Arizona republican., 1908-12-09
THE KELVIN NE|GHBORHOOD It Is Better and Busier
 Day by Day THOSE WHO HAD FAITH
Realize Now That it Paid to Hang on Through the Dull Times. The Hills Ringing With the Renewal of h. dustry.

Kelvin, Dec. 5.-(Special correspon-
 dence of The Republican, n.)-This sec
 tion is getting better each day with
 more business and more people. New arrivals are coming daily and the three coaches between Kelvin and Ray have all they can do. Houses are going up all around and the houses for rent are
 nearly all taken.
 Smoke is to be seen pouring out in volumes from the Kelvin mill and with
 in few days ore will be put through
 it. A large force of men is now work
 ing getting the mill into shape. A
 large ore bin has just been finished and
 has been filled with ore from the mines.
 It certainly looked good to see the Ray
 engine going through town pushing cars of ore. This ore was the first to be brought down from the mines for a number of years and it sure is a good sign of future prosperity for this To- cality Those residents who have stuck to the town during all its adver- sity will surely be repaid now. Good times are slowly but surely approach ing. There are now nearly 175 men working at the mines and nearly 50 men working at the mill.
 Three shafts, the Sharkey, Big Lead and the Ray, are now being worked for ore. Jimmy Davis is in charge of the air compressor. Ten drills are now working prospecting the Ray com pany's ground. They work two shifts and are discovering good ore most every place they drill There is one more drill expected, making eleven in all In order for these huge drills to go from place to place good roads have to be built and t keeps a large force of Mexicane working building roads. The mountains in the vicinity of the mines arc perfect labyrinth of roads.
 John McMasters, the engineer of the Ray limited, is having a very sub stantial and cozy frame house built on the lot ne~t to Jim Elder. the vener- able DrosDector of this locaht-. E. Phillips will be the builder and he promises to erect a house which will startle the eyes of the people here. MT Phillips is an Al carpenter and de- lights in building good, serviceable dwellings. The Kelvin Lumber com pany will furnish the material neces- sarv for tie house.
 Dave Faulkner las arrived in town and livened things up somewhat. He will be here for a few days and then he will 70 70 Phoenix.
 Truman Phillips, son of E. Phillips, the builder, has returned to this sec tion after an absence of nearly six months, during which time he attended school at his home at Casa Dega. N. Y. Truman formerly worked for the Ray company assisting MT. Wheelock at surveying. He found the climate of the east did not agree with him and so decided to return to Arizona. He reports that Mrs. Phillips and the rest of the family are all well but anxious to see Arizona again.
 Paul Reidel Kelvin's famous baker. is carving a name for himself in the hall of fame. Paul has just passed his birthday and has lately taken to making fruit cakes and the people are buying them as fast as he can supply them. They are certainly good, and the surrounding hills just ring with praises about Pauls famous He intends to make a big batch for the Christmas holidays. The other night four people knocked on his door at l a. m. and wanted S11 worth os that famous fruit cake. This certainly shows that he has touched the right spot.
 Mir. O'Leary, a former justice of the peace in Pennsylvania, and one of Ari- zOna's oldest residents, has been in Kelvin for the last two months. MT OLearv has made his home in Tucson most Of the time. He thinks well of this locality and declares the future here is very good. MT. O'Leary does | not profess to be a mining man, but | the other day on tramp over the | mountains he picked up the finest spec | men of quartz gold seen in this sec ion for a long time. In a few days | MT. O'Leary is going out to locate this | place and if there is any more there | le is the man to find It.
 The Ray hotel, Bob Wiggins, pro )rietor. reports business as very flour shing. He has sixty to seventy regu- | ar bOarders. He has been in Phoenix | he last few days getting help and | in getting three women.
 Chas. Sager is officiating behind the )ar at the Kelvin saloon.
 Vim. H. Barenscher and family have eturned after several months absence. dr. Barenscher is a former chemist md assayer of the Ray Copper com amy and will resume his former du- ies in a few days. His trip east was Iue to his being troubled with appen- Iicitis and an operation was performed n Kansas City which was very sue essful He feels better now than he Ias for several years.
 MT. Tribolet of Phoenix has been in own several days looking after his interest in the Kelvin Produce com any. which concern now intends to do ] usiness at its new lcation near the Hercules store.
 The Kelvin Realty company Is now pen for business in an office in the