Bisbee daily review., 1916-05-21
Forecast is Made That Great Mineral Belt in the Pinal Mountains will See Activity Like That at Jerome.
RAY CON IS NOT THE
 ONLY MINE IN SECTION
Ray Hercules, Pinal Develop ment Company, and Sew eral Other Companies Are Hard at Work on Properties
(By Ernest Douqlas)

RAY. ARIZ.. May 20.-Ray is on the verge of just such mining boom as Jerome is enjoying.
 For years the wise ones said that the United Verde was the only mine at Jerome. but the United Verde Ex- tension showed them their mistake. For years the wise ones have said that the Ray Consolidated is the only mine of consequence around Ray. with the possible exception O fthe Christmas, but they were grieyiOusly in error.
 Any day may witness a strike that will start a stampede to the great mineral belt that extends from Christ mas through Troy and Ray to Super for. It may be made by the Ray Hercules company. by the Pinal De- velopment company. or any one of dozen other concerns.
 The Ray Hercules company is churn drilling it's group of claims just eas east of Ray and is reported to have made important determinations alrea- .dy The Pinal Development company is developing the Renfro group, at Troy A 1OO-ton concentrator is to be placed on the Sullivan mine. which has the biggest known deposit of vana- dium ore in the United States. Ar engagements are being made to sink a 500-foot shaft at the Ray Lode These are the only forerunners of the boom that is sure to make the Ray-Troy- Christmas section the Mecca of pros pectors and mining investors ere many more weeks have passed.
 The Ray Consolidated company is maintaining a steady production of g. 800 tons a day. This ore is shipped in cotton steel cars to the company's concentrator. at Hayden. which redu- ces sixteen of eighteen tons of ore into one and shoots the product over to the smelter. hundred vars or so to the east The ore averages 1.75 per cent copper and approximately 70 per cent of the values are saved.
 Although the caving system is used. accidents are of rare occurrence in the Ray Consolidated mine Safety First" is the motto and thousands of dollars have been spent for modern safety ap- pliances The workings are plastered with warning signals and carelessness is not tolerated.
 In order 10 make the mine even more safe. the company is preparing to substitute and air haulage system for electricity under ground. Four air already have been receiv- ed
 Ray Hercules.
 Four churn drills are being opera ted A hours a day on the Ray Hercu- les estate. and a shaft is being put down. Just what has been discovered is being kept secret by the manage ment but it is generally believed in Ray that the determinations have been more than satisfactory. There Is erpOrt that rich ore was enconn- tered in the shaft at a depth of i2O feet Until the burning of the samp- ling mill forced a curtailment opera tions at the Hayden shelter. the Ray Hercules was shipping some ore to that plant.
 For some time the Ray Hercules has owned an excellent concentration site at Kelvin. six miles below Ray on he Phoenix and Eastern railroad. There is some reason for believing the road will soon be built and that the will complete the magnifi- cent concrete hotel it started to build m the northeast part of Ray. The ho- el is about half finished Work on a arge residence for the superintendent Is now in progress. The Ray Hercu- les also owns 200 houses in Ray. all lf which are occupied.
 PinaI Development Go.
 The Pinal Development company Is merely the first of number that are sure to be organized to develop the splendid prospects that dot the big mineral belt between Christmas and Superior. It was formed only a few weeks ago and block of stock was 'Old for 25 cents a share The issue vas absorbed in Ray and Phoenix md was greatly Oversubscribed. Now hose very shares are being held at 5 cents and s1. great is the conf lence that the Renfro group will prove O be one Of the big mines of Arizona. There are reasons for that confidence.
 One reason for public confidence is
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