The herald., 1894-04-11
AN INENHAUSTIBLE GOLD MINE.
In the ChuckawalIah Mountains
of the Colorado.
Colonel T. W. Brooks Tells OF the
Things He Has Seen,
Facts and Figures OF = District Which
surpAsses ths Richest Now Being
Worked Although No Mecca
TO the LAbOrer.

NOi. Il W. DtOUkb OF IOmOnA NJ umh
few days ago, and asked the veteran
miner and prospector where he hailed
from. The colonel looked hale and
hearty, straight beans and bacon and
fresh Colorado salmon evidently agree
ing with him as an occasional fare. He
ia used to the rough life of prospecting
trips and enjoys them just as much as
the luxury OF an easy spell ct Pomona.
my last trip" answered the colonel.
''was from here in the direction of the
northwest, on the California side of the
Colorado river. You may believe it or
not, yet saw on that journey one OF the
moet stupendous mines and more extern
eive than any it has been my fortune to
see heretofore. / do not except even the
Homestake Of DeAdwood, the Anaconda
of Alaska, the Granite mountain or any
other celebrated mine in Lesdville."
why, colonel, that is big talk, isn't
it?,'
mo, sir, it is not. The property that
/ have Just referred to, and which have,
mind you, seen with my own eyes, beats
all those that | have mentioned, and
beats them bad. 1t is situated in a spur
of the Chuckawallah range, five miles
to the north of OZilby station, on the
Southern Pacific. and only 10 N lies from
Yuma. So you see that any unbeliever
will not have to go far or break his neck
to convince himself by going there.
The property is owned by the Gold Cross
Mining and Milling company.
II want to show you by few facts
that | am not wrong i'll speaking enthu-
kiastically OF this mine. My conclusions
as to it's richness are derived from what
1 know as to the quality and quantity OF
ore in sight. The numerous tests that
have been made of the stuff in Los An
geles, San Francisco and Colorado were
ha.tering enough, but 20-stamp mill
upon the ground itself has been working
from 80 TO 80 tons OF the ore daily for
the last five months. And do you know
that all these assays and practical tests
have shown that the different grades OF
ore run from $3.50 to 1000 per ton? OF
course, this latter enormous amount is
confined only to small vein consisting
of tellurium ore.
sin regard to the quantity OF ore, l am
lost to express myself in comprehensive
terms-the extent of it is too vRst. The
is a great quarry, the ore goes
down into unknown depths, and it runs
ITOm OAO IAU Vi hHO UOuubhln W dUObU6T
more than q mile away. 1t includes I3 |
claims acquired by the com
pany according to the rules laid down |
by the mining laws OF the United
States"
The HERALD man was beginning to be
interested and asked for etatis-
,ics. The colonel had them pat
''1o give you an accurate idea of the
value of this enormous conglomeration |
Of precious metal, let US imagine for |
sake that the ore 10 only |
worth $5 per ton. To reduce it say also |
that we use 60O-stamp mill working
without stoppage for 30 years. Well, |
sir, at the end of that time there would !
be more ore left in the noun tain claims |
covered by the Gold Cross company than |
would have been taken out, and COM
putting the reduction of ore daily at the
rate of three tons per stamp, that would !
show at the end of the term mentioned
30. 125. 900 tons of the value of $125, $685.
900. 10 make ii more comprehensive
TO your mind, unaccustomOd to grasping
more than a half dozen millions at a
time, the annual output OF these mines
would be $2,512, 500 at s5 per ton. From
the little 40-stamp mill which will soon
be in operation at this named value
per ton there will be an annuaL0utput
of 100000.
"The developments on the claims con-
sist of shafts, tunnels and drifts vary
ing from 100 to 1000 feet. The present
reducing capacity is 20-stamp mill,
working from 60 TO 20 tons OF ore per
day, but as there is now being con.
structed an addition of 20 stamps, the
capacity will in few days be q 40 stamp
mill with crushing power of 120 to l6O
tons OF ore per day.
sit is the most favorable ore for pulver-
ization and is exceptionally free, requir-
ing the most simple and least expensive
process for extracting the gold. | may
add that the mine from which the ore
is at present taken is of such charac-
ter with respect to quantity and access
ability aB to enable eight men to break
by hand-drilling from 60 to 80 tons per
day, which means seven and half to
ten tons per day per man.
"The cavity in this group " here it ia
being enlarged by mining, is 100 feet be-
tween the hanging and foot walls, and
yet there is ore above and below. At
the greatest depth attained, 1926 feet
over an incline OF about 45 degrees, the
ore, as proven by trial asasys, is OF
higher grade or better quality than that
above.
THE property is superintendsd by
Mr.. X. K. Wheeler a very efficient mine
and mill man of many years. exper-
fence. MIR. T. S. Fuller of Los Angeles
is the secretary, who is also a large
owner. Mr.. Thomas Johnson is the
foreman in the mines. The erecting of
the additional 80 stamps is being super
intended by Mr.. Terry OF San Francisco.
The property 10 not for sale.
'Now, the worst of it is that all the
country, too, ia claimed
and occupied, in many instances two to
three ply of claims deep, which will in
time lead to expensive litigation. In
every direction the miners monuments,
shafts and tunnels are to be seen.
"Col. A. B. Smith and Mr.. W. M.
Hathaway of Banning are among the
fortunate men of that camp.
Col. Smith. for nine months has
applied himselfto the locating
and working of large group of mines,
including a townsite. The total con-
sists OF IA full-sized claims, or 81 900
linear feet by 800 wide, in the imme-
diate vicinity of the Gold Quartz Min
ing company, while many OF the claims
join the latter.
Ibid you visit other camps in that
section of the country, colonel?" asked
the HERALD man, when he had some-
what recovered from the facts and fig
ures slung at him.
II did, sir. 1 visited the Cargo
Muchacho mine and mill. It is 30
stamp mill. kept busy night and day on
a large body OF free gold ore taken from