Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-18
William Cutler Locates "Poker''
Browns Famous Prospect
In Seven Troughs.
BIG STAMPEDE RESULTS.
Search Has Been on for Twenty Years
This State is Well Represented
In New District.
specIaI Corresnnndel1ca.

Vernon, Humboldt Co.. New, March
ls--DeveIopments among the silver
lead deposits in the country contiguous
TO Poker Brown Springs. out OF Vernon
and Seven Thoughts 10 miles 10 the
eastward promise, ia the opinion OF
conservative mining men hsre a new
Leadville OF Couer d'Alenes. or Park
city for Nevada At least the mining
men OF this region and the investing
public OF salt Lake City and Goldileld
are conducting them selves as though
they believed this We're true. White
tents are dottng 80 square miles of
country and already plans that contem-
plate u TOWNSHIP in the center of the
belt are under way. Here In the de-
librate opinion OF conservative mining
men who have interested them selves In
the district, a new Lradvllle that will
take rank among Nevada's first cities,
Us sure TO spring np. Big recent dis
Coveries at Poker Brown Springs, big
Developments and Important TRANSACT
lions of late have forced the people OF
Seven Troughs TO look up from their
treasures OF gold TO the other side of
the valley and their has been a. move
nent across the valley during the last
two weeks that has led TO the location
of 400 or more claims covering three
parallel systems OF sitver-lead veins
that course northerly and southerly So
far as discovered for six mixes.
UTAHN MAKES FIND,
The event that led to all this excite
ment and activity was the entrance in
to this region of William Cutler OF
Utah, pioneer and father OF the dis
trlct. On Jan, Is Of this year Mr.. CUT
Ter representing L. HOlbrool, John
Cleghorn. Horace Stayrer and Prof. Il,
s. Hinckley OF Utah under grup stake
contract pitched his tent near Poker
Brown Springs, pursuing tale OF 20
years ago when, II Is said, Poker
Brown. an old prospector. made sem
sational silver strike but failed to re-
veal its location before his death,
which occurred shortly AFTER Inc ore
shown by Poker" Brown at Love-
lock has been the occasion of many
a long search Tor 20 years. But 1T re-
manned for ME- Cutler TO make the dis
covery shortly after entering the re-
gIon. In less than week what WAS
apparently 'Poker" Browns drills and
hammer were found in an old working
and boulder OF silver ore apparently
hidden in mound OF country rock.
was uncovered and an assay revealed
the presence Of 400 ounces OF silver per
ton.
In few days Mr., Cutler found the
great system of silver lead veins that
course through the country in their
beds OF lime schist and slate for miles,
and made his way with samples of the
ore to Vernon occasoning the great
stampede OF Feb 5, led by s. A. Green
wood, OF Fillmore, Utah. who secured
the first Information and his first choice
of IL claims MI Cutler had previous
~ taken his pick for his people in Utah
and following the stampede few days
disposed of his fifth interest in the
group to GOldheld parties for $4,000. He
has since acquired in connection with
his company vast holdings.
LOCAL MEN PROMINENT.
on March 3, S. A. Greenwood. while
looking for suitable townsite loca-
tlon discovered the second great vein
system several miles to the asst at Will
low Crek and occasioned the second
great rush, In the vicinity OF the Sec
ond discovery is probably one of the
most remarkable silver-lead showings
TO be seen anywhere. Here deposits
and impregations OF silver and lead
show In places 20 feet wide and MORE
Only about two weeks or 10 days ago
the third belt was discovered still fur
Their to the east and the third stampede
which Is stlll In progress followed This
belt Is especially refI1arK Dle Tor It's
silver bromide and chloride deposits.
Out of these events a great deal of de-
velopment activity has been engend cred
that has revealed the nature of the for
nation and deposits sufficiently TO con-
stltute proof In The minds OF mining
men Of the richness and permanency OF
the district Mr. Cutler. who has
grown up In the silver-leae camps OF
tho west. Is OF the opinion that the
Poker Brown country has the greatest
surface showing OF any silver-lead
district In the west The veins are re-
rnarkably strong and rich on the sur
face and assay In total values from
$50 TO 500 per ton. The strength OF
certain outcrops amaze the heholders
Several Utah mining companies are
In process Of organization as Is the
Poker Brown TOwnsite company. This
Will be launched in a short time IN Salt
Lake and Its first act Will be the found
ing of the town OF Cutler. named In
honor Of the pioneer OF the district
The town OF Cutler will be situated IN
willow Creek canyon mile and a
half from Poker Brown Springs From
the latter water will be pIped TO the
town, The town is 20 be on the central
belt and In the middle portion of The
belts from north to south. Associated
IN the TOWNSHIP company are s. A.
Greenwood, G. ID. May and others