Bisbee daily review., 1909-02-16
WILL OPEN O-O
 MUO-1tLE MINE
Ancient Property Has Been Financed and Will Resume
 Operations

Walker. the oldest organized min Ing district in northern Arizona. will soCn be the scene of larger minins operations than it has ever known. A. r. Hurley arrived here yesterday morning from an eight months sJzy in the east to resume work immediate ly in the Mudhole nine During his absence he reorganized the Penn Gold Mining company into the Penn Ari- zona Mining company and financed the latter for greater development than ever before attempted Cn the Aludh0le mine
 An electric generating plant and electric pumps now at Poland station Will be delivered at the Mudhole through the Poland tunnel Monday and set in place as soon as possible The pumps have a capacity of COG gallons minute. Unwatering of the nine will be started as soon as the machinery is in place and rushed to completion. The generating plant will be q permanent one, although it is the intention of the company 10 use power furnished by the Arizona Power com pany. In case of any accident to tie transmission line of the power com pany g shutdown of operations in tho MudhOie can be avoided by pressing the generating plant on the ground into service.
 Foundations for the electric geuer- atiEg plant are almost completed and otEC- preliminary work of unwater- ing the mine is well under way.
 4 force Of mechanics will have the mil ready for operation as soon as the Arizona Power company, is ready to deliver electric power The pres enJ plant has daily capacity Of 135 tons. This will be increased inmedi- ately by the addition of another 45- ton unit With the mine unwatered and tho mill in operation it is the in tentiOn to furth-- ial-lc-c the daily capacity of the mill 10 250 tons by the addition Of other units The ore re serves now blocked cut in the mine juzufics the installation or a plant oi large capacity.
 WiJl rhe minr unwaterci opera tons will De started in the two princi- pal shalts. Number I shaft is down 5G5 feet on a 45 degree incline. IL ls sunk in the solid rock wall of tine great ynsu- The vein was tapped by 8 Crosscut from this shalt at the zs, level showing an ore body larger than in any Of the upper workings. One O. the uGCuilariries of the vein is that ts ore bodies prove thicker and with increasing values as depth is gsiqed.
 Number saa.l 5s down 45" feet. Tin % mle- Of underground upal- irE- from the shafts r.iA he irc-as-rl ay rlEriu -Ec dTiE- a saca di--c. IlpT f-ln she shafts.
 The cCmparg also owns the -97' and -HOECluu' Eroups adjacent to tne 1iudhole group. Work viii be started on these properties later.
 iu recognizing the old company into the Penn Arizona Mining com Wuy. General Manager Hurley asso- clated large financial interests W1Jn tae shareholders Of the old company EhO retained their holdings. Tle principal stockholders are among the Tcallhiest capitalists Of PeunsyIvanta Ample capital has been subscribed to carry on one Of the largest mine de- FeieEIent schemes ever attempted in northern Arizona
 Speaking or his experiences in finau. -i-~ a'-7 toiAil any MI. fiulieF Sa4u that be was ably assisted by Don A. Baxter. cf Lima. Ohio. and J. 70. .iocr cf Birmingham. Alabama.
 The directors nf the company are z. Haskell. H. Heasley, Lewis Elm. eIN jr. W. W Bell and J. B Leon. th The officers are J. E. Haskell ri .cent; J. E. Leonard. vice pfrs-
 ieEt. R. Heasley, secretary and treas rId. aad A F Hurley general man agCr.