Arizona republican., 1908-02-14

i with the Sultana company and a good future is predicted for him. Clyde is very ingenious young man and should make his marx in the world | The Comstock mine located at Wool ey, three miles from Kelvin. struck some very rich ore which grows better and better the deeper the shaft is i sunk. Tom Hall who is in charge of i this work, predicts a bonanza for the ] owners. Crosscut and drifting on the vein shows and proves to be what was represented on crosscut Several as says made show 32 per cent copper, 40 per cent silver and 1-lO ounces gold. This mine is owned and operated by Western capital.
 A piece of ground consisting of five claims called the Lucy group, located about 500 feet east of Phoenix and Eastern railroad depot at Kelvin, bor- dering on railroad. and sold by Jim Elder to Tom Mellin and Dennis Lynch of Kelvin. has proven a very valuable property. These two gentlemen com menced developing work immediately and at a depth of only 30 feet assays showed the ore to contain II per cent copper and s ounces silver They are going to sink 100 feet and then cross cut 75 feet to the hanging wall. This property being so conveniently located on the railroad should be very valu- able. It is joined by the Sultana- Arizona Copper company, a very valu- able mine. on the north and by the extensive workings of the Ray Copper company on the south.
 The engine and cars used by the Ray company for hauling purposes has been out all last week hauling dirt used in keeping the road in good condition and hauling samples of ore to Kelvin from the Ray mine. Mir. Mcnrad has been acting as engineer and has been ably assisted by Ely Philips who kept plenty of steam up Under MT. Monrad's tuition Ely should soon become a licensed fireman and some day perhaps an engineer.
 MT. McGee is contemplating holding another dance at his hotel after seeing the success of the last one.
 Mrs. Wiseman and Mrs Bruce are visiting in Kelvin and expect to stay here some months as the climate here in spring is very delightful.
 Kelvin and Ray were visited by a
  eral nights ago. A number of tents were blown over and the Mineral Creek and Gila river carried every thing before them. The Gila river rose so suddenly that it imprisoned a lone mule on a sand bar opposite the sta tion. Mir. B. Schilling of Ray said that in order to get 10 his place of business he had to swim through three feet of water and his many friends sincerely hope he will suffer no Ill re- suits from his unexpected bath.
 Kelvin is another western town in which the time question is d puzzle. 1, There are many different times noun tain time, s. P. time, fast time, slow time, ice time and other times. it is getting to be a serious thing and high time the people of this bustling little 1 town arrived at some thing definite, i J. l. Coleman's ice plant announces noon by its whistle and as one way to solve this question would suggest that we adopt ice time as our standard.
 Charles McNeely the manager of the ? Hercules Mercantile company, very suddenly disappeared last week. Va | riOus rumors were afloat one of them l was that he had gone to get married , We were all confident that he would i make an indulgent husband and were , wishing him success, etc, when he : suddenly turned up wearing his usual | broad smile On being questioned as to where his wife was he said he was | from Missouri and that We would have to show him.
 s. DeMund was suddenly stricken with the grin several days and we are all glad to hear he is now convalescing.