Bisbee daily review., 1917-01-07
JACKL!NG INTERESTS PURCHASE BONANZA IN
 HARQUA HALA REGION


 powerful Guggenheim syndicate, have purchased the famous old Harqua Hala Bonanza mine for sum said to be in excess of S1,000,000.
 This news is regarded as the most important which ever broke" in the Salome section, with the possible ex- ception of the discovery of the Glory Hole back in 1909.
 It was the requirement of an in terest in the United Eastern mine by Mudd and Jackling that really start ed the Oatman boom. That deal drew the attention of the world to Oat- man, for Seeley w. Mudd and D. C.. Jackling are numbered among the keenest, shrewdest mining men of the United States. Salome and the neaF- by districts of Harqua Hala and Tank pass are now looking forward to a rush which may rival that of Oatman. There are scores of properties around the Harqua Hala and in the Tank pass region which have excellent showings that can be developed at small expense.
 This is not country of deep mines. The Harqua Hala, for instance, has produced over S5,000,000 worth of gold, all above the 4O0-foot level. Had it not been in the hands of a closed syndicate which avoided publicity, it would be one of the famous gold mines of the country.
 Jackling and Mudd closed their deal with H. William Stephens, who held the Harqua Hala under option from John Martin, superintendent of the property, and his brother. pr. Ancil Martin, of Phoenix. The Martins re- ceive s65O,OOO, Stephens the re- mainder.
 It is believed locally that when the full truth is disclosed about the show ing opened at the Harqua Hala in re- cent months, countrywide sensa- tion equal to that which followed the United Western strike will be created.
 Much of the Harqua Halas gold production was from what is known as the Castle Garden stope, which is little more than a pit dug into the face of the hill. Miners who worked in that stope carried out nuggets worth as much as s1O0 in their arm pits. The gold which was stolen is not included in the official production rec ords.
 The ground was hardly broken and the ore seemed to pinch out. It took John Martin to prove that the Harqua Hala values went down. He opened rich gold ore, some of it carrying as much as six per cent copper sulphide, on the Standardization levels of the main shaft, a short distance west of the Castle Garden stope. From the 400-foot level he ran a drift back un- der that stope. He found the ore. Moreover, he blocked out a consider able tonnage How rich that ore is no one knows except Martin, few of his miners, and the new owners of the Harqua Hala.
 When Jackling and Mudd had their attention drawn to the Harqua Hala they sent two men to take samples from the faces of the various drifts and crosscuts. Those men took their samples and went away.
 In few days two more men came, and as much as told Martin that he had salted the mine for the benefit of the first samplers. Martin merely smiled and told them to take their own samples.
 These men dug into the faces, filled a dozen sacks or so with samples, and went away.
 Next came two more expert sam- piers, and they had six miners with them. They, set the miners to dig ging far into the faces and walls, where there was no possible chance for salting. Their samples convinced Mudd and Jackling that they had an opportunity to buy one of.the richest gold mines in the world. and few days ago the deal was closed in Los Angeles
 Just what Mudd and Jackling will do first when they take charge is not known, but it is presumed that they will erect a big modern stamp mill and Notation plant, the latter for the sulphides. Until recently 20 of the 40 stamps of the old mill were treat ing p tons of ore day. but owing to the lack of modern methods only 70 per cent of the values were saved. Nevertheless, the production has been paying all expenses of operation and development.
 The Harqua Hala was discovered in 1888 and after a considerable tonnage of rich ore had been taken out near the surface the property was sold to an English syndicate for S5,000.O00 Ii is said that the English company took out about S5.000.00O, all above the 2OO-foot level Believing tbat the ore was worked out, or so badly faultcd that it would bc waste of time and money to attept to locate it. the Tnglshmcu quit. Some time later the Harqua Hala was sold at shcri0's