Arizona republican., 1910-03-14
PROMINENT MINING
 MEN IN PHOENIX
Penrcse, JackIin and McNeil Are on a
 Visit of inspection.

D. C. Jacklin. general manager of the Utah Copper company and the Ray Consolidatcd: Spencer Penrose. secre- tary and treasurer of the Utah and q director in the Rar.~and c NJ Me Neil. president of the Utah and also of the Chino property. arrived in Phoe- nix yesterday afternoon after visit of inspection to fthe Chino mine near Silver City. x. NJ. They will leave to- day for Kelvin, where they will look over the Ray Consolidated and the Gila Copper company's properties, and then they will go 10 the Utah plant via San Francisco for an inspection there.
 It was stated definitely yesterday by one of the party that the proper ties of the Gila and Ray Consolidated would be consolidated into bne com pany. This action is considered desir- able as the two properties overlap and dovetail. so that the mining of the properties may be simplified. The Chi no property will not be consolidated aS there is nothing to be gained by this IL is in another territory and too far for beneficial results from any such combination. The Gila and the Ray are so closely allied. however. that the mining of the properties separately iS a difficult matter; so it is probable that they will soon be joined under the same management and become a single property.
 The mining men, who are among the most prominent in the southwest. are staying at the Hotel Adams. though they did not register yesterday. Mir Penrose is a brother of Senator Boise Penrose of Pennsyi, ania and also Of R. A. F. Penrose a Seologist and min ing engineer of more than national re- pute. Almost every member Of his family has paragraph all to himself in Who's Who" and in the west Spencer PcnroSe has upheld the stand ard for the Penrose family. In regard to their visit here Mr Penrosc said last night: This is just one of our little jauntsi to see that the mines arc working properly We are going up tO Kelvin tomorrow to look over the Ray and the Gila. and after that we will go to the Utah copper properties and see that they are turning out their usual dividends."e.
 In regard to consolidation of the
  Mir. Jacklin said: There has been no discussion in regard to the cons01- dation of the properties in Arizona and New Mexico. While good deal of the stock in the Gila, Ray and Chino is owned by the same men there is no reason why the properties should be amalgamated. In regard to the Gila and the Ray it is different, though nothing has been definitely decided on. The Gila and Ray have l interlining and dovetaiIing proper ties and mining would he made easier | by combination of this sort The ! Ray and the Giia arc largely owned | by the same men but there is no prob ability of consolidation with the prop critics in other states. and not likely to be till the properties are put on an | operating and earning basis.
 In regard 10 the productiveness of | the Ray Consolidated MT Jacklin | said: The Ray has added to its | usual ratio of increase of output this ! month. It has developed from 45 to | % million tons while the. Giia has ! developed in excess of 15 million tons | Much of the steel has arrived1for the t new plant and the foundations of the | mill are laid. Most of the machinery | for the new plant. including that for \ the power plant has been ordered and II some of it is on the ground. Down at the Chino they are preparing to build plant with capacity of 25OO | to 30o0 tons daily"
 The Chino is near Silver City and | has been worked since 1894 when the Spaniards took hold of it and used it for the production of copper coins It IS a low grade ore producing on an average 2.6 per cent copper. while the Hay averages 2-2e per cent and the Utah less than per cent Jacklin has made success of the low grade ore process and by concentration has been able to reap rich harvest from ores that many mining experts would pass bv as unprofitable.