BEN TRAYWICK
Came down to Tombst
one yesterday and will be leaving mid-morning today. In reference to an earlier entry, so far I’ve been able to dodge all the bullets. I’m confident I’ll survive.
We spend yesterday afternoon and had dinner with our good friends Ben and Mary Traywick. Ben is Tombstone’s historian emeritus. Mary cooked us an unbelievable Mexican dinner. She’s written a book about her cooking called Fiery Foods of Tombstone.
Speaking of writing books, Ben has written 37 books with 25 of those about Tombstone. He’s also written over 1200 magazine and newspaper articles.
The interesting thing about his writing is he doesn’t know how to type and doesn’t have a computer. He writes everything out long hand and Mary types it up…Incidentally; he’s finishing two more books. This 85 year old is talking about writing a half dozen more books.
Incidentally, if you would like to check out some of his books go to: http://chronicleoftheoldwest.com/merchandise.shtml
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Hi,thaught someone might be interested in my experiance living in tombstone as a kid in 1954.my mother and father rented a house at the vista bonita motel my recolections might be a little fuzzy it was a long time ago and i was only 9years old.things i remember the town was empty like a ghost town tombstone epatath was a empty store front and the ok coral next door was just a parking lot.the bird cage was boarded up and boot hill was a weed patch with headstone markers falling down.i and my boy friends would comb the outskirts of town looking for artifacts,empty rifle cartredges,purple bottles etc and there were lots.had to be carefull not to fall into open mine shafts they were all over,in those days you didnt need signs/fences we all were smart enough to be carefull.remember the local sheriff drove a studebaker car tall thin cowboy looking guy.dont think i would like to see the town now they say you cant go back .thanks frank dillon
In talking to some of the Tombstone old timers, what you say goes right along with what they say.
It’s interesting how Tombstone is truly “a town too tough to die.”
Thanks for the comment.