Tombstone epitaph., 1920-03-07
LOS ANGELES SPiRiTUAliST PREDICTS GREAT FUTURE FOR TOMBSTONE DISTRICT

A tippluS 4toui iSteht iSSue oa ,he Los Angeles Record was receir- ed a; this office today in the shape of an article regarding the predic- tions of Prof. Ralph Wagner, of Los Angeles. psychic and trance medium who advances the claim that Hiram Johnxn, of California. will be the next president of the United States, and also deals with many previous predictions made by the noted spiri- tualist. and all of which. it is sa.G, have matefialized.
 Regarding enc of his predictions the article reads as follows:
 Wagner claims to have foreto!d the Tonopah and Goidfield booms b. fore gold or silver were struck in those places, and n this connection made the prediction today tha. the osISest oouiH III tHe HAstois oi soid or silver mining in the United States will develop in the vicinity of Tomb stone. Aria, within go days
 While spiritualism is regarded by the average person with a marked degree of suspicion, there are many in Tombstone who will not hesita.e believe in the prediction of Pro- Wagner, but he stands to get in bad with large number of old timers in this district as to who first made the prediction that the Tombstone mining district would some day as- tcn!sh the world A; any rate Prot Wagner fixes the time at 90 days, and We are open to the claims Of ou- local "predictors" as 10 the exact time.
 Seriously, however. there is only
 
 noted psychic that could lead to tI9 entertainment of any doubt. and that is to the exact number of days when the immense and fabulous ore bodies of the Tombstone district are pene- trated. That this district has nCt emerged from the prospect stage the claim of all geologists who haze made examinations. The greates; depth attained by previous operations is only 1900 feet, where the uncon- trollable volume of water was el- countered which proved ;he undoins of the Tombstone Consolidated Min ing company when they attempted to combat the flow with giant pumps. Engineering Win Win
 Some day engineering will accom- plish the unwatering Of the mines
 in this district At one time a tunnel eight miles in length. was seriously contemplated. and which it was fig ured would drain the workings now ! submerged This tunnel was to be driven in the direction Of Charles ton. according 10 plans. Tombstone will some day see this accomplish ment. followed by the greatest min ! ing boom in the history of the word ] tor the richest ores ever taken from | this district came from the lower ' levels of the Boom shaft, where the water now stands at the 500 foot level. The richness Of these cres n gold and silver astonished mining circles. but the failure Of the T. C. ! N. Co. in its attempt 10 conquer the immense volume of water served to slave off the expenditure of further capital in the attempt But the prog | ress Of mining science and engineer ing will eventually win cut and the Tombstone mining distret will be 1 freed from i;'s only disadvantage. ani the fondesi hopes of the faithful oil iiDers who cling to their claims n this section will fully materialize in to their just reward.
 Surface Scratching
 i There are many old time prospec tcrs in this district at present wko regard the existing development work as surface scratching" and this has been the decision of every mining engineer who has visited the district. and it may be added that the foremost of these have closely and carefully examined and reported ' a~