Arizona silver belt., 1902-05-08

well posted on the country. They soon became bewildered and spent the l night in the open air lulled by the song of the coyotes and the comfort ing thought that they were together though they didn't know just where. On Wednesday morning about 7:30 they reached home, footsore and weary, and promising Co be more care ful in future.
 There is large number of guests q t Indian Hot Springs and each train in- CraSGS the number Following is a list | of guests at the Springs last Sunday MeSSrs. Matthias, Blackburn, Daniels, Towle, Blair, Dooner, BorqueS, Lsufler, Simpson, all of Globe; MT. Mccullough, of Pearce MT. Dunlap, and Masters Dunlap and Miller, of Wilcox Mrs. and Miss B. Norton and Mrs. Earring. ton, of Los Angeles; MT. Hams, of Stafford; MeSSrS. c. Moore and Morris, Mrs. Morris and three children, of Ca nanea, Mexico; MT. Dial, of Stafford: MessrS. Andy Alexander, Jack O'Neil, Harry Rupke, MT. and Mrs. John L. Alexander and children, and Frank SeigleSS, of Fort Thomas; R. Baker, of Rice; J. Barton, of Chicago, and Willie Alexander, of Thomas.
 From the Bunetin.l
 The pretty custom of distributing May baskets was observed in Solomon. vile on May lst, party of girls with flowers making their early rounds.
 Water is very scarce in the river at Duncan and it is feared that a large amount of the grain will only make hay. The cattlemen are also suffer ing and say their herds are in very bad shape.
 Dr. and Mrs. Lacy, Mir. and Mrs. l. E. solomon, Mrs. Freudenthal, Miss Blanche Solomon and Harry Solomon went to MOrenci Thursday to attend the festivities which are being held there this week
 Work on the canal reservoir on the Nash ranch is still being pushed with vigor and the machinery for clevating the water has been ordered and will arrive within few days. A man fa- mtliar with the work has been em- plOyed tO Supcrintend the excavation | and install the machinery. Those di- rectly interested are confident of SC. curing large quantity Of water.
 The time for the taking of the anuu. al school census k now here and the various school boards should use care in the selection Of competent mar shal. There has always been wide | difference in the amount of pay al. ! lowed for that service. In the larger | districts compensation of i've cents per name is considered sufficient, with a corresponding increase where large territory has to be covered. It is very important that every person of school age should be listed.
 Ed Lautfer, the Globe architect. IS at Indian Hot Springs, experimenting the erection of the new hotel for Alex ander Bros The hotel will lontaln twenty guest rooms, a spacious dining room and ample culinary facilities. It. IS being built of brick and stone. and will cost when completed about $l5 900 The plans are so drawn that while 1t will present a finished appearance, wings can be added that will greatly increaSe the guest capacity and not mar the appearance of the structure. The owners expect to make the springs the most attractive resort in Arizona, and they are confident that a largely increas q number of guests will be at. | tracted there this season. The water of the springs is of unquestioned ben eft to all who paTtake of it.
 Assessor Phil c. Merrill returned | from Clifton and MOrenCi last SatUT- | day, where he had been to finish up the assessment work in those towns. He made the assessment of the com panies and returned very well satisfied with the results. The list of the Ari- zona Copper company shows au in- crease in valuation of about $SO,0OO, represented by a new concentrator and the new furnaces added during the year. The Shannon Copper con- pany returned about $lO0,OOO in yalu- tion for taxation, which Mir. Merrill considered was very liberal. The De- troit Copper company returned a list about the same as last year. The plant at Morenci is said to be about worn out and must soon be re- placed by new one. It is believed the assessment in the valley will also show healthy increase and it is now certain that after Januarv I Graham