The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1902-06-18
DEVELOPING
THE BLUE BIRD
Property Has Five Parallel and
One Cross Veins.

George W. Wheeler, the New York
banker who is tinanciering the Blue Bird
company, returned from the mine Fri.
day evening. He was accompanied by
A. l.. McEwen, the eminent mining en-.
gineer, who exported the property. MIR.
Wheeler expressed himself as being en-
tirely satisfied with the showing made
on the Blue Bird group. This is his
first visit to the mine, having bought an
interest on report made by one of his
engineers. He said the feature which
pleased him most is the positive knowl-
edge gained ON this trip that the Red
Boys Monarch ledge runs diagonally
across the Blue Bird, r. T. and II corner
of the sullivan No. 3 claims If his group,
giving nearly 1900 feet Of that marvel.
Ously strong vein. The course Of that
ledge is southwest from the Blue Bird,
through the Red Boys Monarch claim
and across the dyke into the Gray
Eagle.
Mr.. Wheeler stated that he will fur
nsh all the money needed for develop
ment and as fast as ii is needed, and
also for the erection Of mill, which he
hoped would be before the close OF the
present year. Regarding the character
of the property and the plan of develop
ment, he referred THE MINER man to
Mr.. McEwen, who, he said, was at lib.
erty to make public any information
which he thought best.
What A. l.. McEwen doesn't know
about u mine wouldn't make much Of II
book. He has three prime requisites Of
mining engineer, scientific training,
practical experience and common sense.
He knows that newspaper doesn't
want a learned thesis, filled with techni-
cal terms, the meaning of which the
readers will not know, SO he gave this
concise description OF the property:
The Blue Bird group consists of five
claims, II fraction and u mill site. The
claim of that name and the fraction,
located as the Little Rock, are situated
ut the bottom of the canyon on Clear
creek, adjoining the Red Boy. Adjoin-
ing these and parallel with them are the
Diana and T and +; then comes the Sui
livan No. 3, and last the $. W., the east
side line Of which reaches the summit,
covering distance Of 24OO feet from the
creek up the mountain side.
On this property are five parallel veins
and cross ledge, cutting the others at
an angle OF sixty or seventy degrees,
with northeast southwest trend. Three
shifts of men are at work driving tun-
mel on this cross ledge, which Is II blind
lead. The tunnel IL therefore both u
drift and crosscut. II will probably
have to leave the ledge after going in
300 or 400 feet further. 1t is now in
about 200 feet, fifty feet from the first
ledge, which will be cut in two or three
weeks. 1t is now gaining the remark.
able depth of foot for foot and will main
tain practically this proportion until the
last vein is encountered.
Ore from the ledge on which the tun.
mel is now drifting assays III, most
gratifying showing. Float from all the
parallel veins are also entirely satisfac.
tory. There is scarcely doubt but that
this cross ledge will greatly enrich all
the others at the intersections, as this is
almost the universal rule. 1t is this
condition that obtains ut the Golconda,
where the iabulously rich ore is now be.
ing mined.
Concluding, Mr.. McEwen said Gan
conditions are favorable there for max
ing q valuable mine; an excellent mill
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