Show V Edited r l. l j Mines and Mining Sprague F. F BY W. W NEW NB ARE SEEN BY Ray Gila Qua and Chino All Al Prepare Prepare Pre Pre- V pare for Larger Opera- Opera V D. D C. C general manager of V tho the Utah Copper company reach reached ell I V home yesterday after having for Cor soy soy- V eral weeks been giving attention aten- aten atten atten- V Lion tion to the three newer copper com corn companies ton with which ho lie Is connected In managerial capacity the capacity the Ray Consolidated Consol Consol- Consoli at Hay Ray Ariz Aris dated and arid Gila Gia operating 4 and the tho Chino which owns and Is operating operating oper oper- ant aUnt the tho old Santa Rita IUta mines near lear Sliver Silver CI City N. N 11 M. M Ho He found preparations r I for larger operations I by nil all ni o of oC those thoe companies progressing In mos most I satisfactory manner I On the way home Mr Ir at attended at- at tended a meeting of ot directors director of or th the thc Un Ray flay Consolidated company hel helin heid heidIn heir in tn Colorado Springs at which It wa was decided to call cal a special meeting o of oC stockholders for tor July 29 to vote voto upon author author- Ian an an Increase of ot the company's j i lied cd capital to tim the extent of ot shares Tho The new issue ISue which will wil b be 10 offered first to to stockholders pro rat rata a I wil III bo be sold to provide money for th I extensive improvements contemplated partially under way W Tho The o oot nf ot of or oro has ben been hlIn developing so rapidly that that it hag has already been leen determined t to lo lomako nako mako tuft capacity of oC tho now mill mi tons a d day Instead of or tons ton a as con contemplated And Mr Jack Jack- ling hug Bald that tho the larger mill mil mi would would hardly bardl bo be 1 adequate Great In In hay liny Tho latest report of ot the engineer shows chows H Ehu tons of ot fully de developed clofe 1 oro In HA Ray Consolidated ground with front from rm to lo tons of ot partially developed do ore In addition Tho oro ore a averages well wel above 2 pc per cen cent t copper copper Surveys for tor the now new concentrating concen- concen plant are complete and plans i tare are so MO far along that orders for tor steel will be In by August 1 and construction V lion tion ton work will wJ be under way early orly In InI I that month Several hundred men aro employed building the company's new railroad to tho mill mil site sie Ernest Stinger who has done railroad railroad rail rail- ral- ral road and mine work worle In Utah Uth hUB bus been placed In the tho position of oC general su- su of ot th the tho la Ray Consolidated company's operations The position of oC manager tr recently resigned b by Philip Philp Wiseman Ise nan will wil be bo loft ler vacant This makes tho tim or organization similar to that of oC Utah Copper Mr Ir Stingers Stinger's corresponding to that of or R. R I. I C. C Gem Gem- moll mol V Tho Tim Gila Gla Copper company a n portion porton of ot whose ground round Is 19 surrounded by Ra Ray I Consolidated territory tho remainder adjoining Is II getting alon along rapidly with wih I development It has three drills dris run- run and will havo hn e two or three more within of nr weeks in tn operation a n couple making it probable that oro ore will wil be de- de at nt the time rate of oC about tons tone a month The GUn owns 1000 of or ground with about one half th the area of or promising ore 00 territory as that possessed by Ray Hay Consol Consolidated atc V Chino oil on ur Earning In H. H Whilo tho the Chino Chine Copper company compan Is Isa Isa Isn a n now new COIC concern its Is mines are aro old enough h to bo ho historical and the tIme com company Is IsI making mone money Tho The mine was worked I I 11 by Mexicans as early as 1804 They took out metallic copper which was packed V on the tho backs of ol oJ buros to the tho City o of r Mexico to be used in making copper coppel coins Ins Scams of ot tho metallic copper i oc occur ur In a a. 0 contact between sedimentary V eruptive formations Aside from froni ni millions of if tons of or ore Ole much oCi of oC K it i hl high h grade aLe which IK li h In sight in the time theold old workings the company has a a. a lar large laro o acreage a e of f porphyry ore similar to that of or fa Ray Consolidated The he porphyry oro ore oroIs orois is being developed a anti and 11 the old workIngs workings work work- ings are arl being extended Several thousand thousand thou thou- sand tons of ot commercial oro ore uro ure on the old oM dumps dumps While th the Chino can never nover be bo a aa as bl bIg bis bisa bIga a n proposition as ns Rn Ray Consolidated or Utah Copper Mr Jackling says It Is li destined to be bo an au Important producer Al Already rend enough tonnage Is In sight to warrant the building of or a mill mil of or moderate mod mod- erate rato capacity and tho the matter ot of oJ buildIng building build build- buld- buld future ing one will wil be taken talon up In the near |