Arizona republican., 1906-07-20
THE RAY DISTRICT
Another Of PinaI COunty's Great
 TrsasuFe DepOSitOrisS.

respondence of The Republican)-The Big Lead Mining and Smelling com pany. about which so much has been heard lately, is now in a progressive state, and is one of the largest prop ositions now being opened up in the Mineral Creek district. It is located in the midst of the Ray ground. On the property has been done work amount ing to about 1000 feet, proving up ore bodies so extensive that they can but be measured by the side and end liues of the claims. The ore is quartz DOT phyry thoroughly disseminated with chalcopyrite and chalocite, making it a perfect concentrating proposition.
 The ModoIine shaft is down ITO feet with 60 foot crosscut. The ore at the bottom of this shaft is the richest yet encountered on this group. Another shaft. the Globe is down 13O feet. It also has a 6O-foot crosscut There are on the dumps several thousand tens of ere. A mill site has been built near the Modoline shaft on which is being built a fifty-ton concentrating plant. Five tons of Big Lead ore had been sent to Michigan for the test of this class of mill for this kind of ore which was treated with great success. The mill will be in operation by September
 
 first.
 There are now twenty-six men at work under the direction of w. B. Twitchell, the superintendent. The operators are Philadelphia men headed by w. E. Sharps, who is considered one of the livest mining men of this district. The company has started a townsite proposition and have sent to the pOstoffice department an applica- ion for a postoffice, which if grant ed will be known as Sharps The town site joins the Ray peoples townsite, who also, have applied for a postof- flee to be known as Ray. Of course but one of these applications will be- granted. but the contest is none but a friendly one. Ray district is con- nected with Kelvin by telephone.
 An enterprise that means much to the Ray district is that of the Kelvin Reduction company which was stimu- lated by w. B. Twitchen Superin- tendent R. G. Mead left last week fov Denver to purchase new machinery with which to thoroughly equip the mill already erected on Mineral Creek on the property of the Big Lead. The tests have proven conclusively that the surface conglomerate and carbonate ores of the Ray district can be treated with good profit.
 property that is attracting much attention in it's district is that of the Calumet Copper Mining company. company composed of Philadelphia men introduced to the Ray district by w. B. Twitchell. It is located near the Big Lead and the Ray. For surface showing in copper it is not surpassed by any. Rex. w. Dunlap is in charge.
 ". P. Durham of Los Angeles is working a valuable property at Min eral Creek. His company is the Ari- Zona Giant Copper company. E. G. Thomas is the engineer in charge and P. A. Weckham, manager. has fivs men at work on two shafts. One is down 90 feet and the other 50 feet. The de- velopment work showed up encourage ingly and there is a large body of low grade carbonate ore. The group con- sists of eleven patented claims, ITO acres.
 Haley & Sullivan own valuable lead mines. three miles east of Ray. which it has been the endeavor of a number of companies to get bonds or leases on. However the owners will not release control with out a big old cash deal. The mining men in this district are anxious to see this property developed.
 The ''Walter Scott" group of six claims owned by Walker McCallen has several thousand feet of development work done, showing up a nice thing. A patent has been applied for.
 J. H. Award associated with c. c. Chappin of Boston. who holds bonds on the Hamilton mine located between Ray and Kelvin, is getting ready to further develop that mine, d copper and gold proposition, having 200 feet of work done with depth of 125 feet attained which shows up good ore in lime and pOrphyry. These people also have bond on the Newman group at Dripping Springs on which there are three men driving tunnels. MT. Al ward is also developing d good propo- sition that looks good. It is located five miles down the river from Kelvin. Fl PasO people are behind this prop erty development.
 w. E. Brizee and P. A. Payton have their property bonded for $40, 900. It is located next to the Troy and is cop per. Two men are working there.
 J, k. McCarty and Clara Kinney, former owners of the Bryan group, are now preparing to develop their several groups. one of which is the Bee Hive. consisting of seven claims on Mineral Creek, near Ray. J. K. McCarty will proceed more agressively with the de- velopment of the group owned by the Florence Gold Mines company. six miles south of Kelvin. They have an abundance of good shipping ore. They are down 50 feet on a ladge.. feet wide, carrying $7.5O gold, forty ounces silver and 25 per cent lead. It is in lime and granite.
 A deal of big proportions that is attracting much attention in the Kel.