Weekly journal-miner., 1909-05-26
GIGANTIC COMBINE OF
 COPPER MINES PROJECTED
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] and several of his intimate associate, are today at Ray examining the prop
 erty of the Ray Central company and number of other claims in that dis trict which, if a deal now in progress
 is consummated, will be merged into
 one gigantic combination, according tc report from Phoenix. Nearly a score
 of mining men from every part of the
 United States are holding conference
 in Phoenix and several of them may
 join the Lewisohn party before it re
 turns three days hence.
 With Adolph Lewisohn at Ray are
 J. Parke Charming, chief engineer of
 all the Lewisohn companies; Walter
 Harvey Weed, the mining writer and
 famed geologist who is employed as
 an expert by the Lewisohns, and Lewis
 A. Wright, a St. Louis capitalist who
 has been associated with the great cop
 per organization in a number of ven
 lures.
 That the Phelps-Dodge company IS
 interested or may become interested in
 the proposed combination of properties
 in the Kelvin district is indicated by
 the fact that Walter Douglas of Doug
 las came up and has been in conference
 with the members of the members of the Lewisohn crowd who remained in Phoenix.
 Among the mining men eonferring there today are o. A. Turner of Balti- more and his son, L. F. Turner; Philip Wiseman of Los Angeles, George Brad ley and E. Stenger of Kelvin, W. B. Twitehell and J. Wesley Walker of Phoenix, J. O. Shaw of New York and W. R. Ward of Philadelphia.
 The Turner's, with MT. Walker and MT. Weed, have been about Kelvin and Ray for several weeks, ostensibly to examine the Ray Central claims. They paid comparatively little attention, how ever, to that property, which is already 1 regarded as proven ground. They sc cured a number of options in various 1 parts of the district. Options upon two groups as far away as Cochran, sta ton on the P. & E. between Florence and Kelvin, were obtained.
 While Lewisohn, Charming and Wright will be shown the Ray Central most of the three days they contemplate spending in the district will be spent in hurrying about and ex- amining the groups upon which options are held.
 The mining men who are eonferring in Phoenix can do nothing until the return of Lewisohn, the greatest cap italist and organizer of them all. The details. however, can be discussed.
 None of the mining men will talk of their plans, but say that they will be ready to announce everything prompt y upon the return of Lewisohn, Chan ming, Wright and Weed.
 Several mining men who are not ln- .erested in the consolidation but who have known that the deal was pending state that they did not expect Levi sohn, Wright and Channing to arrive 50 soon. It was generally understood that they were to arrive about the last i of this week. IL
 The consolidation will be one of the most important in the history of the mining industry in Arizona For some l time past the Lewisohns have been ex- libiting a great deal of interest in the Kelvin district and recently they pur- { .based the Ray Central ground, seven claims right in the heart of the Ray consolidated group. It now develops hat they do not intend to rest here, put are planning to secure other claims I n that promising district. (
 About ten days ago it was announced 1 through these columns that there was l bending a consolidation of the London ( Arizona, London Range, Saddle Noun ( ain and Ball copper properties, near C That deal is almost cer- , ain to be consummated and there IS title doubt that this other combination I will also be effected. The capitalists { interested in both contemplate starting I development work upon an enormous ] icale as soon as. the deals are finally { ,losed. (