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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1901
Page
3
Tombstone mourns President McKinley with a day of business curtailment. Cochise County and Tombstone officials observe the mourning as citizens close shops and pause for reflection. Families and local residents travel and return from visits as the community respects the national leader's memory.
A disputed Phoenix report outlines a plan to reclaim 149000 acres of government land in Arizona’s northern Yuma coast, funded by Southern California and Arizona capitalists. The project involves canal and dam works across the Colorado River, with the Blythe estate purchase and surrounding costs totaling about 1,250,000 dollars. Legal affidavits from F J Cheney & Co claim firm funding of 100 dollars per case, and a public notice of the endeavor appears in Lucas County records.
On Saturday managers and directors from the Diamond Co led a brief visit to review the Pay Speakeng mine development and the company’s intention to ship ore. The 200 ton smelter planned to open, with machinery expected soon, will process several thousand tons of ore and aim to dividends for stockholders as tunnels tap the ore body and copper sulphide veins deepen.
Local notes from San Sinom recount visiting figures like Simon and EB Walnright and praise the cooler climate versus Tuc ton. Miners and supply parties arrive, especially Meyers and Walker from Turkey Creek bringing ore and camp provisions. A school echo is missed by Paradice residents, while hunting and boating outings turn adventurous with bears and camping along Creek.
An Arizona stall notices a saloon owner offering to sell intoxicants to select customers, pledging honesty and gentlemanly treatment. He states payment of taxes and rents for privilege, claims not to sell to drunkards or minors, and invites those who can afford his prices to trade with him.
Three recently married men arrive with their wives and discuss their wives names and values. Kendrick mentions Gertrud, Catrive, and another name. Clans and Cornelius are the men. Each wife’s value and exact names are partly lost in transcription. The puzzle asks which wife belongs to which husband based on clues about payments and prices of pies.
A formal grant involving Range Barteemarl Vyper Sang Pedro and San Rafael Del Valle is noted, detailing the parties and scope of the transfer. The document outlines the grant's terms, responsibilities, and associated rights pending final approval.
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