymas by rail. Mr Likes brought in a small fruit today, puzzling pigeons but named by experts as a new crab apple variety with delicious flavor.
Rainy and cool July 13 in Bisbee with the L A adjournment due to rain. The Mexican circus draws small boys for nickels while clergy travel by train. Local letters praise a charity for the Barrows children and report property purchases, travel plans, a court verdict of not guilty, and mine sales.
A New York gentleman writes to the Prospector seeking information on the collapse of Safford Hudson & Co bank. He may be brother of a Senora visitor who heard a rumor that Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. Martin Costello sues C. B. Kelton Sheriff for 124.40. Attorney James Reilly contends costs in three suits were taxed 31.10 too high, four times the excess allowed by statute. Justice Alvord to hear Tuesday.
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