Arizona silver belt., 1900-05-31
paysOn News.
Regular Corresponden,

Payson school district has l2 chil- dren of school age.
 Richard Duncan, who came here some three months ago from San Fran cisco on visit to his brother Tom, left on the Sunday stage north on his return to California.
 We learn that Mir. August Piepcr has been appointed administrator or the Frank Shultz estate.
 A. B. Peach X Co.'S teams pulled out for Flagstaff Friday after mcrchan- disc for F., ]. Bonacker and others.
 II. w. Nash went over to the Mag atzal Copper group, last Sunday in company with one of the owners, re- turning on Tuesday. Harry was sur prised at the amount and grade of ore he saw, and is now wondering if there is not something in luck.
 l. W. Boardman has had large awning placed in front of his store building, which adds greatly to its appearance.
 w, H. Hilligass, the genial proprie- tor of Tammany, is having large ore cabinet made to be placed Tn the Hall.
 In attempting to secure title to a long ear, this week. the horse that Art Gibson was riding stumbled and fell, causing the rider to be laid up several days.
 The rodeo for this vicinity finished its work this week The boys did good work and now mavericks and dogies are things of the past
 Miss Narron took her departure for home Thursday, after very pleasant visit with friends here, J. D. Mcfarland, fiddler and pros. pector came over from the Mazatzals this week. He reports several new finds, in the saddle mountain district of copper and gold.
 | l.. P. Cole was up from GiSela or Thursday last, buying supplies, etc.
 Pete Taught was down from Rim rock Friday, doing business with our ! local merchants.
 Harry Nash, the straightup and all around hustler, soldier and miner. Jeff Friday for the south.
 Several beautiful specimens of cop Der ore were brought in this weel from the EXchequer mine. Mazatza district. showing purple copper, anC containing some S2O in gold and silver by assay A cut run on the veil shows over ten feet of this characte of ore.
 Albert Booth was a visitor to Pay son last Friday.
 1 A large nugget weighing 42 pounds was brought into town few days ag from the Gun creek district and nov is puzzling the grey matter of the er tire force ot local experts. The opir ions vary from malleable iron to silve and either coming from the meteori world or from some volcanic eruption Sulphuric and nitric acid tests wi not be accepted ana only a test mad by some chemist of renown, with ail
 dayit attached, will ever convinC
 some of our experts that l6 to l
 worldly and not heavenly. Mrs. J. w. Boardman left durir ) the week for the Highland Cold Sprlr . ranch. to visit with the Misses Lay
 son. J. w. and sons, during her a
 sence. will no doubt, become first cla chefs provided can goods hold out.
 Bud Armer and family came in Fl z day and will in the future make th , place their residence. Sam'l Taught passed through he :. the 27th with a large band or catti /, which he is to deliver at Winslow. Today Sunday is quite lively, the = being number of people in tow
 among whom are, John Merritt, J. 7 Fuller, A. ]. Franklin, Wm, Broc - and several others; all good solid ci ~ zens who enjoy q lay-off occasiona V at the future great copper camp a northern Gila county.