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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1892
Page
4
Monday's Daily Jay Gould notes the private car returning to New York while he remains in El Paso for an undetermined period. It also reports marriages, visits by relatives, cattle movements, and forthcoming juror summons in Tucson as well as military reshuffling rumors.
An alarm at 10 30 last night drew firemen and locals to Grafs blacksmith shop where a blaze in a frame house near Third Street burned three unoccupied cabins. Rescue and Engine companies quickly controlled the fire with Huachuca water as wind eased.
Small line of samples from manufacturing Edeneta offered a live man. One day earned an average of 350 dollars per month for six years past. P. O. Box 3117 New York.
March 18 notes from Bisbee chronicles Richard Armtrong’s young son run over by a wood wagon and slightly hurt. A St Patrick’s night dance hosted by Dan Hawkins drew many guests. Little Patrick Wilford Jones celebrated his second birthday with a party. C H Montgomery remains ill with influenza. Will Munch injured at Holbrook mine when a tool fell on his arm. L L A meets March 21 debated free silver coinage with negative ruling. Next week’s topic fiction reading. Otto Geisenbaler works on Queen Restaurant in Tombstone. Charley Montgomery moved to a new office near Halbrook. Bisbee girls renamed with many playful monikers.
Major Whitside, visiting Tombstone for the past night and a day, plans to return to Fort Riley after a Tucson stay. He notes earliest ore from the district in 1878, recalls a crude amelter and a four ton surface ore from Grand Central, shipping a bullion bar to San Francisco for $1000 with 20 percent gold, and predicts a bright future for the Tombstone district as rich gold ore at water level is reported. The report also mentions a Charleston prayer meeting highlighted by a former local resident now in California who corroborates the event.
In 1878 Tombstone District boomed with Contention, Grand Central, Toughcat and other bonanza claims yielding rich carbonate ores. Charleston on the San Pedro river thrived as ore wagons roared by. Fort Huachuca troopers called, Mexicans traded, and lawless clashes near the line. A Charleston revival ended abruptly when Curly Bill disrupted Rev Josiah Brown’s sermon, prompting a community meeting and a memorable church collection that yielded 103 dollars amid gunplay and frontier bravado.
Army General Schofield announces spring troop movements. Tenth Cavalry to Fort Custer Buford Keogh in Montana and Fort Leavenworth Kansas. First Cavalry to replace tenth at Fort Bayard Grant Apache San Carlos in Arizona. Ninth Infantry assigned to Madison Fort Ontario and Plattsburg barracks New York. Copper combination rumor denied. Garza capture doubts.Mrs Osborne to be released early for health reasons. Caprivi resignation unresolved. injunction restrains railroad property sale. Canadian Pacific plans second line through Crow's Nest. Four babies born near Tombstone weighing 23 pounds 4 ounces total. Canadian rail surveys and other market items noted.
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