Tombstone Territory

August 6, 1881 - After Clay gives lawyer and saloon owner, J. Homer Radcliffe, a bill for his taxes, he challenges Clay to collect back taxes from a group of outlaws who are occupying different hideouts far from Tombstone but within the county. Clay uses the services of Curly Bill Brocius as his deputy and guide.

July 8, 1882 - R.C. (Pop) Tuttle married Grace, a much younger woman, in Tombstone but encouraged everyone to move to Benson. Pop Tuttle wants Benson to be the county seat because, unlike Tombstone, they have plenty of water. Meanwhile, some of the citizens of Tombstone realize they must raise money to purchase a steam pump because a year earlier, in 1881, a fire almost wiped out all of Tombstone. Then in July, 1882, Tombstone does suffer its second worst fire.