Weekly journal-miner., 1909-01-06
.LOCATORS HUSTLE INTO M 'CRACKEN
 DISTRICT
New Year Starts Many Miners to Take
 Up Claims
tFTom Tuesdays Daily)

tFrom Tuesdays Daily) Every team in Yucca and many from
 Kingman were brought into service on the 3lst of the year by people in a rush to the McCracken country and to- ward Cedar, wnere they had mining claims spotted and which they located.
 IL IS the belief in and around Yucca that his year will bring boom to the section east and south of that place and that the influx of people will make it possible to work q much lower grade of orc than formerly, as mills are sure 10 go in and ore haulage will be cut down.
 The country is one vast belt of min. cral, practically all ores known to science being in the mines. Many veins are large and well defined and can he traced on the surface several miles. These veins carry gold, silver, copper, lead, antimony, wolfram, mol ybdcni,c and other valuable metals. All the mines are easily accessible from Yucca.
 Joe Kelsey, who is looking after | mining matters for an association of San Diego men, is in Kingman from the Cruz mine, near Cedar. He has had force of men at work on the prop erty the past month and is 10 continue work during the winter. The Cruz is one of the richest of the gold mines in Cedar and the expectation of the promoters is that it will prove a great producer of the yellow metal this year.
 Anson II. Smith, who recently visit. cd the molybdenite mine, near Cedar, in which he is interested. brought to kingman some of the bandsomest spec imcs of molybdenite ores ever seen in the territory. Some of the specimens show massive layers of the mineral, while others show in combination with copper. Recent work has opened up the veins in good shape, many tons of rich ore having gone into the dumps.
 Granville Thompson is reported to have struck one of the finest bodies of ore ever uncovered in the San Fran. cisco district. The strike was made in one of his claims, about nine miles east of old llaroyville. These proper ties were located several years ago and when first taken up good ore was taken from them and shipped to the smelters. Since that time only the as. sessment work has been done on the mines. About two months ago Mir. Thompson resumed work on the mines and now is rewarded by opening up a body of ore than snows heavy coarse gold all through it.
 James Poison came in from his mines around Round Valley last Thurs. day afternoon. He crossed Wallapai mountains and reports that on the north side of the high range consider. able snow is lying. His mines are showing up nice ore bodies and if is his intention of returning to further exploit them next week.
 T. J. Grant, superintendent of the Nevada Arizona Mines Company. was in from the eompany's property at Music Mountain this week. He re. ports that the shaft on the Ellen Jane mine is being timbered up and that the work of sinking below the 200 level will soon be commenced. Caves in the bottom of this shaft have shown i splendid ore from an adjoining vein.
 s. c. Bragg is in from the Cyclopic mine and has opened up big body of | ore, through which stopes are now be. ing opened up. The mill and cyanide plant have been operating the past two months, the saving running from SIP to SIS to the ton. The vein is about SIX feet wide the ore being easily ex. tracted.
 + + + + + + + l. + l. + i. i. i. Mining Company, the in. ierests of which are associated in the octave Mining Company and the Cen. iral Arizona Electric Company. He was associated in an executive can.c. ny with the North Butte Copper Com. 'any in Montana several years and contributed much in placing that prop. 'rty among the large dividend pavers 'f Butte, Montana.
 The new plant is located near the '' F., P, < F. bridge over the Hassa. 'ampa river at Wiekon,,r