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Show r.y C'CJa ii.ssiLi(j 1117 O TESTS A dispatch from the Ray Consolidated mine, in Arlaona to the effect that extensive ex-tensive and Important testa with undar-' undar-' ground drills are being made on the property of the Ray Consolldsted Copper company at Ray. Klve different palenta are being tried out. Including the Bulll-van. Bulll-van. W.uah, Leyner and two of the In-gArsll In-gArsll R.nd type. Tlie Ray Consolidated already haa a large number of Leynera In Thst part of the contest which ta determined de-termined by havtng the different rne-t-hines drill threueh the same formation under Identical conditions hss been concluded con-cluded snd the drills hsve been put underground under-ground to undergo a three weeks' contest of artual mine work. About Iti new machines'' are to he Installed at tha Ray Consolidated aa soon as It la determined whim drill la best suited to condltlona th-re. Mill operations are to be Increessd bv thla company. Ths No. 2 wotklng shst hue sll lite heavier equipment Inatalled. and four sections of the plsnt are reported report-ed to be treating aa average nf about . toes tons each. The flftb section of the mill is ssid to hsve been tried out snd It gives snnre sstl.fsrtlon. Wlthtn a few weeks It Is plannM to have both the fifth and sixth section, operating, and ahortly afier ths first of tha year the entire ailll WU1 be operating. |