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Show DR. WEED PAYS VISIT TO SIMON DISTRICT Dr. Walter Harvey Weed, prominent geologist, was In Mina this week for the purpose of making an extensive study of the geology of the Simon mine and the Simon district. Alter making a thorough examination of (he underground workings work-ings of the big Simon Silver-Lead mine, he expressed himself as very much impressed im-pressed with the propdsition. -Beyond saying that it was one of the biggest propositions he had ever visited, he had no further public statement to make at this time. That he was greatly impressed im-pressed at the magnitude of the proposition proposi-tion is known from the private opinion expressed to personal friends. Without tioubt the visit will result in much good and a decided boost to the Simon district. Dr. Weed is the owner and editor of the Mines Handbook. Some years ago the doctor was attached to the United States geological survey, and later was associated associ-ated with Lewissohn brothers and Parke Channing in making extensive copper investigations. One of his discoveries was the secondary enrichment of copper ores which he exploited in a monograph that was extensively exploited in Butte. Western Nevada Miner. |