Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-06-18
INCREASING ACTIVITY
IN The KELVIN COUNTRY
What is Going on in the Various MN
ing Regions Along Mineral Creek.

Ii is with pleasure that The Repup-
lican has the opportunity OF puDhshlhg
facts concerning the future OF the Mih-
eral creek mining district located near
Kelvin. also other districts in the I'M
mediate vicinity. all Of which. from
work done. proves that veritaole
conner mine exists and is opened up
only in spots Phoenix. the undoubt-
ed city OF the southwest. Is awakins
TO the fact that such tributaries as
Kelvin, Ray, Cochran and many olh-
ers are and will be source OF great
revenue and let IL be stated that Phoe-
nix business men cite with pleasure
Kelvin. when asked by prospective m
vestors in mining property. as the pest
field TO operate in at the present time.
hut at all times remembering ana
stating that the city is located in the
center of one of the greatest mining
countries on earth.
Mr. w. b. Twitchell who is In close
touch with nearly every movement
in and around Kelvin. returned from
Philadelphia yesterday where he has
been in consultation with his board of
directors and General Manager w. r.
to increase the capacity OF the Big
Lead mill from fifty TO one hundred
and fifty tons daily. and this work
will commence within thirty days He
also said that both the Big Lead and
Kelvin Reduction mills are running
full capacity and turning out high
grade concentrates. shipments OF
which are now routed to FL Paso. Tex.
The Calumet mine is now down
into the sulphides and large bodies Of
four and one half per cent copper ore
is being exposed.
A consolidation has been perfected
whereby the interest and holdings OF
both the Big Lead and Calumet min
ing companies have joined and the new
company is to be known as the Kelvin
Calumet Copper Mining Co, and be-
ing backed by men strong and influ-
entail in the financial world, big
things may be looked for
The Ray property. so long clOuded
on account of having been brought
into the market before its time by
those who hoped to see transportation
in and out of that district. to protect
three per cent ore, were disappointed.
but as time brings about changes in
both treatment and demand. and also
transportation, so has ii brought forth
men who. when shown the Ray in
its true lights We're quick to take ad-
vantage of its possibilities of paying
large dividends to investors as well as
opening up one of the largest, if not
the largest deposit of pay ore in Ari-
IONA and let 1t be stated with the per-
sonnet in charge and the work out
| lined both as to development and
| equipment. there is no doubt about
the future of the Ray as well as the
benefit to be derived by others.
the narrow gauge railroad from
Kelvin to Ray is nearing completion
| and since the equipment is on hand il
Will soon be possible to transport all
ore from the mines to the station or
mill at Kelvin as well as all material
from Kelvin to Ray. which will facili-
tate matters wonderfully.
The two-hundred ton concentration
now being installed at Kelvin by the
| Ray Copper company will be treating
! ore within the next sixty days.
The Arizona Hercules Copper Co.
headed by w. P. Durham. is doing ex-
tensive development work and reduc-
ton work can be looked for within the
near future.
The sulDhide group is to be thor
oughly developed by drifts and the
owner Is now in the east placing the
order for machinerv.
The Walter Scott group of mines is
being looked over. to be followed later
on. by a thorough examination by en-
sineers. This property has about fif-
teen hundred feet of development work
and has great merit. The owner. Mr..
ID. w. McCallen, is the pioneer OF the
district, having survived the perils Of
such a life and come through with his