The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-21
REGION IS RIPE
FOR PROSPECTOR
Patterson Mountain, Between
Phoebe and Ely Is Now At
tracing Attention.
WAS ACTIVE IN THE SIXTIES
LEDGES AND COUNTRY FoRMA-
TON DESCRIBED.

About sixty or seventy miles north Of
Phoebe lies what is known as Patterson
mountain. the snow Gaping Of which can
be plainly seen from here, says the Pi-
oche Record In the sixties much activ-
ity in mining was going on there, and
considerable high-grade ore was shipped
But before any very extensive develop
ment was done Silver Park was discOv-
cred and the camp was abandoned IN
favor of the latter place Then year
or two later Phoebe was discovered ana
both camps were deserted ana remain
practically so today.
The mountain range in general Is prac-
fiCally a continuation Of the Bristol range
but slightly broken in the vicinity or
Pony springs and rising to an elevation
of 5000 feet above the sea level.
Districts Characteristics.
The country rock appears 10 be silurian
limestone underlaid by cambrlan quart
ute which is visible to the observer on
either side Of the mountain
The country IS intruded by dlOrlIe
bikes ranging in width from thirty TO 10
feet and cutting the country formation
apparently at right angles These GlkeS
are frequently accompanied by quartz
veins, carrying in some instances ian
ulOuSly rich silver ore In add1uOn 70 TINS
the country Is cross fisSured, some Lodges
extending from east to west across the
mountain and cropping through the mas
Is traceable for several miles and shows
at different points high-grade ore.
Ore Is Everywhere.
The district appears to he about six
by fifteen miles IN extent and there are
good ShOwings to be seen everywhere.
Very little development outside Of old
Patterson itself has been done, yet every
ledge observed showed hlgh-grade ore
From the dump Of nearly every post hole
specimens running from hundreds to
thousands Of ounces in silver can readily
be picked up. But no one lives there, and
there is nothing doing, only three ranches
IN the country, and they are IlIJeen 70
fifty miles apart The nearest supply
point IS fifty miles, and that only a
store and pOStOffICe- Water IS abundant
and the mountains are clad with timber
adaptable TO building and mining pUr-
poses. Feed is plentiful and wild game
sage hens, grouse and deeT-is numer-
GUS and save a half dozen individuals,
are the only inhabitants But this cOndi-
ton will not remain long for the pros
pectOr is winding his way toward Pat
tersOn mountain
Prospectors Moving In.
From Ely. GoldfieId. Tonopah. BulIfrog,
Phoebe and other points they have begun
TO move. Spring has just fairly opened
up there, though snow in some places Is
Vet twenty feet deep The procession
slowly approaching this country from
Ely on account Of the boom there IS said
TO be somewhat exciting and PiOCheTS
might make d note of this to advantage
IT is a good mineral country and there
are opportunities there at present for a
great many people Perhaps no part of
Nevada has been so much neglected as
Patterson mountain but the railroad now
building into Ely and the one which will
shortly build into Phoebe will flood that
country with live. energetic people who
are not afraid to take a chance to make
a fortune. I tell you men, Patterson
mountain is a good mineral country, and
YOU had better get in on something there
if YOU want TO shake off the curse of
poverty.