Arizona republican., 1907-05-26


panies. but some live there while de-
veloping their own claims in the
vicinity.
The town of Kelvin, laid out by the
| English company formerly owning the
! Ray mine, has been practically DOR
mant for the last eight or ten years.
but since the operation of the Ray
was resumed by the new owners, KEEL
win has begun to boom. 1t is lively
place for freighters from Kelvin to
Ray and other camps. There are no.
tel and two large general merchandise
stores. one Is the Florence CONNER
cial Cos. enterprise and the other is
the Pinal Mercantile Co. largely own
ed and managed by e. W. Mckee OF
this city. This has been in the camp
for several years. almost from the be-
ginning, but recently the store and
stock has been enlarged to meet de-
mands. Another house is now being
added to increase the floor space and
storage capacity. There is also a big
store at Ray and a boarding house is
just being completed there. The Ray
company owns the Kelvin townsite and
also good water works plant that
supplies the town with excellent well
water There are three saloons now
in kelvin. and three more at Ray. 1t
is understood the company proposes TO
keep a limit on the saloon business
about where IL is, especially in the Ray
camp, as the sale of liquor is some-
times very disturbing element IN a
mining camp. II a man feels that he
must get drunk he can go down 10
Kelvin and buy all he wants, without
interfering with those who are work |
ing.
Kelvin also has n good Ice plant, n |
livery stable. butcher shop and various
other small businesses such as camp |
of that kind always requires. The |
benefits of the Kelvin water works, |
which pumps the water all over town.
will be duplicated at Ray very soon.
the water being brought from an ex-
cellent source at Indian Springs three
miles above Ray. and pumped to a
reservoir on the hilltop above the
town. from which the water will be
furnished by gravity under a good
pressure.
The Ray company proposes to over
haul. in fact is now doing so, the old
plant at Kelvin, and will
equip it for a concentrating plant.
capable of handling 1000 tons of ore
4 day. To do this the old narrow
gauge railroad between Kelvin and the
Ray mine will be rehabilitated and put
into working order.
Just across the ella river from KEEL
vim is the old Riverside copper prop
,rty. owned for many years, and part
" developed by j. X. Mccarthy and
Mrs. Kinney. IL has been sold several
lines, but reverted TO the former own
RS through the failure of the buyers
% perfect their deal. Now however. K
s owned by the Sultana- Arizona Cop
per Co. n Chicago corporation which
to develop the mine as its
admitted merit suggests. The proper
y is in sight of Kelvin but the camp
5 just over the hog back beyond a
rood force OF men is now employed and
will shortly be Increased to 100.
All the foregoing is but bare men,
ion OF the activities in the central
lart of this section of which Kelvin
= the railroad point. But equally as
much is planned in other parts by 9TH
r people. little farther back from the
teel rails. Nineteen miles TO the
northwest is the Superior district.
which will be connected with Kelvin
" rail at an early day. it is expected.
rhe Superior is now well developed
nine. too well known all over the
ountry to need extensive mention :
Iere. Alongside it is the Silver King
district where large operations are
tanned by several companies.
To the east OF Kelvin. though some
that nearer the railroad station at
is the Christmas camp of
he Saddle mountain company. Men
ion of il is made here, not SO much 10
ttach it TO the Kelvin district as to
how the character of that entire
ountry and to call attention to the
act that 1t also should find Phoenix
IS natural supply plant. This. II
hould be remembered. is a Phoenix
rticle. At Chistmas camp large
melter is already producing and IT IS :
enlargement To 300 tons
err day. The company in its operations.
gently mentioned in these columns at
length. is employing about
90 men and has barely begun Its
cal work. as judged by the light of
though it is big. bust
ng. electrically equipped camp of con- II
iderably over 1000 people.
Twelve miles from Kelvin, to the
asst. and not far from Christmas. is
ne well known Dan O'Carrol proper
:. recently acquired by Mr.. Ffnney.
Tho organized the London Company
18th a large capital stock. 100000
hares of which are. or were offered
Dr. sale, and which are now quoted at =
TX dollars. Mr.. Finney is recognized
S one of the best smelter men in the
nited States, having been associated
18th the largest smelling corporations
the world in a managerial capacity.
he London Company it is learned.
as set aside 100000 for development
ork. It's stock is being placed by
oseph Ball. president of the Joseph
all Company inc. Of Los Angeles, Cal.
company well known in the hand
ng of, stocks and bonds. Mr.. Ball.
no recently visited the property him.
IF. returned home most enthusiastic
lncerning it.
The property, like that of the Ray
istrict and Christmas, whatever it
lay contain at depth, has the same ID
asst blanket ledge or surface deposit. W
! the center of IL is a blowout or III
Kinney of rich ore that sticks up
so it can be measured W
IL n