Tombstone epitaph., 1918-03-31
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPRE-
SENTATIVE WAS WRONG


days ago is not know here. but II
he got 1t out OF his imaginative mind
then he must have had a vicious in
clination to damage Tombstone and
the people of this camp.
The Associated Press last Saturday
carried all over the United States
the information that -the Bunker
Hill Mines. the old famous silver
mines. had closed down. never to re-
open again" We don't know who
the Associated Press representative
is at Douglas. but whoever he Is. he
should first verify his stuff II is
not the policy Of the Associated Press
to send out lies" or to permit their
local men to use the organization for
Interior personal motives. and after
the matter was called to the atten-
ton of that organization by the. Tomb
stone Commercial Club. they inves-
tigated and the following correction
was sent out by the great news or
Plantation and given the same pub
licity as the misrepresentation:
An erroneous report has been
81.
Hill Mines company has closed
down all its properties at Tomb
stone. The report was instigat-
ed. it is believed. by some. un-
reliable person who did not in
vestigate the matter No state
ment has been made officially
but this is the situation The
mill and all the mines that fur
nished milling are to be temper
arily closed as to the mill but
practically every claim Is subject
to lease. Development work of
the big manganese ore body re-
Gently opened up will be con-
tinued"
When the first erroneous report
was noticed. the Tombstone CONNER
cial Club took the mater up with the
officials of the Phelps Dodge COM
pany and learned that no such state
inent Us the Bunker M.ll mines
were closed down never to be re-op-
ened was made by any representa-
tive Of that company but on the con-
trary a statement was made. since
the Douglas canard was sent out,
that development work would pro-
coed but the mill would be shu.
down owing to the fact that in treat
ing the manganese ores, the silver
and manganese could not both be
saved. This is a logica, ronclu-
sion as to the closing OF the mill.
For an example supposing mangan-
csc ore running high in manganese
Is being treated and the manganese
value is being saved, white the sill.
yer values are being losto it is almost
crime to let 10 or 20 ounces of
silver go to waste. never to be re-
covered.
There is left but one conclusion,
and that is that we are Of the opin-
ion that the Phelps Dodge have, or
soon will have. a way to save all
the values in the reported large man.
ganese bodies they have in the
Lucky Cuss Oregon and Prompter
mines. in Tombstone Leasing will
be done on a larger scale than ever
before. The fact that miners taking
leases now with the company state
that a clause in the lease forbids ex-
traction Of ores carrying over GER
tain percentages of manganese. shows
that the company expects to take
care Of the higher grade manganese
at q later daae.
The unauthentic news" sent out
by the Douglas representative of the
Associated Press Of the "conplete
closing Of the Bunker Hill proper.
ties never to reopen again" msy have
done considerable harm to the Old
Camp. rs unreliable reports must al
ways do. but It ID hoped that the
next time q similar matter comes
up that the Associated Press will see
thar the information. comes from q
responsible source.
In the meantime. business men and
citizens Of Tombstone are hiding their
time. feeling confident eh.t there 4.
only q temporary delay, letting ready