The Daily Tombstone., 1885-09-12
Read aud Ponder.

About six years ago the Towrs'te com pAny had tl.c site where Tombstone now stands surveyed and applied for a patent, which was afterwards granted the Mayor m trust for the actual settlers therein. but which through some chic-nery Was transferred to the Townsite company. In the meantime people had come in and settled upon the land and built costly buildings upon their lots and settled down in peace, but this was not to last long for. the To~nslte company coU,. menctd suit against the occupants and the settlers, to avoid trouble, in many instances bought their tt'e>. thinking to be relieved from further trouble, but in this .hey were again mistaken, tor Ncssr.. Field and San. ioid, who owned prospect hole called the the Gilded Age, thinking to make more money bv feecng the people than by dig ing for silver, commenced to war upon all wLo occupied any lots upon the surface ground of ihelr mine, which extends over the best portion uf town and F!eld made a living blavknailine prorcrty holders. Another DOT. tinn of tie town is located upon another worthless propert, called the Mountain Maid mine. which is claimed by one FordIre Roper, ard he, through lis attorney, has made war upon the property holders. A short time since ihe Mountain Maid, the Gilded i-e and Way Up, and the Town7ile pooled their issues aud the property has >sed into the hands of Judge Berry, Judge Saiterwhite and JSdge Eoover, who have commenced to war upon our citizens, and the time las come wien pa'ience ceases 10 be Il virtue, and our c!tiZens are HOW deter mined to comLiue and lylt for the,r homes, and TEZ DAILY ToMssToNE propo' to 10 stand by ihe people in lleir fight for their rights against such leeches as Berry, who holds power of attorney from Furdicc Roper, and Sa:terwhi.e, non resident, who got his claim from whom the Lord only knows, and Hoover, who came here as Dls trict Judge expressly to rob the people of their titles by hIs decisions, Cat least tha, was tbe general impression al that time. and one of the causes of his. Hoovers removal) aud who got his interest presuual y ;n payment for his assistance, but who has never had residence in Cochise county. These are the three that are trying to rob the people of thc,r homes.
 When troubles arise of this kind the peo. pie must have some public way of exchang- Ing thcir ideas and recording their doings; and where can they turn but to rewppa. Fer. But the question comes, is there a newspaper in town that will stand by the people; It is well known tbat Judge Berry, one of the chief conspiratorS, is the owner of the Record -Epitaph and that he will not heed the reop plc who now support him ana his paper, but TEE DAILY TOMBSTONE which is not owned nor controlled by any clique or ring, has shown during its existence that il is the peoples paper, and It can not be bought of agairst the people, but will sink or swim with them. We hope tbat all of our citIzeRs who are interested in thIs lands in dispute on the Way Up, Gilded Age and Mountain Maid mines. will leave their name ana the number of their lots at this office Remember cit.zeps who you nave got To fight, Messrs. Berry, Hoover, Roper and SatterwLite.