Wyatt Earp's Vendetta Ride 

April 19th, 1882 Tombstone Epitaph

THE EARP PARTY.

Journal of Their Adventures and Wanderings,

As Jotted Down by One of Them for the Benefit of the Epitaph’s Headers. |

The following letter was received by | mail to-day, written upon detached leaves } from an account hook, and post-marked Willcox. It may be genuine and may not be; each reader may judge for himself:

In Camp, April 4, 1882. Epitaph Editor:—In reply to the article in the Nugget of March 31, relating to the Earp party and some of the citizens of Graham and Cochise counties, I would like to give you the facts in this case during our trip in Cochise and Graham counties. Leaving Tombstone Saturday evening, March 25, WE WENT INTO CAMP six miles north of town (***editors note~ south of current day Dragoon Mountain Estates on the edge of the defunct and visible remnant of a partially built and  abandoned golf course from the never-completed Bachmann Springs resort development***). Next morning we were overtaken by three prospectors on their road from Tombstone to Winchester district, who asked us to partake of a frugal meal, which we ate with relish, after which we traveled in company with them on the main road to (Dragoon) Summit station, where we had dinner and awaited the arrival of the passenger train from the west, expecting a friendly messenger. 

From here we continued our journey on the wagon road to Henderson's ranch were we had refreshments for ourselves and horses. ...

 .... Leaving this ranch we went into camp on good grass one mile north. At seven the next morning, we saddled and went north to Mr. H.C. Hooker's Ranch in Graham County. 

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