The Florence tribune., 1899-12-09
Ray Copper Mines, Limited.
 RAY MINE. Sept. II, 1899.

To the directors, Ray Copper Mines,
 Limited, Il and 12, Clements Lane,
 Lombard Street, London, E. C.:-
 ] Gentlemen-I have pleasure in sub
 mitting report on progress of work
 here :-Mines: Preparatory and devel-
 opment work is proceeding in satis- factory manner. Ray: In the cross l cut towards the west from the bottom of the main shaft, which is 220ft. deep, the wall of the mass haa been encoun- tered, and shows rich ore. 4 drift to-
 wards the south is being driven which
 will supply the greater portion of the
 ore for She old mill The east wall
 has not yet been cut, and so far the
 mass here shows width of over 100 #. Arrang gemeuts are being made to drive an adit level little above the creek
 bed, which will intersaet the ore mass at depth of about 190 it. below the top of the main shaft, and thus facilitate the extraction of ore and the means of connection with the steam tramway on Mineral Creek. A large mass of ore undoubtedly exists on this portion of the property. Sharkey Here cross-cuts have been driven from the bottom of the shaft at depth of 2l0 it. from the surface, showing
 width of 60 it., but no walls have yet been cut. Here it is impossible to say
 what quantity of ore may be eventually exposed, but that the quantity will be very great is beyond question. Hum- bo!dt: 4 contract has been given to sink a large extraction shaft, l2 it. by 5 it., on this claim. This shaft will eventually be connected with the Sharkey shaft, as ore undoubtedly exists all the way from one shaft to.I She other. This Humboldt shaft will be the main extraction shaft for this portion of the property, and 8 branch line will be run from the Mineral l Creek tramway to this shaft. can not vet say much about the size of the ] ore body, but am cer tain that it will 1 be very large. Tribunal: A contract i hGs been given to sink shaft similar in size to the Humboldt, on this claim. large mass of very good ore is ex- posed here on the surface, and on an adjacent claim called the Man Tiger, which does not belong to the company, ! very rich ore has been cut. The Tri- | bunal shaft will cut this ore, and even [ tually drift will be driven from the bottom of the Tribunal shaft towards the Matthias and Hall claim, which 'aiIl . traverse an immense ore body, which promises to be one Of tue richest on the eompany's property. Eventually a shaft will be sunk on the Matthias and Hall claim, but this is not press ing as present. Lincoln: The Lincoln { shaft has attained a depth of 80 it., and is not at present being sunk, as the hoisting engine ordered for tn is work has not yet come to hand. This shaft is all in ore, and will eventually develop a large ore body. As soon as the hoist arrives this work will be
 proceeded with. There is no doubt that very large quantities of ore can be extracted from these places, and the question of an ample supply of ore for even large concentrating mill can be considered as decided. The
 means of transporting the ore to the mill, and the erection of the mill itselts are what will cause delay. By the time the mill is erected. and the tram way built the mine will be pr oduciag large quantity of ore. Mill site: It has been decided to erect the concen- trating mill on the Gila River, at the | mouth of Mineral Creek, because First, an ample supply of water for all future requirements, no matter to bow | large dimensions the mill may event.
 ually grow, can be obtained; and 1 second, because Mineral Creek formed i tile only feasible exit from the mines
 The site chosen is excellent, and i ground suitable for q town site, and all necessary offices and workshops 1 lies in close proximity to the mill site.
 I have named this place Regila, a
 combination of Ray and Gila, the
 name of the river. enclose a sketch
 map, showing the mines and the mill site, and approximately, the route
 taken by the tramway. Tramway:
 This will be Q narrow-gauge railway
 of 2 it. $ ins. gauge, and operated by
 means of locomotives, and will be
 capable of transporting large quanti-
 ty of ore, as the grande is down hill
 all the way from the mines to the mill.
 From the mill the tramway will be
 continued across the Gila River for
 about three miles to point where the
 traction engine can come. From this
 point to the Southern Pacific Railway
 station of Red Rock all freight will be
 carried by the traction engine at
 cost which will not exceed Sl.75. per z