Tombstone

On Sunday I got to do something I have dreamed of doing for a long time, I went to Tombstone.

There is one street that is still set up as it was during the booming time. It is blocked off to traffic, so only horses and people can get thru. I was very surprised at how close the mines were to the town. I went into one of the mines and at one time we were under Tombstone at 70 feet. The mine is just at the end of town.. The miners would work 10hrs a day 6days a week for $4.00 a day pay. When you left the mines you had to walk thru the part of town that had the saloons. Beer at that time was a nickle and after working under ground for 10 hours I guess they sold a lot of beer to the miners.

I found out the story of how the term shot became known for the amount of a drink. Liquor at that time was 8cents for a drink in a small glass and the price for a bullet that they used in their pistols was 8cents, so when a person ran out of money they would trade a bullet for a drink so the term give me a shot came about.

While in Tombstone I saw some reactment of some real shoot outs that are recorded in history as trully happened. They told the history behind what really happened then they would act it out. Very interesting.

Every one take care and have a great day.