Cochise review., 1901-01-12
TOMBSTONE SIGHTS.

tnAL CllnBS ArOunu lOulDsIOno anu
 visitor for the first time to this once
 thriving city finds himself picturing
 the busy scenes and bustling activity
 that once pervaded the camp. To hear an old Tombstoner talk of the days of '83 and walk up and down the broad
 streets, and let him point out the old
 places of interest it kind of gives one the "blues." An 'old-timer," and
 by the way this class is very much in
 the majority at Tombstone-in conver- sation said "why Bisbee ain't no town at all, alongside what Tombstone was
 when all the companies were work ing" But enongh has been written about what Tombstone was in the years
 gone by. What is of more interest to
 the present inhabitants is the future
 prospects of the town. Every since the
 visit of E. B. Gage and Frank Murphy to Tombstone nearly three months ago rumors have been rife as to the real object of this visit. The REVIEW writ
 CT learned on good authority that MT.
 Gage is trying to harmonize the strain ed relations that have existed SO long between the larger holders of the inn portant mines at Tombstone. Since the closing down of the mines at Tomb stone several of the principals to the controversy have passed away-some new blood has taken an interest in the settlement of the disputes and the erection of mammoth pumping plant in the near future is by no means and uncertainty. The writer had 1t | direct from one of the best posted men in Tombstone that the climax would be reached next month. This is the intoxicant that holds the population of Tombstone in its grasp from day to day. The revival of the palmy days of Tomb | stone would be sight worth thousands of miles of travel to see. To the told l timers" who have stayed with the old camp through all it's period of adver- sity the REVIEW sincerely hopes their | expectations may he realized. Tomb | stone merchants report business good
 in their line and some of them carry 8 very large assortment of all kinds of merchandise.
 Tombstone can boast of an up-to-date | restaurant. The Can Can under the management of Mrs. J. Henninger is able to supply the wants of the most fastidious. The hotels are the San Jose and the Arlington, and Kings Lodg- ing House on Sixth and Freemont Sts. supply the visitor with sleeping apart ments. The principal business last
 week was carried on around the court house and lawyers are numerous in Tombstone. The Board of Supervisors has been in session continuously since the first of January, awarding con tracts, allowing demand, and making | appointments throughout the county.
 As one member of the Board expressed 1t Everyone that comes to Tombstone on business before the board, wants his particular case attended to just then" The bidding on all county work was spirited and Cochise county was the beneficiary in the sum of several hun dred dollars over the awards made last | year. One contract was let for the feeding of prisoners in the Tombstone jail st l5 cents per meal. A weekly | newspaper wanted to print the proceed ings of the Board for cents per inch and do all other advertising for 20 cents per inch-the conaract was not | awarded to the weekly publication | owing to the legal (?) opinion of the district attorney.
 Thos. R. York is the new chairman of the Board and makes good presid- | ing officer.
 James F. Duncan is the old reliable | clerk of that body. He has the repu- 1 tation of being one of the best accoun- | tants in Arizona and keeps the records | of the Board up-to-date-at the same | time he glories in the fact that he is the biggest crank in Southern Ari- zona.
 P. B. Warnercross, one of the lar gest dealers in merchandise at Tomb stone, is interested in the Great Wes- tern mine on the south side of the Dra- l goons. A car of ore is shipped to El Paso every two days and the ore runs from 16 to 35 per cent copper. Forty