Show BLUE MOUNTAIN MINING COMPANY ore of excellent value is uncovered twelve feet below the surface increased activity has been noticeable of late in the rich mining sections by which sumpter oregon is environed and a number of new and important discoveries have been chronicled in that region during the past f few ew months one of baese being in the property of the blue mountain mining company in cable cove district which is commented upon by the sumpter american as follows in the cable cove section the blue mountain mining company is very active oliver E conner jr is the mine manager and when in the city today on his weekly business visit reported that a strike of a rich ore shoot had been made in no 4 tunnel of the last chance group which is known as the cloud tunnel this tunnel has been driven across the eagle vein and ores ot exceptionally high values have been encountered at a depth of but twelve feet below the surface A surface tram is being built from this tunnel and will intersect with the main elevated tramway between rawson no 3 tunnel and the mill and is now ready for laying the rails in excavating for the tramway sills alongside of dump from no 3 tunnel about tons of free milling gold ore was encountered ahat had been covered up ore that in former years was too low grade to ship direct but is first class milling ore and will plate better than 2 per fer bonwith ton with concentrates worth about 65 per ton ore is piling up rapidly in the of rawson no 3 and sufficient has been blocked out to keep the mill running for some time to come mr C L arzeno president of the company is now on the ground and it is due to his able and efficient management that the properties of the blue mountain mining company have been enabled to make their present showing |