Wednesday, June i8, 1902
THE SUMPTER MINER
DEVELOPING
THE BLUE BIRD
Property Has Five Parallel and
One Cross Veins.
Georjjo V. Wlmoler, tliu Xuw York
banker who in limiiu'iurinn the llliio Ilird
com pun j, rvturiuil from thu mini' Frl
duy uvuiiing. llu wiih lurompaiili'il by
A. L. McKwen, thu eminent mining en
pinuur, who i).iorli'(l thu property. Mr.
AVhi'i'lor exprocft'tl hinifolf iih heltin on
tiroly cuticlli'd with thu Hhowiii)! niiulo
nu thu Mine Mini troop. Thin i hi
Brut vinit to thu mine, having bought an
Intorext 011 a report nmilo by ouu of him
engineer, llu nuiil tliu feature which
pleiifi'd him 1 1 10c t in thu Mcltivo kuowl
nljtu gained on thin trip that the Hod
Hoy's Monarch ledge runs diagonally
norosH thu lllnu Itird, T. T. and a comur
of thu Sullivan No. 3 claim of bin group,
giving nearly 1500 feet of that marvel
imply ntrong vein. Thu eoiireo of that
ledge i couthweHt from thu llliio Hint,
through thu Hwl Hov'h Monarch claim
and acroHx thu dvku into thu Urav
Kngle.
Mr. Wheeler Htated that ho will fur
nlfli all thu money needed for develop
ment and iih flint an it in needed, and
iiIki for the erection of a mill, which lie
hoped would ho heforu thu close of thu
preeunt year. Itegardiug thu character
of thu property and the plan of develop
ment, ho referred Tun Mi.vkii man to
Mr. McKweu, who, ho mid, wan at lib
erty to juaku public any information
which ho thought best.
What A. I.. MuKnuu doesn't know
nlxmt a iiiluu wouldn't make much of a
book, llu Iiiih threu priinu re)iilniteH of
n mining engineer, Hcientitlu training,
practicnl experience and common rieiiHe.
llu known that a uuwxpapur docHii't
viintu learned the!, tilled with techul
cal tonne, thu meaning of which thu
reiulern will not know, ho ho gavo
coucUu description of thu preperly:
Thu Mine Ilird group coiiftatH of
claims, a fraction and a mill site.
claim of that naiiiu and thu fraction,
located iih thu Little Itock, aru situated
ut thu bottom of thu canyon on Clear
creek, adjoining thu ltcd Hoy. Adjoin
iug these and parallel with them aru thu
Diana and Tumi T; then com oh thu Sul
livan No. it, and last thu S. W., thu catjt
side lino of which reaches thu summit,
covering a distauco of '.'UK) feet from thu
creek up thu mountain sidu.
On this property aru llvu parallel voIiih
and a cross ledge, cutting thu others at
an nnglu of sixty or seventy degrees,
with a northeast-southwest tiend. Threu
shifts of men are at work driving a tun
nel on this cross ledge, which is a blind
lead. The tunnel Is therefore both a
drift and a crnsr-cut. It will probably
have to leavu thu ledgu after going in
300 or 400 feet further. It is now in
alKiut 200 feet, tlfty feet from thu llrst
ledge, which will bo cut in two or threu
weeks. It is now gaining thu remark
ahlu depth of foot for foot and will main
tain practically this propoition until thu
last vein is encountered.
Oru from thu ledge on which thu tun
nel is now drifting assies (47, a most
gratifying showing. Float from all thu
parallel veins aru also untiroly satisfac
tory. Thuro is scarcely a doubt hut that
this cross ledgu will greatly enrich all
thu others at thu Intersections, as this is
almost thu universal rulu. It is this
condition that obtains ut thu Golcouda,
where thu fabulously rich oru is now be
ing mined.
Concluding, Mr. McEwen said: "All
conditions tiro favorable there for mak
ing a valuable mine; an excellent mill
ito with plenty of water, an abundance
this
live
Thu
of timber, strong ledges and nn ideal
tunnel proosition all in a district
proven by deep sinking, with no failure
yet recorded. It is as near u sure thing
iih any prospect can be."
