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Ah-lum (China Mary) and Quong Gee Kee
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One of the most famous eateries in Tombstone, Ariz. — the stomping
grounds of Wyatt Earp and his OK Corral gang — was the Can-can,
owned by Chinese Americans Ah-lum and Quong Gee Kee. Quong was
notoriously kind to his customers, even to drunken cowboys who once
had a little too much fun in his establishment and trashed the
place. He refused to have the cowboys arrested and insisted that
they come back with apologies once they sobered up. He was right:
the men came back a week later and offered to pay for the damages.

For all his friends, Quong died penniless. But since he was such a
well-liked figure in Tombstone, his friends collected a sizeable
fund to bury him in style at the historic Boothill Cemetery — some
500 people showed up for his burial. Ah-lum's wife, known as China
Mary, was the official queen of Tombstone's Chinatown — which at one
point had upwards of 500 people. Ah-lum had connections to China,
imported opium, kept a stable of servants who were guaranteed not to
steal, and took in the injured, poor and down-and-out. She also has
a prominent grave in the Boothill Cemetery.







Fri May 5, 2006 11:57 pm

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