TPPM _The Gift_: Sentence 1: "Tombstone, Arizona"

[Glenn Scheper]

http://www.pynchon.pomona.edu/uncollected/gift.html

http://www.desertusa.com/Cities/az/tomb.html
 Tombstone, Arizona - DesertUSA

 Location / Description

 Tombstone is located in Cochise County of southeast Arizona,
 70 miles southeast of Tucson, 20 miles east of the San Pedro
 River and 15 miles southwest of the Dragoon Mountains.
 Tombstone is world renowned for its mining history and the
 "Gunfight at the OK Corral" in 1881, between the Earp
 brothers -- Wyatt, Morgan and Virgil -- and the Clantons,
 Frank and Tom McLowery.

 Population / Elevation

 1,220 people / 4,540 feet above sea level

 Weather / Climate

 Situated at an elevation of 4,540 feet in the Sonoran
 Desert, Tombstone's year round climate is rather mild, from
 winter overnight lows in the 20s to summer daytime highs in
 the 90s. Tombstone receives about 13 inches of precipitation
 annually.

 History

        (much, omitted)

 ... wandered off to prospect nearby, his comrades told
 him he would find his tombstone before finding silver.

 When Ed staked his first claim, he named it "Tombstone."

 During this time, with thousands of treasure hunters seeking
 to strike it rich, Tombstone gained a reputation as a town
 steeped in violence and lawlessness. This reputation
 culminated with the infamous Earp-Clanton Gunfight at the
 O.K. Corral October 26, 1881.


http://www.americanwest.com/pages/tombston.htm
 TOMBSTONE, Arizona

        (About Ed again, in lusher detail.)

http://disc.server.com/Indices/14135.html
 The Tombstone Arizona History Discussion Forum

 "Will Rogers never met some of the nut cases on this board"

http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/az/tombstone.html
 Tombstone - Arizona Ghost Town

 COMMENTS: Many ghost towns in the area that are worth
 seeing. Video available, see below.

 ... The (relative) good men were US Mars-hall Wyatt
 Earp, his brothers Virgil and Morgan, and the known
 alcoholic gunman "Doc" Holliday. In the afternoon on October
 26 came Earp brothers and Holliday to corner of Fremont and
 3th Street where five young members of Clanton gang were
 looking for possibility of fight. According the late
 explanation of Ikke Clanton, pushed Wyatt Earp his gun in
 Clantons baly (stomach) and yell "You son of a bitch, you
 can have a fight." Clanton turned around and run away, guns
 and rifle send lead away, and in about 30 seconds (Wyatt
 Earp's vitnes in the court) 3 of Clanton's men were dead and
 Virgil and Morgan were serious wounded.

But I'm getting ahead of my topics.

http://members.tripod.com/~Tombstonehistory/
 Tombstone Historical Page

 This site has been developed by Tombstone researcher Steve
 Gatto to provide factual information about the old west town
 of Tombstone, and men like Wyatt Earp and John Ringo, who
 made the town famous.

 On November 15, 1881, the prosecution rested, and the
 defense presented its first witness concerning the gunfight
 at the OK Corral the next day. On November 16, Wyatt Earp
 took the stand and was permitted to read from a prepared
 statement. Judge Wells Spicer then allowed Wyatt to exit the
 stand without being cross-examined by the prosecution.

http://www.tombstone.org/
 Tombstone Online - The Official Site of the Tombstone Chamber of Commerce

http://www.arizona-leisure.com/tombstone-area-pictures.html
 Tombstone Arizona Photos

http://www.wmbrownholster.com/
 WM Brown Holster - Old West Holsters, Saddles, Belts, Chaps, and Leather Goods in Tombstone, Arizona

http://www.okcorrals.com/
 Arizona Horseback Riding - Horseback Riding

http://www.clantongang.com/oldwest/tombmap.html
 A TOMBSTONE ONLINE TOUR

http://www.clantongang.com/oldwest/ghost.htm
 Ghosts of Tombstone - Ghost Photos and Stories

http://www.crystalpalacesaloon.com/
 Crystal Palace Saloon, Tombstone, Arizona


Yours truly,
Glenn Scheper
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