Arizona republican., 1897-09-16

Smith in 1891 for was super | intendent of the ut Milling | and Mining compa F. Staun- ! ton succeeded and $ ago To- | cated at Congress t( le super intendency of the Ss mine. l Henry Gray, who is the east, is now in charge of Pgh Nut | Mining and Milling col On the Tough Nut group hhere hoist l ing works. The Tough Pduced $8,000,000 up to the time down. The proposition was orig poWn as the Tombstone, d of Edward Schieffelim, found mb- stone He died in Orego ear and his dying request was ts i'm where he first oamped in Hd lte rocks three miles west of Tn and near the stage road. ThV al was attended by almost eve Il woman and child in TombstoN location monument will be placed over the grave. Cyaniding to the ex- tent of about fifteen tons daily is be- ing done, and two dozen or more chlo- riders are working within few miles of town. Over near Charleston on the Arizona & Southeastern are the stamp mills of the Contention and Grand Central. There are mills here to the south. Over at Pearce, twenty-one miles northeast, is the new gold min ing district which was discovered about the middle of 1885, The Com monwealth Mini-g company bonded claims for six months and before twelve feet were sunk less than three r,,r fI,cr Nnn -out of the product of the mine op- erated.
 The New Mexico & Arizona sur veyed from Fairbanks to this place and graded part of the way. It was the purpose of the Santa Fe, which then controlled the N. M & A., to build to Demiug N. M Had this road been built Tombstone would not have suf- fered the great exodus, principally to Bfsbee and Pearce Again, there was the proposition of the Copper Queen Consolidated company to build from Benson via Tombstone to Bisbee.
 The various stores here carry good stocks and depend upon the chlo- riders, some ranchers and a share of trade from the San Pedro valley. There are four general merchandise houses, a drug store, three restau- rants, Wells, Fargo & Co.,, postoffice. Western Union office, Montgomery's livery and three others, two barber shops, six saloons assa yer, meat shop. two physicians a dentist. two black smilEs. etc.
 William Hattieh, proprietor and editor of the Pnospeotor, has helped out this letter by his aid He realizes the value of The Republican as an exchange.
 Miss Nellie Cashman, prospector, etc, formerly of the old Russ house. is running the Jones at Yuma. Nellie is ubiquitous certainly. I have known her at Jerome and Prescott.
 Two big fires have occurred here, one about clearing out the town.
 The Huachuca Water company brings water over the Huachucas. The elevation is 1,400 feet, a distance of thirty-five miles south of here. The fall is by gravity to the reservoir southeast of town, but $50 feet below the point of taking the water in the Huachuca mountains.
 This is the home of Hon. Mark Smith, though he spends much of his time elsewhere in the pursuit of lucre and knowledge.
 The gas company furnishes its pro- duct at so much per thousand, though economy has caused many to use the old reilable-coal oil.
 There are four secret orders. A boomer in this lime will not find good field in Tombstone at this writ ing.
 The Can-Can restaurant is now run by Mrs. J. Harringer, who succeeded A. D. Walsh, who conducts the Sixth avenue at Phoenix. Mrs. Harringer keeps up the reputation of the house excellently and the commercial men give it plenty of advertising, for they krow a good thing.
 Immigration Commissioner William Hattich has filed his report with Gov einnor McCord. The document is an excellent one, showing forth the good points of the county.
 T am getting two meals a day." said a court house official on the ground floor. He don't show any fall ing off as a result.
 Dan Darrow is here after an absence of ten years He is here looking up mules for Grant & Co.,, contractors, who are changing the grade of the s. P. between Benson and Wilcox.
 There are sixteen prisoners the bastile, a Mexican for attempt at mur- der; two for smuggling, and the bal ance on minor charges
 A. H. Emanuel, mayor of Tomb stone, in fact a sort of Pooh Bah in this domain, celebrated his sixty-sixth birthday anniversary today.
 Max Marks is here from Sonora, Mexico, after an extended absence. He has good report to make of the mining in that part of the sister re- public, where he is interested in mines.
 A 19-year-old son of Dr. J. H. Greer. who ran a drug store on Allen street as late as 1883, came in this morning He worked his kCdak, taking in his birthplace, the drug store site, etc.