The Tucson citizen., 1902-02-11
In the Rich Pinal
Country Enjoys
Prosperity.
Development of Mines, Reports Of
Experts, and GuShes for Gentle
Spring the. Break
MOnOtOny.

KELVIN, Ariz., Feb 9--Expert II
! NJ. Stokes of California. who has been
/ making tests OF the mineral resources
/ OF this region regards it as one OF
the richest in gold and copper to be
found anywhere in the golden West
/ Mr.. Stokes has been here for over
/ two mon,hs the guest of Mr.. aud Mrs
/ {. NJ Gordon and Mrs Price az the
/ Ray company statr house
/ During that time he has been cN-
aiming into the entire situation here
( IN the interests Of men who are about
( to make heavy investments near kei-
! vim. also near Dagger Well In a., Rip
sey Mining district
Many new locations have been made
during the last week in the free mill
/ IuG zone out five miles from Dagger
Well and seven miles from DaSScr
Vim recent developments show pay
stfeaks from TWO feet 10 8 geet Wide
AT depth OF twenty 20 twenty hye and
running from $20 10 $40 to the ton n
free milling ore.
MessrS, Henry and Ritscn OF Florence
who have work done on group ~
thirteen claims near the new st4ik, are
about to bond their property to A
California company who recently sent
Expert Kelly 10 examine IT, In an in
/ eeryiew. Mr. G.. d. Henry said vs.
have had over zoo ASSAYS made M far
and We get from $50 To $40 in gold he
sides from : per cent 10 II per cent
copper. All though these big dykes Ne
! have work done on 13 claims and our
price for the property Is $50 oen
Messrs Henry and REtch have npld the
property for over two years and have
done considerable work despite the
r!dicnle OF some old fogies In Florence
who thought such strike SO near
home was too good to he true.
The recent strike by the Mexican
people near there where some Of the
quartz is fairly lousy with gold. and
the fine specimen of the same Kind
/ found by Hon Tom Weeain in the
/ same neigh borhood few years ago.
all so to prove 1t 10 be probably one
of the richest gold regions in Arizona,
Expert Franklin Is In Kelvin In the
interest ot the Kelvin Copper com
pauy of Boston. Mass. and expresses
himself as being highly pleased with
the outlook In genera
Gilman W. Brown w V Lauder and
Doctor Rich Of Boston are at the New
burg mines. about twelve miles west
OF Kelvin, making arrangements for
the welfare OF the %ewbury Mining
companys. big property About twenty
men are employed there at present,
They report a fine showing in both
gold and copper
Evfp
Mineral Creek. four miles from Kelvin
have now eighteen men employed in
developing their rich free milling
lodges and in putting up a stamp mill;
/ boarding house. etc
/ AZ Troy. out six miles from Kelvin.
the good worn goes brarely on big
wagon trains of freight for that camp
! pass through Kelvin daily,
| 1t is reported that rich gold values
have been encountered aside from the
! fine copper bodies now block A cut.
Machinery Is arriving such as is need
ed at present the company are also
/ prospecting for water 10 greatly in
! crease the present supply Mr.. c. II.
Cutting the general manager OF both
/ the Troy and Manhattan c0mpauys. is
greatly pleased with 1t all Doctor
| Woodruff the company's physician
| says :+2, Troy is t.t>trtSst' c'V f.a'thy
and would be a fine place for a Keeley
institute either there or at Dagger
Well the waters of which it is claimed
takes away all desire for strong drink
This would certainly be a great ,rl
| for all the Old tCpCrs Of Arizona AMI
| Doctor Woodruus name would go
down to posterlty along side that OF
Shakespeare, c. d. Reppy and Ex-
| Governor Hughes
| 1t is semi-offlcially reported that the
/ Ray Copper Company reorganized
/ some time ago. will In the not very
| far distant future start force Of
miners to sink on and, If the railroad
y b IL smelters and rcdhci ion works
will be promptly erected. Kelvin is
| evidently destined to be one of Ari-
zonas largest cities surrounded as it is
| by miles OF mineral wealth and the
! faithful few who have statd with it
will doubtless reap their golden reward. |
! Tommy Meeha;l Charles Lucas. !
| Leonard Fry, Jim Elder. Judge Mar
shall. Joe Heness. Captain Mullen Joe
| Mulhattan, Jim Shoemaker ana Jake
Bates, being among the tried and the |
ltrue.
Mr.. Jake Bates, the Poet of the |.
pinals," has composed a beautiful |
poem entitled Spring" It consists OF
A verses which he will revise at once
to sent to the Tucson Star early in |
March He kindly I"rmits ne ID copy |
the 33rd verse which is. as follows: |
"Ha' ha' It's spring it's spring
What a prety thing is Spring
Inst Ip1, mo kim III 4 and
Ex-Governor Hughes sing pretty /
thing,
See the little butterflies make
Butter, yes, butter
Beautiful golden butter as they
Flutter, yes, Huttcr,
June? Yes June? -
Which will be hege now soon
Yes? very soon
On yes, my heart with joEtdoth.-
Sing. Yes. sing s@a..