Los Angeles Herald, Volume XXVII, Number 304, 1 August 1900 — MINING m iw turner Appears to Be a Repetition ot Cripple Creek Formation Messrs. Cook and Crowell Give Some of Its Prominent Characteristics—Farther Details of the Mascot-ilelll Process [ARTICLE]

MINING m iw turner Appears to Be a Repetition ot Cripple Creek Formation Messrs. Cook and Crowell Give Some of Its Prominent Characteristics—Farther Details of the Mascot-ilelll Process

The Herald has already published some particulars as to the new ten-stamp nrlil to be erected In the Argus Mountain'district by the Mascot Gold Mining company. The principal stockholders of this company, Messrs. J. Irving Crowell and Qe.orge Cook, are both In the city and give some Information about the proposed mill and the Argus Mountain district not heretofore made known. The district Is 25 or 30 miles west of Johannesburg In a straight line, but the wagon road leaving Johannesburg there Is nearly 40 miles In length. A Wide Mineral Area "The country included in the Argus Mountain district," said Mr. Cook, "covers rrom 150,000 to 200,000 acres, I should ray. The mountains are rather low and have timber wfth plenty of water here and there. The formation Is very peculiar and In many respects resembles that of Cripple Creek. We have the same phonollte and the same evidences of volcanic disturbance followed by the Infunion through the nodes of heated waters and vapors. There are great granite dikes running through the country, but the granite or granite rock, [or it Is not a true granite, appears to be confined to the surface, and sometimes appears In great boulders as large as a house. When we godown afewhundred feet the granite disappears and the mineral veins go down between the walls of porphyry and lime. The veins do not appear to be affected by the change in formation, but continue down as true nssure veins. There are dikes of all sorts of rock showing here and there on the surface, and some of these are the regular Cripple Creek phonotlte. Big quartz veins run for miles, so they can be traced by the eye, the quarts sometimes being in huge masses almost white In color and baTren as to values, but often taking on an Iron stain and carrying plenty of gold. Gold can be, horned from these quarts veins almofct 1 anywhere, and Ido not believe I anybody has any Idea of the true wealth of the district." Copper and Gold Mr. Crowell referred to a very fine specimen of red oxide of copper ore he had just brought down from the Mascot mine. "I have never before seen," said he, "copper and gold associated as they are In that camp. The copper oxides and carbonltes run high In gold and the gold Is to a large extent free. We can take a piece of our red oxide of copper and pan gold from It evir.v time. These copper oxides on the properties run $12 and $14 In free gold right along. I know It sounds high, but we get these values and expect to recover them In our mill. Our mill will be something new on the desert, though the same process has been used In Arizona. We save our free gold on the plates, then get so much In the concentrates and recover the copper In the form of copper cement. In this manner we get practically all the gold and copper values. We have made many thorough tests and think we know what we are doing. Our company is a close corporation. We are putting our own money Into the undertaking and have no stock to sell." A Deal at Jerome It was learned from Messrs. Crowell and Cook that they have disposed of their copper property on Mlngus mountain, near Jerome. Ariz., to the Union Development company of Boston, though Messrs. Crowell and Cook retain a considerable Interest. This property consists of three claims situated near W. A. Clark's well-known Equator claim. The Boston company Is to commence development soon. Mr. Crowell hasa very high opinion of the future of the country about Jerome. He thinks the United Verde but one of many great copper deposits there. He says the capper belt extends several miles, a big lime dike running along the top or Wingus mountain with many great copper deposits coming up against it from below.