The Arizona copper camp., 1919-09-13
REV. RA[EY
VISITS RAY
LIKES CAMP

secretary of the Arizona Sunday
School Association, preached morning
End evening to audiences in the Meth
odist church, on Boyd Heights. In the
morning, technically speaking, he did
not preach, except in such way as
10 reach the boys ;,nd girls, wn1 hav-
| ing become so nj Of his talk at
Sunday school, remained for the II
or lock service 10 hear more Of his
wonderful experiences.
During the talks in both morning
and evening, he gave some very in
structive stories and remarks that
filled the boys with wonder and
through it all he carried his point, to
certain extent camOuflaged, but
nevertheless there, of the necessity
for planting the seed of Christianity
and usefulness in the children prior
to their teens and all who heard him
realized the great good that he and
his association are doing.
This was the first trip Rev. Raley
has made to Ray, and upon being
asked by a Copper Camp represen-
tative for his views concerning the
Camp, he gave out the following for
publication, which is particularly ap-
propriate, in view of the fact that he
has just returned from a years over
seas work with the Y, and had never
seen Ray, therefore knew nothing
about it, or it's environments:
Mountain Scenery
'The drive from Kelvin, or Ray
Junction, the point of railroad connec-
tion, gives an impression that makes
one proud of the majesty, bigness and
beauty of the mountains about the
camp of Ray.
THE stratification of lime, granite,
sandstone, shale and various igneous
rocks carries ones mind back through
the millions of years it has taken to
form and raise up these vast noun
tains; one may easily imagine him
self in the very heart of the Rockies,
or even in the Alps, for that matter.
The scenery is as beautiful as at any
camp in the state of Arizona.
Homes and People
without exaggeration, l can SER
iously say that l do not believe there
is camp in the state that has such
a quiet, hOmelike atmosphere as Ray.
1t is not the Deserted Village" or
the Sleepy Hollow" or one of Haw
thorne's New England Villages with
its primness and ancient atmosphere,
but there is quiet peacefulnesS
about the camp, hOmelikeness about
the streets and where the people live;
a beauty about the vines, gardens and
flowers that grow in so many yards,
that one wonders whether these peo-
pie are not more nearly that class of
home loving American citizens of
which we are SO much in need to main
tain a high American standard just
now, when handful of selfish ones
are trying to instill poison into the
minds or all the rest.
Mining Companies Have Faith
Il never go into a mining camp in
this state and look at the immense
expense necessary to get out the ore
but what | grasp the rocky fact that
only about two per cent of all the
rock blasted, loaded, ground and smok-
ed is of any value, and all the rest is
merely handled, and cast out, that
the two per cent may be secured; and
with all of this, | feel like taking off
my hat to those men dreamed, and
had the faith, energy and determin-
alton to undertake the task on so
faint a margin. 1t is more faith than
most OF US possess and |, for one, am
perfectly willing TO say: Go to it if
YOU can get anything out Of these
hard, hills. You are welcome TO all
you can get. (And they are getting
it, too, thanks to brave determin,
atom. | think, we are apt to neg
lect that element in the pioneer spir-
mine the mountains. They deserve
more credit than they get Ray is a
good illustration of this American
trait in offering TO this pioneer spirit
the credit it so justly deserves.
Employees Contented
Il had the privilege of meeting sew
eral men who work here and did not
find one that was not contented and
appreciative. That is particularly a
refreshing discovery these days. And
why should they not be contented:
Neat homes, conveniences, excellent
working conditions and wages COM
parable favorably with any in the
state. Not one | met but what is re-
ceiving more than | ever received in
my life, and today they are averaging
about half the working hours per
week as compared with the time / put
in