Logan City
In the early 1860s, rumors swirled of an entire mountain of silver near the Colorado River. In March 1865, a prospecting party led by John H. Ely left Panaca to locate the mountain, and a Native American showed them where rich silver could be found near Mount Irish. They quickly staked their claims before returning to Panaca to resupply. On June 14, they returned and formed a new camp at the only nearby spring, which took the name Logan Springs or Logan City. Trouble with Natives, however, soon led to the prospectors to flee.
In October, a group of thirty returned to Logan Springs to resume mining. With the belief that the new Pahranagat District was in Utah, around 100 people arrived, and more than ten times that many claims were filed. A mill was built at Hiko, and during 1866 the district's population climbed to over 300, spurring creation of the new Lincoln County. Crystal Spring was designated as the new county seat, although Logan City was the largest town with fine stone buildings including a store, hotel, stable, a five-stamp mill of its own, and at the time the Pahranagat District's only post office. By 1869, however, ore was depleting and many moved on to the new boom at Pioche. By 1871, Logan City was abandoned.
After Logan City's abandonment, rancher Adin W. Geer used the springs the watering of livestock from 1889 until 1911, and even today some ranchers still utilize the springs. The last mining work was on a small aluminum silicate deposit, worked by Tom and Della Schofield from 1955 into the 1970s. Their home is the most prominent reminder of Logan City's past, and materials from the original townsite were used in its construction.