The Tombstone., 1885-08-11
WRITTEN UP BY 4 CORRES-
 POJDENT OF THE
Philadelphia Telephone What the corressondent
 say of this camp.
Another dismal picture from the same pen on Tucson.
 we will print tomorrow
TU7HSstoGS.


 Tombstohe in particular is siyen by the Philadelphia Telephone of July g.
 No, long ago, wrote of the beautiful Qi.y ot Los Angeles, and gave the history of i;s ioundai.Un. Perhaps there gan scarcely Es a grealer contrast, in every way, 10 th!. Beautiful ely 0! southern California, than the city of ToEn6sione. in Arizona; possess ng almost the same climate. and situated 1T. the midst of not qaite as luxuriant. but still ds remarkable a vegetation. Tombstone, this city of thc rnournlul name, Is as different from the "City of Angels" as were Its first inhabitants from the peaceful fathers aut sheir c0Ipaists.
 Al tue beginning of 1878. man named Edward Schiettelin, and lis brother. ser.led in the purt of Arizona where the city now stands l. WAC supposed 10 be dangerous country three mining spperin!-ndents had been murdered by fntiaus at The silver mines ID ;he santa Cruz Valley, not fa- away, ana schiefelin's friend said to him, You had better take ycur coffin with you, YOU ylll fnd your tombstone aud nothing el.er Rrt he vas Lot one eusi!y daunted He found the "Contention" and "Touqh Nut" mines and cUmineuced tie city, upon which he c"rierrcd the raIne Of "Tomostonc," to show She difference between tue prediction a'd reality. One oi the first paper. printed t'!ere. Pi:d CuitG crcGitaLle one too, was called the E?Itaph, which learn since has merged into Ing pAIL yToMEsroSE. equal. y us crcditabr. h two years the civ had u pOpGiaiipn Uf 2,01c, and q property .s | tl,.- .,,.- f..~ OVo. IEefc we!e substantial buildings. hotels, banks, slorcs. and SchieIelin Hall for meet ings aud amusemerts, but no account of Q church unt! later. The gambling houses md saloons were legion. Cowboys, cattlo ru'se.s and sIl sorts of desperadoes freuuent- ct Tombstone, coming in from ranches in the San Pedro and simon Valleys. In the latter were said |" be the places for hidiuu crt.e un.li they were: ebranded. as running t:em in from Mexico w.s looked upon ss dssG:nR kind of smuggling For some tune there Was staIding lcuG between the miners and cUwhoys, and desperaducs like those famous in dime literature. frequen;ed tracts in Arizona, as well 6. in New Mexico and Colorado. Ihe first mining clsims ran under tne ely itself. From the roof of the Grand R"trl. Il person could look down the shafts and th: hOis. works of the "Gided Ape," the "NiIgina" and the Mountain Maid" Ona h.ll uelr by. were the Contention" and the Tough Nut" The large mines have wooden buildings painted red, with assay and d-aught;ng roums; and scientists and ex. Professors have charge of them. The smaller ones hsAe poorer appliances and less expsr- fenced persons in charge. Two years ago s labOrer earned g 5Q above ground, end s40O bEiow, for eight hours' work. In the rgn. Elug of the second ear of the city, ! fire al- ncas. wirct out t!Ie business part: it origin atcd !a tue explosion of whisky barrel n & saloon. In fOGrt@eu days t had been rebuilt. better than before. The city Of Tomb: we. exceptionally healthy, indeed, still is Whisky and bullets were the only diseascs in the carly days. Tine small cemetery near the city las few graves, considering tke adverse elements in the populations; there WAS less EloOdshed than might have been expected. lhc ieadll- cattleIncn coming |? the clty were @t neralIy from Missouri and Texas and were classed perfect gentle men, by the hotel keepers. They were good at the bar for 500 and S:j per day In the early days of Tom bs,oYe, there were various fnct;ons who strove 10 run ;he toHa.' and B-rt Harte's characters were to be found :, ail points; but, witha,, the inhabitants were pretty goud-natured, and feuts and fights were settled with less bIoodshed thaa in many other mining places. Saying thie. however, does not exonera.e the Tcnbston-' ians from all desire to shed blood. There has been F any leuds between centending parties in the city, and the factions which for the time. predorninatc, bluster largely in the ca oons; and inspire those who are disposed to doubt their powers, with a salut- ary awe by pistol shots in the street, SD directed as :o do no harm.