The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-07
Active BORING for OIL
TO B6Qln Soon
EXPERTS EXAMINE
Mining Region Around Kelvin
option Promising Prop
critics. Gave OF HOneu
Discovered.

KELVIN. March 6.-'rhe machinery
( the test oil wcii on the big para
ne dyke. three miles east of Kelvin
now being a1n!Hl from the Casa
L rande Station tp the scene of cpeI a.
rs.
The formation Is porphry With
Il sms OF serpentine. Solidified para
Rlla is found In the interstices of the
b. dyke indicating flow OF petro-
"a at some remote period--as the
yng in the oil wells OF the present
accumulate vast residue of para
b. Gf similar character y ,at,i mace
~ {. fine Quality cg paratinc oil Ie-
4 I'd al! question, II 4 big gusher or
80 In struck in the Kelvin field its
&ast gold and copper interests will
Y mporarilly fade into insignificance
q impaired to the excitement that will
u #..sue.
a Engineer Arton and hts corps of
q yeyors have completed the final
81 rvey OF the Phoenix and Eastern
"a Railroad to a point few miles above
alvin and will move their camps
In a few days to the Dudleyville
ghborhood.
vast amount OF development work
being done arouna Kelvin In anti
alton OF the early advent of the
road. Numerous options have been
zen on promising properties and
spects Several experts are In the
ID the Standard Oil company. also
Collins company, having h.c their
resentatNes here during the last
w days,
Thos MeehAm. Joseph Mnllhattan
/ Judge Ma.saall. who own big
pup of claims near Dagger Well.
alye miles south OF Kelvin are about
bond the claim TO the Standard OH
mpauy. They show up well In gold
d copper aid have cons ierab.4 de-
opmcut work done.
Rapport Nallean Is here from Ana
m, Cal. in the interests of a com
by OF California capitalists. who
the keystone Mining property,
rec miles below Kelvin.
#Apert H. M. Stokes, who is here In
interests Of California capitalists,
making substantial progress in his
IN quiet way and reports this 81
Of the richest mineral regions he
ever visited in the West.
Support leager has just left for Pres
having secured an option on a
$gc and we'll developed mining prop
near Dagger Well for the Col
Company,
fred W PIKE. of st. Louis. is de-
nplng A. fine gold and copper prop
Adjoining Kelvin and has also
uab)e claims adjoining the Bob
Mining Company's property up
era} Cveek, four miles from kel-
h. Bob Tall Mining Company have
h new stamp mill about COM
fed and expect to make a run dur
the next two weeks. This Is one
the most promising free milling
perties In this section and quite
fch body OF free milling ore has
blocked out that runs from sos
(ards.
kck Hines. the genial postmaster
Kelvin, has interests In the new
field also valuable copper ard Gold
5 ms. near Kelvin that may soon
ute him 10 the rank of million
N tonard Fry says that In connec-
with his valuable gold and cop
claims he has discovered vast
Ice or cave containing many tons
honey, with vast swarm OF bees
will continue the good work
ng the coming summer. Mr., Fry Is
thoroughly convinced that there
Ill some sweetness left In life.
m Elder, Captain Meiiin and jim
hcFry made rather an odd discoV'
whit out prospecting. few weeks
1t Is quite an extensive cave In
led by thousand OF bats. There
oteE vast deposit there of rich CONNER
gnane they say worth more thar
CO e0 copper claim. but what to df
such an unexpected find in th'
Of Arizona. where no fertillla
Is required is rather puzzler u
probably when the Phoenix ant
eFn Railroad Is built through here