The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-24
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Tomhstonc'~ EARLY History Il II
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Tombstone. Au1. Letter in chicago
Times.
4 most peculiar name Tor "a town IS
"Iombstoue.r and many have wondered
az the srowsome cognomcn. Tine name.
however. is not the result of a mere
freak of fancy hut the natural outcome
az The events which sisnalized The birth
ot the town. and connected herewith
is a story as interesting as any which
has ever been told ~ mining camp.
romos,on is situstel about en- miles
from Fairbanks "a village on the Santa I'c
line of railroad. The Journey of ten miles
is traversed by STAGES, The stage is OF the
Ola fashion. Tho driver sIines on either
side OF him O rifle for the protection OK
the mail ana his passengers. II there
happens TO be anything of unusual impor-
lance 20 De- carried, such ass money or
other valuabies. "a second driver viii oc-
curry q seat ON the stage for greater pro-
lection Tombstone ls about 1000 feet
above the sea level. and is therefore.
uelishuuliy cool during the nights 81 even
the Warmeat portion of the year. The
streets are lined with trees. the houses
are an rrettiy surr0uuded-in q word,
TINS town has am appearance az once at
ractiNe and picturesque. lt had popu-
idilon or nearly 5000 some twelve years
ago; to-day its population is probably
LOW. 10 is dead because its mines cannot
De worked 90 the present price of silver
About the year 1N.0 the white man iu
Arizona was compelled 90 take the rifle
IN his hands. and tramp into the un-
knoWn mountains meant almost certain
death 20 the hands OF the Apachcs. There
was, however, one bold spirit devoted TO
the mining profession. Estehan RroniCow.
a hungarian. gentleman OF high culture
and rare attainmcuts ina minoralogA. who
ventured out alone into the regions OF
sonora. wherc tho implacahlc Apache
chief. Coehise, held undlsputed sway.
strange TO say. this gentleman passed
and repassed unmOlcsted through Co
chise's savage bands. His search WAS re-
warded boy the discovery of a rich silver
mine which has borne his name. The
mine was situated ON the east side OF tho
san Pedro about a mile from the spot
occupied by tho Tombstone company's
mill. In "a small, broken range OF hills
that cross the river above the mouth OF
the Babo Comar creek
Here ia the very stronghold Of Cochise,
BrOnkow commenced operating his mines
under tho greatest dkadvantagc. but with
satisfactory results, managing 60 concil-
late the nurderous saVagcs by whom he
was surrounded. Eut iust as hc was get
ting his operations Won under ne fell
victim 10 his Mexican operators. who muir
dered him. robbed his camp of the first
run of bullion ana of an the stOclls and
escaped into the state OF Sonora. The mine
lay idle until one Duiheld an eX-Inited
States marshal relocated ID about 1893 He
commenced operations, but was cowardly
assassin1ted hy another pretended claim
ant. The mine was again located by one
Rogers Rogers was murdered. Thus three
- NUN IN NHf a ~
the hands of assassins. The old mine
served purpose. 10 stood with its bloody
history and IT'S taiismaniac influence beck
Oning the intrepid prospeetor to enter its
sad precincts and look for tho secret treas
ures hidden Ga tho surrounding belt OF
mountains.
In the month Of July. 1877. chance led f.
IT. Shchlm, man OF energy and intell-
gence. to the spot After pcrsstenty
trampiug over the mountain. hill and
ravine, from Ogden TO Arizona, for many
@ weary day. alone, poor sore-footed,
pick and shovel at the tail Of his burro
constituting all his earthly effects. he
reached the fatal death-stricken hills. on
disclosing his intention Of prospecting
them 10 some old miners more timid than
he, they advised him Of tho sad fate Of the
eformer prospectors.
Your first prospect" they said, had
better be for a tombstone and. when
the country become more civilized, we
will pass by your grave and write your
epitaph."
The said associations afterward sug-
gestcd to him the name Of the district
Tombstone.
a few days prospecting led him TO the
discovery o. a ledge Of rich silver and
gold-bearing quartz and soon to the dis
covery of two or three other promising
looking lodges. among which was the
Lucky Cuss." lie kept up prospecting
for "a few weeks, when. in the parlance
of the miner tho last bean In the pot
was sp0oned out" lie then returned 10
Tucson, unconsciOusly rich n mines but
poor IN pocket, to try TO raise a grub
stake" and obtain an assay of his rock.
Next he sought from one Of tho lead
ing merchants OF the town the modest
credit OF a sack or -four and a side Of
bacon. He also sought aid by exhibiting
TO them his rich hud. but was CURLY
informed that rock was no collateral.
He could not even induce them to advance
tho assayor's fee to satisfy them Of the
value Of the discovery. lie turned away
in despair Little did these merchants
think that these pocket specimens exhib-
tied by this travel-stained, Weathcr-beat-
en- prospcctor represented millions Of
treasure buried in his then scarcely
monumental" claims, but a few weeks
later they joined in the hosnnnas Of
the row triumphant procession which
bore, in grand display. the first $4,000
worth OF coin from this same mine into
the streets Of Tucson.
Schemln then went up 10 another portion
Of the country. where he met his brother
and y man named Richard Curd This
Gurd is now q very wealthy man in Cali
fornia. He is owner Of largo sugar re-
nnery at Chino, he Is "A breeder OF fine
stock and is millionaire many times
over. lie has a large ranch covering thou
sands OF acres. The ore specimens were
submitted 10 him. and he pronounced the
prospect one Of high merit and advised
the discoverer TO at once look after and
secure it The three formed a partner
ship, secured an OUTFIT and quietly set out
for the discovery, which they reached
about Feb. r. They entered on a minute
and earnest exploration Of the district
which I'm few weeks resulted IN the dis
covery and location OF what is now known
Ms the Tough Nut mad, other valuable
claims About March I. two men. oliver
Boyd and one called HANK williams the
latter Of whom lives Ia the territory still
and Woo is man q considerable promi-
nence, were out limiting burros or don
KEYS. ard came across the three men al
GRADY mentioned. They stayed a short
time 10 prospect They discovered two
more mines. one OF these they gave TO Mr.
Htrg1 NJ, condition fl4pt 10 an ft..Fr 90.