KONGO.
Consul
General Henry W. Diederich ' of Antwerp, Belgium, reports that in
Januaiy, 1914, 6,795 carats of rough diamonds from Kongo River were
sold at auction for $39,372. These diamonds come from the country along
Kasai River, a tributary of Kongo River.
FELDSPAR GEMS.
AMAZON STONE. COLORADO.
The
amazon stone and associated minerals of the Pikes Peak region,
Colorado, have been a source of interest to mineral collectors and gem
dealers for many years. George F. Kunz 2 states that an
exhibit of Colorado amazon stone at the World's Fair in Phdadelphia, in
1876 occasioned much surprise because of its beauty. There are two
general localities where the amazon stone is found, one to the east of
Pikes Peak, in the Crystal Park region near Manitou Springs, and the
other about 18 miles northwest of Pikes Peak around Crystal Peak, about
4 miles noith of Florissant.
In
the Crystal Peak region prospects have been opened over an area more
than 2 miles square by vaiious prospectors and collectors. The Crystal
Peak region is mountainous and timbered, with occasional rocky knobs or
domes standing above the ridges and valleys. The prospects examined are
situated at elevations ranging from about 9,000 to 9,400 feet above sea
level, Crystal Peak having an altitude of 9,668 feet. Crystal Peak is
the highest of a range of small knobs along a divide. Other lower knobs
are Little Crystal Peak, one-fifth of a mile west of north; Deer
Mountain, about one-half of a mile northwest; and Sheeps Head, about
two-thirds of a mile northwest of Crystal Peak. Wide ridges and rather
gentle slopes extend from the foot of these knobs, but most of these
are cut into by valleys within a half mile of the knobs.
The
prospects are in both the gentle slopes and in the steeper walled
valleys. Among the numerous people who have worked in the Crystal Peak
region George Copelen, of Gillette, Colo., was one of the pioneers. Mr.
Copelen commenced prospecting here over 35 years ago, but has now
abandoned that work. Numerous claims have been filed and some of these
are still in force, but others have lapsed. Among the prospects visited
in August, 1913, some were on the claims of J. D. Endicott, of Canon
City; The Crystal Peak Gem Co., of Ciipple Creek; A. Fries, George H.
Weed, and Whitmore&Sandeis. The claims of J. D. Endicott lie
chiefly north of Crystal Peak. One claim is in the gap between Little
Crystal Peak and Deer Mountain. A. Fries owns patented ground about
one-half of a mile northeastof Crystal Peak and claims other prospects
between this and Little Crystal Peak. The claims of the Crystal Peak
Gem Co. are scatteied, most of them lying north and noithwest of Little
Crystal Peak with one, the "Pinacoid claim," nearly a mile to tne north
of Crystal Peak. A claim covering the topaz workings, about li miles
southwest of
i Daily Cons, and Trade Repts., Mar. 28, 1914, p. 1170.
* Gems and precious stones: Scientific Publishing Co., p. 165,1890, New York.
