RAY L. DIMMICK
History of Arizona, page 60

Ray L. Dimmick, who is now engaged as a consulting engineer at 
Kingman was formerly actively engaged in mining operations in 
which he is a n expert. He was born in Alamosa, Colorado and 
is the youngest of the six children who blessed the union of 
Joseph A. and Frances (Slater) Dimmick.  His father went to the 
Pike's Peak district of Colorado in 1849 and there engaged in 
mining. He was later for several years agent for the government 
at Picketwire, Colorado. His death occurred in 1926, at an 
advanced age. 

Ray L. Dimmick attended the public schools of Del Norte, Colorado 
and the high school in Denver. He graduated from Colorado College, 
after which he took a post graduate course in the Colorado School 
of Mines at Golden, from which he received the degree of Mining 
Engineering in 1904.  He went to south Africa where he remained 
about one and a half years after which he spent eight months in 
South America. Because of his health he came north to old Mexico, 
where he spent three years with the Cuchara Mining Company. for 
which concern he built a smelter and mill.  From there he went 
to Lluvia De Ora, old Mexico where he remained one and a half 
years, during which time he built a mill. He then came to 
Arizona and went to work for the Gold Road Mining Company and 
during the ensuing year he rebuilt the Crown King Mill. He then 
organized the Katherine Gold Mine Company, of which he was 
vice-president and general manager for fifteen years up to 
April 1929 when he was retired from active operating work and 
is now enjoying a well earned leisure, doing some consulting 
work.

Mr. Dimmick is a member of Kingman Lodge No. 468, BPOE and his 
religious connection is with the Protestant Episcopal Church. 
He was appointed and served as a member of the Colorado River 
commission. He is greatly esteemed by all who know him, for in 
his makeup are combined the qualities which commend a man to 
the good opinion of his fellowmen.

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