Bisbee daily review., 1915-06-06
WALTER H. WEED STRONG FOR
 OATMAN
pr. Walter Harvey Weed, Noted Geclogist, makes a Detailed Inspection of Oat-
 man District. Report Good
CBy William P. DeWolO

CBy William P. DeWolD
 OATMAN, Arizona June 5"The veins in the Tom Reed-Gold Road Mining District are remarkably per sistent, and will, I believe. carry val ues irrespective of the nature of the wall rock, said Dr. Walter Harvey Weed a geologist of international standing, who has just completed 2n examination of the geological struc- ture of this district "A dike is not an essential factor for ore deposition." he continued and veins without dikes are just as likely to carry ore shoots in this locality as are those with the big. walllikc outcrops Ma ny of these so-called dikes are merely zones of highly altered silicided an- desite-p porphry- true igenous dikes'
 Prior to his departure for Jerome. Arizona where he will examine sey- eIal mining properties for the Clark interests Dr. Weed informed me that he is very favorably impressed with thC mineral showing in this camp. He is of the opinion that valuable mines will be developed here and that their logevity will be curtailed only by the limitations of mining machinery. That is 10 say, the Tom Reed-Gold Road District will yield pay ore to the great est depth at which it will be possible to mine.
 The itinerary Of Dr. Weed included an inspection of the Tom Reed. Gold Road, United Eastern. United West. ern, Gold Ore. Pittsburg. Big JiM. Orion. Lexington and Black Range properties, and was supplemented by auto trips around the camp in general. The noted visitor was particularly impressed with the showing in the United Eastern mine "It is a very remarkable ore body" said he "One of the most remarkable ] have ever inspected I shall follow it's develop ment with interest," Continuing, pr. Weed said
 Favors The Western.
 The United Western has, in my opinion, an assured future. | have traced the outcrop of the United East ern ledge through the estate of the United Western company It shows strong at surface and is readily fol- lowed from one to the other Of the properties mentioned The Eastern vein. like those of the district in gen eral, is in my opinion of younger 0ri- gin than the intersectiug dikCs and cuts through instead of being cut off by the latter Future development work on the Western will, am sure, bear out this theory. Next to the Tom Reed and the United Eastern. the United Western is l believe the most valuable property in the camp. refer of course to its prospective value. l. has no proven value like the Tom Reed and the United Eastern, and | mention the property in con nection with them simply as means of expressing to you my confidence in its future if development work is intelligently prosecuted
 Dr Weed first visited this section about six years ago. and in the report written by him at that time said:
 "The gold deposits occur in we'll de. fined Assure veins which traverse all the rocks of the region. and SO far as my observation enabled me to judge. the veins are of identical character and are equally mineralized in all the rocks and although the Assures may show variations in width of the rock. the vein filling is similar in each rock and the ore is likely 10 be equally rich in any one of the rocks of the district"
 A Word In Comparison.
 A comparison Of Che written opinioA transcribed by pr, Weed in 1909 with the opinion expressed by him Co your correspondent few days ago shows that development work between then and now bears out his earl!\' state ment regarding the character and per sistency of the local ore depositions and inspired his later statement In other words. Dr. Weed found upon his return here in 1915, that the camp had in the interim made good ih accord with his prediction of 1909 Naturally he is much gratihed, and so expressed himself Nothing of the personal "I told you so' note permeated his conversation on the subject In fact, the subject was not mentioned by him until others had called it to his attention.
 The phase Of the local mining situ- atioA that appeals to Ilr. Weed more
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