To thu writer, Mr. Whcoler talked
most entertainingly of thu world-wide
mining situation, with which 'ho Is in
close touch. About live years ago ho
added to his business that of mines and
mining stocks, and says that not in thu
history of civilization has there been
such a widespread interest in any indus
try as there is in mining at thu present
time; nor was so much money over he
foru going into one lino of business. Ho
has his regular customers in every civil
ized country on thu globu iiultw ouu
hundred in Russia and half that nunilor
in thu Philippines. So eager aru people
to invest in American miuen that he
does not find it necessary to huvo his lit
erature printed in other than thu Eng
lish language, that prosectivo buyers
havu it translated into their own
tongues.
As nn illustration of the magnitude of
his own business, hu stated that when
ho sent out announcements offering
JOO.OOO shares of HI ue Ilird Btoek for sale,
within six days orders wero received for
double that amount, and no orders had'
then been received from foreign coun
tries. llu has sent out 50,000 prospectuses of
this company, accompanied by an oqiuit
number of his pamphlets on Oregon's
Kesources, both excellent books from a
literary standpoint and superbly print
ed, lie also issues monthly '.25,000 cop
ies of thu North American Miner, which
aru sent throuuh thu malls, stamped.
Eastern Oregon is fortiiuatu in having
attracted the interest of so enterprising
a gentleman. His efforts aru sure to
work great good to thu entire region, to
advertise it more extensively than it has
ever been before. In conclusion, hu
said :
"I am glad that I havu taken thutimu
to comu out here and inspect what I lc
lievu to hu thu greatest mining section
on the glolte, of which opinion I am go
ing to inform thu world. I havu lccn
down into thu workings of the ltcd Hoy,
Columbia and Oolconda, through thu
courtesy of thu managements of thosu
incomparable mines, and ran now talk
and writu with faith based on knowl
edge. Thu fakirs will begin soon to base
their operations on the fame of thu gold
tields of eastern Oregon, but that is an
apparently inevitable evil, which, in it
self, speaks well for the countiy and
must be endured witli fortitude. I am
pleased to learn that the section has
thus far been so unusually free fiom thu
pests. You have here, however, a far
moro dangerous element, thu "knock
ers." I have become awuro of their
presence myself,"
Harrison, the Giant Powder man,
wants "every miner to make his olllcu
headquarters when in Sumpter.
Leavu your measure for u suit of
clothes ut Neill Mercantile company's.
Only thu best brands of liquors and
igars at Duuphy's "Thu Club."
If you wish to strike it rich use Giant
Powder.
Fresh vegetables at The Market.
All leading brands of cigars are to ho
hud at "Sturglll's."
All thu latest novelties in hats at
Nell I Mercantile company's.
Fish of nil kinds at The Market.
C. F. RAHT
Assaycr
and
Metallurgist
OPPOSITE POSTOFFICE
SUMPTER, OREGON
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) Write lor special prices
A anj prospcciuk
AAvBCVL!A&
BLUE BIRD
MINING
COMPANY
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Capital $200,000
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FULL PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE
MINES LOCATED IN GRANITE MINING DISTRICT, EASTERN OREGON
50,000 SHARES OFFERED
WHEELER &, CO., Bankers
j BROADWAY. NEW YORK
Mention No. Co nJ Hit North American Miner will be malleJ you in months free
LAWSON & INGRAM
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WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GROCERS
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Full Urn of firtoiriis
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A
NEW
GOLD
MINE
THE STOCK OF THE
NEW GOLD MINE
THE
CRACKER
OREGON
Located in the same dis
trict with the famous
North Pole, the Eureka
and Excelsior, Goiconda
and Columbia mines in
the Sumpter District in
Eastern Oregon, is now
being offered, to provide
money to do the neces
sary development work,
such as run tunnels, build
mill, etc. f This mine
shows an ore ledge which
extends for a distance of
j, ooo feet on the prop
erty, showing a clearly
defined vein of from 10
to 40 feet in width. It
will undoubtedly prove
to be as great a producer
as its rich' neighbors. The
price of the stock is
10 CENTS A SHARE
Par value i oo, Non
forfeitable, Non-assessable,
and no personal
liability.
Till MostSurohing livistigitiii
Is Asked for This Propositi!
U'MTK III! I'.M.I. 1'IIIX
THE
OREGON
DEVELOPMENT
CO.
LEES.OVITT,Agt.
Third Floor Merrill lluihliiig
MILWAUKKK, WISCONSIN
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