Today we received a special treat from Pat and Jack. They invited us to attend a brunch with a bunch of friends from Pat's prior employment with the Tucson school district. The location of the brunch was at the home of Sandy and Russ in Tombstone. While Sandy and Russ have only lived in Tombstone for 3 or 4 years they have become very active in the local scene. Their neighbors next door also attended and they were very nice. Don carves walking sticks with faces in them, and they are fantastic. Diedra is a carbon copy of Betsy--very artistic in several different area's. After brunch Pat, Jack, Betsy & I took a walk through town. We had been to Tombstone many years ago and it didn't interest me because we hadn't caught horse fever and all that. But this time I was ready to sell the house and move next week. Unfortunately it's not located in our target zone. Recently I learned how Tombstone got it's name. A prospector named Ed Schieffelin was exploring the land in SE Arizona known as the San Pedro River Valley. This area just happened to be the homeland of the Apache indians. When he needed supplies he would head to Tucson.
The people of Tucson felt he was crazy to be messing around in the home of the Apache, and told him that the only thing he'd find out there was his own tombstone. Well, crazy old Ed kept going back and found one of the richest silver deposits ever discovered. The little town that sprang up around the claim was named Tombstone. Of course we've all heard about the gun fight at the O K Corral, Boothill Cemetery, and Wyatt Earp. Well friends, it's all there in Tombstone, the town to tough to die.
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2 comments:
No wonder you were tired from the weekend. Rest up another busy one is on the horizon.
I think you're taking this "horse fever" too far? How'd your butts feel after riding that stagecoach from Tucson to Tombstone?
John
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