Tombstone epitaph., 1921-05-22
LOCAL STUDENT WRITES
 INTERESTING ESSAY
tombstone. Arizona.
 March 3lst. 1921
Eighth Grade.

As0E AL1sS.
 We were all very glad to hear from you and learn something about Lessen county None of us have ever been so far north in California. though sey- eral have visited the central and southern parts of the state.
 Tombstone is the county seat of O. chise County. in the extreme south eastern corner of Arizona Our coun- ty contains about 5000 square miles and is d semi-arid plateau. about 1000 feet above sea level. with three or four isolated mountain groups. some of which are as high as 10000 feet These mountains have some pine trees in the canyons and on the tops, but as d rule are either bare or covered with brush The valleys between the mountains are mostly covered with grass in the spring. and after the sum mer rains There is only one river in the county. and most of the time you can wade across il. hut in the rainy season it is quite large and does d good deal of damage 10 the few irrigated farms which lie along
 There are some deer in the noun ;ains. and very few bears, mountain lions and ''lobos' or timber wolves.
 The climate is very healthful and rather dry; the rainfall averaging about fifteen inches per year. Most of this comes in July and August. and as you will see. this does not permit very much farming. except where the land can be irrigated. and as vet we : have very little of that
 Our industries are practically con fined to two; cattle raising and cop per mining We have from l50. 900 to 2O0.ono range cattle running in the hills and valleys of the northern and central parts Of the county The cop per is mined in Bisbee. city of about 20."oo people on the southern border of the county. and smeited in Douglas. another city cf about l5,00O inhabi- tan;s. 21 miles tu ,he east Of Bisbee. and on the Mexican border When the mines are running at full capacity. they. together with the smeiters. em- pioy about 5000 men. with d pay roll Of over three quarters of million dol lars per month IL is said that Co chise county produces about one eighth O. the entire worlds copper supply
 Tombstone is the county seat and has at present about 1900 inhabitants. Forty years ago, when it was first lad out. il was the greatest producer of gold and silver in the United States, and had nearly 2o.oOO people. but many years ago most of the rich de- posits were exhausted. and the town is kept up now by the fact that il is still the county seat. There are twice as many graves in the cemetery as there are now people living in Tomb ston. Some of those buried there were killed by the Apaches. near the town. in the early days
 Tombstone was very wild place in the late 70s and early sos Mur ders and holdups were Of almost daily occurrence Once the city officers and some outlaws fought a pitched battle in the main street. Several hundred shots were fired. and seven or eight men were killed or wounded There were TO railroads into Tomb stone in those days. and one city marshal would some times mask him self. go out and hold up the incoming stage. and then hurry back to town tc head a posse to look for the robbers
 over one third Of the population ci the countyJis composed of Mexicans The children all attend the pubic schools. As a consequence you vii hear almost as much Spanish as Eng fish spoken among the little ones or the playground. but when they gel into the grammar grades they all tall English at school. though they stil , speak Spanish to their own peopl, at home.
 |. We have no great natural wonder: in Cochise county, such as Mt. Lassen think I would he afraid to live neal , an active volcano. even though it i: , quiet at the present. It might take . ...tx.fu I ..-..