Arizona citizen., 1880-02-21
From Cor. in Cotton Semi-Fropie.l
 Tombstone BROwN's HOTEL, TOMBSTONE, FehruarY s. 1880.

Nhi Adi ~, ICDS Afier residence of three weeks in this beautiful mining camp I must say that am well pleased with the people resident here. Most of them are old miners who have roamed over the whole Pacific Coast for the last thirty years in search of the precious metals.
 Picture to yourself a low range of undulating hills, thousands of acres in exent, where you may find rich sll. yer ore by sinking shafts from twenty to 100 feet in depth, and not the rough and almost inaccessible mountains of Nevada, and ou will have good idea of the mining district of Tombstone. Wood and water, being two of the. neces>aries of life, especially in min ing, can both be had here for coin. The former co-ts from s 10 $7 per cord in winter and from s 10 $4 in summer. Water of an excellent qual- fly, not impregnated with salts or other minerals is delivered at your door every morning from wagons al. one cent gallon in quantities of forty. gallons, or one and one-half cents per gallon for less. The water is obtained from wells three miles below the vii lage. The wells are in dry rayiae and water iS obtained by sinking through a solid limestone and granite formation by blasting. Thls pnmi- tive mode is, however, speeuIly to become thing of the past. \ con tract has just been lel to T. F. Parish. agreeubly to a proposition from him, granting him the exclusive water franchise for eight wears, he Co supply the same at not tU exceed d cent and d quarter per gallon. The water i- iD be ] brought through pipes from the DTa- g0On mountains, distant to the east about fourteen miles
 Although times are dull, pr consid- cred 50, Wih the tOrbiu and IOugE 1 Eut mills turuing cut builIun at the rate ol SI0oO per day, this Is no indi- catign of N bat times will be when the l Contention mill starts up. W. .rIinE the thousands of tons Of Ticn ores now on the dump.
 \ custom mill wll soon be started ! up and then. and mt till then, will the . 4 .. ftfatt ! iZe on his claims that he has stayed with for the last eighteen months, ! hoping that capital viii come m and ! help to develop the hines that they
 AHow 10 be good.
 ] The town Is well supplied with ho- ! fels and restaurants and l will assure ItEe traveller that he will get better imeais and other accommodations here ! for the same money than he can be tween here and Colton. Saloons are numerous and well patrOnlZed. Drinks twenty-five cents; cigars lhe same. ] The medical profession iS well rep Presented, Ibe,e being some six or seven nh, siciaus, and am pleased to nole ] that they are Idle most of the time or ! Iruru their talents and ability 10 >pecu- ! luIiug in mines. ] The legal fraternity is represented ] by len mtmbers. all ;ryIng to ehe GU.
 a prccariou~ liVug, your cores pond cut among Jhe nu -ber.
 Grocery and dry goods stores are well supplied with heavy stocks Tn ]. their respective lines.
 Tli. town can discount any town on T inc Pacific Coast Tor is size and popu- laiion. We have had but be criminal ..r;aI in three weeks and that Was Tor sh0uting-a nugi
 We have a good school for children, which i- under the charge of Miss Lu-
 cas. or Tucson. Daily attendance, oO 2 census children, J2.
 We have no church yet nor any prospects of one. =,
 his portion of Arlzona is well Iadap,cd to stock raising wherever
 water can be found in sufficient Guan- .ufv. Beef cattle taken off the range .:f ibiS time of year are as 1at ana .i.irv as odiuary stall fed cattle .'Tb.rp arc some fine ranches on the
 san Pedro river where they can sue
 ce-sfu.l, rai-e wheat, barley, corn anu vegetables of all kinds.
 The town i, well supplied with
 milk by old Uncle Howard, who cries Iour a, he passes through the streets !. .. H.re's vour wi ter and milk, gentle men" He does su, 1 suppose, on the
 nrinciDle that both articles have a
 commercial value and that | does mol lp,aI-s much difference whether you itr... it ..-,Ir;.tr or mixed.