Show BIG STRIKE IN CAMP BIRD herald ouray colo the discovery of ore the tunnel driven to the west from the main workings wor kinis of the camp bird is said by those who are acquainted with it to be the most important strike ever made in the history of the camp if not in the state the ore body has been opened up to a width of fourteen feet and of the numerous tests made none have run less than six ounces to the ton and from that up up to forty ounces gold to the ton nothing like it for immense size and richness has ever before been found on oil the camp bird though that property is noted as being the richest in the fhe state the strike was made in virgin ground and further development apparently does nothing but expose the increased size of the ore body as it is opened up tip that the camp bird stock is climbing gradually upward is not to be wondered at in the face of a discovery such as this those who are on the inside assert that this great mine is destined to produce an enormously greater amount of mineral wealth in the future than it has in the past though an output of stands to its credit now the revenue another noted producer of the sneffels els district with even a much greater output to its credit than the camp bird also ba has picture ore on the montana vein and is now said to have greater possibilities ties as a notable gold producer than ever before in its history from the sneffels els district from sixty five to sixty eight tons of ore are being loaded on the cars here each day and a thousand tons is now ahead of the ten teams of sixes and pack trains carrying the ore to ouray it will take thirty days more for the freighters to catch up with the output and there will be a continuous stream turned out then from the camp bird revenue atlas torpedo eclipse and other properties of the stoffels sneffels els district indications are that this will be the greatest year in the history of the sneffels els ai district strict which is saying a great deal for a section having such much a record to its credit as has the asnef fels district dietr ct the roads are all open to this district and the heavy machinery and other supplies that ahat have occasioned delay are now being taken up to f the he smaller properties |