Gold Finds and Prospects in Payson Area of 1910
The Globe paper details a 1910 Payson gold nugget exhibition valued over 200 as evidence of rich mineral belts across Tonto Basin. It highlights districts at Mazatzal Green Valley Gun Creek Houdon Ellison with gold copper and future transport hopes including a Globe Roosevelt highway and a Reclamation Service dam. Editor notes enduring wish for a Payson Globe highway.
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Ted Lake Kiko
Globe
Payson
Globe-Payson
First Nation Bank
Tonto
United States
Mazatzal
Green Valley
Gun Creek
Houdon
Ellison
Gila County
Territorial
Natural Bridge
Roosevelt
Reclamation Service
St Cerpearet at Bend and Lak City
Fragmentary OCR text notes a Bend event and Lak City reference with garbled place names and unclear details. This brief item records a local occurrence but lacks clear entities or dates to confirm specifics.
Committee favors Payson Hospital expansion request
Rick Reynolds reports the Gila Pinal CAHSA subcommittee endorsed Payson Hospital’s plan to enlarge facilities. Administrator Neil Monaco called the process an exercise in futility yet underscored urgent need, citing a 44 bed capacity after remodeling and improved standards.
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Rick Reynolds
Payson
Neil Monaco
Gila Pinal Subarea Council of
Central Arizona Health System Agency
CAHSA
Payson Hospital
Monaco
Ray Schmidt
Payson Council Hears Ridgeway Estates Waiver Challenge
The Payson town council faced a challenge over a building permit waiver tied to Ridgeway Estates. Developer Zimmermann claims the stipulation is unenforceable and warns of further litigation if not removed. He cites $315,000 in losses and $15,000 in legal fees from the waiver amid pressure to issue permits. The council also discussed moving Town Hall to 200 W Frontier with a $69,000 remodel and potential $1.5 million Farm and Home Administration funds for water and sewer improvements.
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Payson
Ridgeway Estates
Payson East
Phillip Messinger
Alan Slaughter
A. Alexander Katz
Frontier St
Messinger
Park Payson Pines
Robert Young
Slaughter
Zimmerman
Taylor
Mac McCreary
John
Eva Young
Chulla Vista
Calif
Youngs
Bill Ingram
Public Works Reserve Fund
Ingram
Farm and Home Administration
United Utilities Water Company
Country Club Vista
Town Hall
Anderson Contracting Co
Phoenix
D.J. Smock
Dale Rumsey
Payson Chamber of Commerce
N. McLane
Gila County debated community college plan faces vote
Payson official Sharkey Baker opposes the proposition claiming it benefits Globe more than Payson. If passed, a Gila County Junior College Board will be formed to decide campus location, with local students needing to travel to Globe for instruction and tuition funded by the county.
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Gila County
Payson
Community College Board
Sharkey Baker
Globe
Baker
Gila County Junior College Board
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St Cerpearet
Bend
Jiah
Fem
Payson, Az
W. Frontier
Willard Taylor
N. Beeline
Graham
Chamber
Chuck Crabtree
Jim Barrett
Jamie Wagner
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