Tombstone epitaph., 1917-06-10
OLD TOMBSTONE IS
 STILL ON rNe MAP
(Irou Ore)

 Aria. always remembers the wonder ful stories Of the town that used to be run in the Burlington Hawkeye. Detroit Free Press. Omaha Bee and other publications which had for cor respondents Mark Twain. Bob Bur. dette and other noted humorists of inc seventies and eighties. Later. Alfred Henry Lewis gave to Ihe country his "Wolfville Tales" Tomb stone, Arizona. was never forgotten by any of the writers who pretended 10 talk about the great west. and the way the long bow was drawn. strain cd 10 its very last fibre and sending the arrows to the feathers in journ- alisfic romancine. was something wonderful
 And the Camp Was Tough
 And there was no doubt about the toughness cf the population of Tomb stone in those days when the miner and the COW punchcr vied with each ether in determining which was tho worst" man and there was really much blood letting end business for ihe sherin. One can still see the Modoc stage. the Million Dollar Stopc. the Can Can restaurant and The Bird Cage theater, but the birds Of the cage arc now different, the restaurant is orderly and there is nc smell of powder smoke anywhere outside c! the mine stopes
 Just on the edge of the town there is a pile of boulders. conical in shape and strongly ccmented together. IL is in memory of the founder of the place. Edward Schiefelin, who in the late seventies. located 2 claim under
 
 he came 10 call it that was like this: When he was going into the district, which was then infested with Apache Indians who were warlike. he was advised to take his Tomb stone with him, il being predicted he would never return. The Indians did not get him and his tombstone Is there 10 recall the incident
 Was Rich in Silver
 Tombstone proved 10 be very rich in silver and from its mines abou, thirty millions worth were taken in ten years. The water level was reached at about GOO feet and then the troubles of the miners commenc. cd. The water flow was very heavy, and finally when the concern that had most of the pumping to do be. cause of it's deepest workings. could get no aid from others whose shafts were not SO far in the ground, u ceased lifting water and quickly all the mines were flooded. They lay idle for several years when Frank Murphy and others secured posses sion Of the claims and began the task Of unwatering the old workings This proved q very heavy task as during the time Of idlcness the wa. ter came in not only filling mp the old openings, but also the country they had previously drained under many years operation of pumping in the course of regular mining oper. arions
 Manganese and Silver
 grades of manganese were being made. one of 80 per cent that was being shipped to chemical works in the east, one of 60 per cent that was being sold to the United States Steel Corporation and third of 10 per cent that the Copper Queen was using in it's smelter at Douglas as fux The manganese carries from 10 to 20 ounces of silver per ton These ores are all taken from above the water level. no pumping being done. and 1t is mined cheaply, based on the present high cost of labor and all else that enters in the production There are about twenty old shafts on the property.
 Some zinc is also mined. It is the intention to sink one main shaft and to put in haulage plant Il was estimated by Capt J. P. Hodg soh that not mole than half the up Der area of ground about the old