Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-02-02
WEEKLY MINING REPORT.
FINAL COUNT.


 The Ray Copper Co.-ThiH company, which is incorporated under the laws of tbe State of New York, s one of the strong that is operating in Arizona. The board of directors is composed of some of the leading business men and capitalists of New York; George H. of the firm of George H. Sar- gent & Co. of New York, is President, and Louis Zeckendorf is Secretary and and Treasurer. The mines of the Ray Copper Company, some fifteen in num- Der. are situated near the Gila rIver, Tn Pinai county and from 70 to 75 miles north of this place. There is an abund- ance of water, plenty of wood for the present needs of the mines, while they are only about twelve miles from the Deer Greek coal fields, from which any amount of cheap fuel and coke, can be secured so soon as the coal fields are segregated from tho San Carlos reserva- .Iou, which in all probability will be done at SD early day, bill having been introduced in congress for that purpose.
 The mines of the Ray Copper Com pany differ in some respects, from any other copper mines now being worked in Arizona. Much of the ore is a species of decomposed quartz carrying native copper. which very much resembles the ores of the Calumet and Hecla of Mich igan. but are of higher grade than the latter. The ores can be easily con- centrated, and ore that assays from eight to twenty per cent. can be speedily and cheapIy reduced so that the concentra- tions will run from eighty-iive to ninety per cent. and over, in copper per ton. Bat the ores Of the Ray Co. are not all Of this class; they have an abundance of carbonate ore m some Ot their mines, and it is the intention Of the company to mix these ores with the cOncentra- tions and run them through the smelter. The mines of the Ray company are fairly well developed; they have 1888 feet of shafts, tunnels and levels. The main shafts-three in number-are down respectively. 100. i91 and S2l feet They have ]. .270 feet Of drifts and they are said to be all in ore, and that none of the ore gives less assay than seven per cent. and runs up as high as so per cent, the average of the mines Is estimated at fifteen per cent. per ton From this, it will be seen that the Ray Copper Company, makes a most favor able showing, and there can be no doubt it will soon take its place among the foremost copper producing properties O. the Territory.
 The manager Of the company is al present putting the smelter in complete running order. \ concentration with i capacity of 75 tons daily is now on tho road and will be put m place at tho earliest possible moment We leRrI from Albert Steinfeld of this place that the entire plant will be up and in place ready to begin concentrating and smelt ing the ores in 10 days, if no delays in tervene and he places 60 days as the very outside limit when they will star up. Another feature that must prove oI great benefit to prospectors and mining men in that locality, Is the announce medt of the Ray Company. that the! will be prepared to purchase, at a fan price, all copper and silver ores that may be offered for sale in that locality. I'm. is certainly an important announce ment and will greatly aid all miners au1 ! prOspectors in developing their mines l The Ray company has an abundance O. ore in their own mines to keep thei works running to their full capacity fo a lon. time to come, and they do no Wnra|r HnFff their concentrators and smelters, but d' 1t simply as a business proposition be cause they believe it will pay, and at thu same time assist in developing othe mines. Should the business increase as they fully expect 1t will, the compan. will increase the capacity of their works in short they will reduce their own ore land the ores of others within reach, wh' desire to sell or have their ore reduced. Being SO favorably sit lated on the Gila rIver, gn' with water, cheap fuel and the prOspec of speedy railroad communication, thu managers of the Ray Copper Compan! believe-and with good reasOn-the. can build up at Riverside, bushes second to that of none other in tn country.
 The company will soon begin t require q large amount of supplies Il the way Of coke, etc, and return witl bullion. The shipping point hEs DO yet been decided upon, and lies between this place and Casa Grande. Hithcrt the supplies for the mines have bee sent out from this place, and th chances are that this will continue Co b
 the shipping point of the company, bu there are some obstacles in the way
 The road should he repaired and il | places straichtened and made more suit able for heavy freight teams. This W
 have no doubt our county board wi look after, as it is a matter of mucl importance to Tucson. and as there ar but a few miles of the road in Pim | county, the cost of such needed repair | would be nominal.
 A bridge over the Gila river is als much needed, and it is believed that tn county board of PInal county will bridg the Gila at Riverside, as 1t is a important thoroughfare and would b of great benefit to that section of tn county.
 GRAHAM COUNTY.
 The Detroit Copper Company of thi district, which, under its present abl management, has done as much as an | mining corporation in the Territory ! fnGnira aonfiIanpa in tha Yninle of aaci