bluebird gift shop / museum

[azdave35]

i stopped by the bluebird gift shop the other day...louie sure has a nice little museum with a ton of old newspaper clippings and info on the goldfield area..if you haven't been in a while you should drop by and check it out....take some time to read some of the stuff he has on the walls and tables

 

[EarnieP]

Read?

OK, who are you and what have you done with the real azdave?

 

[azdave35]

Read?

OK, who are you and what have you done with the real azdave?

earnie...some of us hillbillies got smarts real good..i got book learnin clear up to 8th grade

 

[Carl995]

i stopped by the bluebird gift shop the other day...louie sure has a nice little museum with a ton of old newspaper clippings and info on the goldfield area..if you haven't been in a while you should drop by and check it out....take some time to read some of the stuff he has on the walls and tables

That place is a landmark!!! I don't know when they shut the mine tours down?
I've been going there since the 60's & i'm sure many of you have been there way before that!!
It would be cool if people would post their earliest pictures of Bluebird & a big plus for pictures of the mine tour!!

 

[somehiker]

Anyone know the history of the Ruiz family with respect to the mine and store ?......Greg ?

 

[azdave35]

Anyone know the history of the Ruiz family with respect to the mine and store ?......Greg ?

wayne...i could be wrong but i think the ruiz family bought the bluebird in 1968

 

[Carl995]

I remember the jukebox out front with "rocky robin" & Tom T Hall's "I Love" constantly playing!!

 

[somehiker]

Funny, but in 21 years of exploring those mountains, and driving past the Bluebird so many times, I've never stopped in for a look.
Still on my list though.

 

[Carl995]

Funny, but in 21 years of exploring those mountains, and driving past the Bluebird so many times, I've never stopped in for a look.
Still on my list though.

on weekends we would head out 3am, fill the 900 gal water tank a couple miles from the claims. set up the core drill & be done about 10:30-11.
Go to the Bluebird & eat while my dad talked to John Wilburn & others.
That place is about the only place miners & prospectors would hang out, a piece of history in itself!

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[azdave35]

Funny, but in 21 years of exploring those mountains, and driving past the Bluebird so many times, I've never stopped in for a look.
Still on my list though.

you definitely need to stop in and have a look..he has **** all over the walls from the goldfield area...also look at the tables on the front porch...the top has a bunch of articles and is laminated with resin...around back is old equipment from the bluebird mine..the old arrestra is still there

 

[azdave35]

Funny, but in 21 years of exploring those mountains, and driving past the Bluebird so many times, I've never stopped in for a look.
Still on my list though.

dont forget to get a buffalo burger...pretty tasty

 

[somehiker]

As a side note, it was a gentleman by the name of Francisco Ruiz who spurred my interest in the stone maps.
An engineer for the company I work for at the time, and born and raised on his family's farm in Cholula, Puebla Mex., he noticed something in one of the photos of the range which I was showing another guy in his office. Been having fun with that ever since then. He left for a job with the Blackberry outfit shortly after, but I'll have to see if I can't get in touch with him again, cause I'm sure he would find some of my latest shots to be even more interesting.

Regards:Wayne

 

[azdave35]

on weekends we would head out 3am, fill the 900 gal water tank a couple miles from the claims. set up the core drill & be done about 10:30-11.
Go to the Bluebird & eat while my dad talked to John Wilburn & others.
That place is about the only place miners & prospectors would hang out, a piece of history in itself!

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the place is definitely a landmark..it was a hangout for all the big time ldm hunters...it was the only thing out there back then...i always stop in when i'm in the area

 

[Matthew Roberts]

Clay Worst and I would go down to Ruiz place and have a hamburger and chocolate malt (Clay's favorite) and sit out on the front porch and talk dutch talk with Ray, Louie, John Wilburn or whoever dropped by. Wilburn and Clay always disagreed on where the mine was. John thought it was Goldfield and Clay thought back in the mountains. John Wilburn taught me a lot about geology and gold bearing rock there at the Bluebird. Some great discussions were had there, great times and great memories.

 

[azdave35]

Clay Worst and I would go down to Ruiz place and have a hamburger and chocolate malt (Clay's favorite) and sit out on the front porch and talk dutch talk with Ray, Louie, John Wilburn or whoever dropped by. Wilburn and Clay always disagreed on where the mine was. John thought it was Goldfield and Clay thought back in the mountains. John Wilburn taught me a lot about geology and gold bearing rock there at the Bluebird. Some great discussions were had there, great times and great memories.

same here matthew...john wilburn taught me a bunch about geology and mining..john was a great geologist ..especially good on the geology of the goldfield area...he found most of the richer veins in the black queen and wasp mines

 

[Carl995]

no one has any pictures of the Bluebird

 

[nobodie]

If I remember correctly, it was in the movie RAISING ARIZONA. Nicholas Cage.

 

[nobodie]

The scene is with John Goodman and another actor. The other actor is in the Bluebird and robs it they forget the baby on the car and drive away.

 

[nobodie]

Carrol,
A screen shot of John Goodman in front of the Bluebird in RAISING ARIZONA.

 

[Carl995]

The scene is with John Goodman and another actor. The other actor is in the Bluebird and robs it they forget the baby on the car and drive away.

i'll have to watch the movie! thanks!