El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-27
WEEDS REPORT
IS OPTIMISTIC
Finds Santa Rita Develop
ment Co. Property Meri-
torious Mining Venture.

A report on the property Of the Santa
Rita Development company, at santa
Rita. y. NJ. has been made by DR.. Wal
ter Harvey Weed DIT. Weed, who made
thorough investigation OF the hold
ings OF the company. has issued a pre-
liminary report and synopsis Of his
findings.
Regarding the location OF the prop
erty Dr. Weed pointed out the fact that
it is not only next to the property u
the Chino Copper company, but also
joins the workings of the Hearst pit Of
the Chino company. and that payable
pOrphyry ore, carrying copper glance
is found on the Santa Rita company
property on the Hearst pit side
Report in Detail.
The report submitted by DR.. Weed
follows;
'As the preparation OF my report on
the property II the Santa Rita Devel-
opment Co. VIII require certain maps
and other data. not available Tor sew
eral DAYS. I submit the following pre-
liminary opinion as the result OF my
visit 70 the property
I find that the claims held by the
company adjoin those II the Chino Cop
per Co. on the Hearst pit side and that
the boundary line is approximately
quarter of a mile from the hearst pit
Also that a shaft showing payable
''porphyry" ore carrying copper glance.
exists on a claim not over 100 yards
from your DOran group and approx
mately 200 yards from a shaft now be-
ing sunk on one OF the claims Of the
DOran group
4 also find hat the claims IN this
side of the group show altered pOr-
phyry similar in character Of rock and
nature of alteration to that OF the
steam shovel pits Of the Chino Copper
Co. and that this area II alteration
extends up TO and probably beneath the
lava cap seen on top OF the mountain
forming the Kneeling Nun and the
adjacent cliffs.
warrants Churn Drilling.
Considering these facts and the
opinion OF the L. S. Geological survey,
in which I concur, that naturalization
preceded the pouring out OF these
lsvas, am Of the opinion that you
have an area OF altered porphyry
which Is sufficiently promising to war
rant exploration by churn drilling. The
results of this drilling cannot be fore
told further than TO say that copper
ore viii be found, but the thickness.
assay value and extent Of ore bearing
ground must be determined by actual
drilling.
"As preliminary work I would rec
ommend that a tunnel be driven into
the mountains at OF about the place
where the so shaft is now being sunk.
beneath the lava and tuff COW
erlng and furnish valuable information
for use in drill work
Can Be Mined With Small Outlay.
Besides this rather promising area
OF altered porphyry. your company con-
trolls in the Ruddel group of claims an
area OF metamOrphOsed shale and other
rocks on which the RuddIe No l shaft
has been put down Shipments made
oy Herbert Robinson Of ore from the
shaft run from 3 10 To percent con-
per and 1t IS my belief based upon an
inspection OF the dump and the sur
face of the property that your company
can reopen and make a producing mine
OF this property with 2 very small
outlay Ior equipment and development
Is MeritOrOus Venture
Other promising points exist on the
group. but the two mentioned are OF
urst Importance and in my opinion
warrant your taking up the property
as merltorious mining venture
'Slsned) walter Harvey Weed"