Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-02-06
Mining Intelligence.

It is reported that the McCraeken mine, twelve milest of Signal k just as good as sold to eastern capitalists. For some time past experts have been making a thorough examination of the property and expect to conclude in about one month. They are sam bling and assaying as they go along and are well pleased with the result. The McCracken closed down mill and mine when silver went down years ago. The Lester Mining company, who own the property, have a com plete 20-stamp mill in fair condition, located at Signal, and have spent thousands of dollars in that great sil- yer camp of early days. The McCracken is a true Assure vein and has workings over 400 feet deep. It was paying proposition when silver was up and under proper manage ment would pay again. We hope the deal will go through, for it will mean a great deal for the southern part of the county.-Kingman Arrow.
 Speaking of the recently reported big strike in Mohave county the King man Arrow says: Some time ago Jas. Britain grubstaked prospectOr who showed him some ore that he said would likely run in the neighbOr hood of Sl00 per ton in gold. After the prospector left town with the grub Britain had the ore assayed and one sample went over Sl5.0O0 per ton in gold and silver, and another sample said to have been taken across the en- tire vein went about S57 in gold. Naturally this excited Britain, who for the first time remembered that he did not even know the name of the man he had grub staked nor where the claim was situated. He told Henry Lovin and he said he knew the man and could locate the find. Last week they started for the new diggings, but returned Sunday, but silent as to the extent of the find. They left again Tuesday morning with a sup ply of provisions and at this writing are still out in the river range, about eight miles south east of Fort NOhave, where it is understood the mine is sit uated. Geo. Roster, who followed them out the first trip, says they failed to find either the man or the mine, but it might be that they gave him the slip. Many conservative miners smell a mouse and think he whole thing a fake and that Britain has been a victim of mis- placed confidence.
 G. w. Hull has returned from the coast and is active at work in placing his different properties under devel- opment, not only i'll and around Je- rome, but in other parts of Yavapai county, he having gone-south to make arrangements for further development in his mines near Congress and Huron. On his Columbia group, on the May Queen claim, some very rich ore Is be- ing taken out, and with development work along the vein the ore bodies increase in size and still hold their values. There seems to be no doubt but that the Columbia is a most val uable group of claims. This proper ty is located west of the BroOkshire and Decatur groups, and south of the Black Hills group.
 A steam hoist is at the depot for the Briton Gold Mining company and will be freighted out to its property on Groom creek and placed in posi- ton soon. The company at present is experiencing a scarcityof water and is unable to operate the mill all the time. With the new hoist in position and with the new we'll recently sunk, the company hopes to be able to run continuously.