El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-14
RAY CELEBRATES
FIRE ANNIVERSARY
New Town Of Concrete Has Replaced
One OF Wooden Structures Which
Was Destroyed.

Was Destroyed.
Ray. Ariz., June 14.-Pits are dug
and the animals ready to supply bar
becue meat for the two days celeoTa-
ton to be held at Ray today and sun
day The date is the first anniversary
OF the fire that destroyed the town
June Of last year. Prior 10 the Ilre
Ray was a town Of wooden structures
built haphazard- Ioday 10 rs LOM |
of concrete and brick buildings. with
cement walks and cement floors. II
is in exuItatiOn over the rebuilt town
that the people are preparing TO cele-
For dispatch and completeness. the
Raw fire holds the record in Arizona.
It took just 40 minutes to level the
town after the fire broke out In that
short space Of time, not building
was left standing, not telegraph pole
or hitchfng post. But while the light
from the destroying flames still shone
on the cactus covered mountains, the
people determined to rebuild. 1t re-
uuired nerve. for nothing was saved.
The people did well to. get by with
their lives. But the place has been
rebuilt in just one years time, and
-Nile enjoying roast OK, roast sheep
and roast goat the people OF Ray will
recount their fiery experience to-
gether Besides the barbecued meats
and trimmings that always go with
mining camp banQuets. there viii be
band music. speeches, fireworks. horse
racing. foot racing. baseball, brOnchO
busting. dancing. shooting tOurna-
ments and numerous contests.
Special trains are bringing eXCur-
siOnists from different points in the
salt river valley. One train known as
the mines speCiag- started from
Phoenix at o'clock this morning TO
bring people Of the capital city. Tempe.
Mesa. Florence and HAYDEN. The sur
rounding towns including Globe,
Miami, Superior and Winkelman are
represented and people are here from
Los Angeles and Fl Paso.
Ray IS a revelation to those visiting
Il for the first time and those who
have not been here since the fire.
Better and more COmmOdiOus hotels.
larger merchandise stocks. courthouse
and theaters viii be found But what
viii make the deepest impression is
the magnitude Of the mining opera
tons at the new town
It is a fact not generally known that
Ray has the second largest body Of
proven copper ore on the western con-
tinent Since the acquisition OF the
Boston Consolidated property by the
Utah Copper company. the latter has
the largest body Of pOrphyry ore RAY
second. the Inspiration at Miami third.
and Chino. New Mexico. fourth. Ray
has S6.o00.O00 tons Of ore blocked out
and is now mining and milling ore at
the rate or 1000 tons a day Three
man WORKING ~ndLLs are In operation.
upward of 1000 men are employed and
ore trains aEEregatinE a mile in
length are employed daily i'm hauling
ore from the mine to the mill In less
than four years. over eight and a half
million dollars has been expended fin
construction and equipment and the
Ray property nut I'm the producing and
dividend paying class.
The up to date caving system will
be seen eXemplified at Ray. Louis S.
Gates. an expert is the manager in
charge OF the Ray mines. Visitors
viii observe a subsistence Of 40 feet
Of Ray mountain and the ground around
dropping gradually in precise accord
ance with the calculations OF the en-
Eineers.