Miner's Delight/Hamilton City - Wyoming Ghost Town

MINER'S DELIGHT / HAMILTON CITY

NAME: Miner's Delight/Hamilton City
COUNTY: Fremont
ROADS: 2WD
GRID: 1
CLIMATE: Snow in winter, moderate summers.
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Summer.

COMMENTS: No residents. BLM owns land--buildings are not restored but are propped up by BLM. Town dates to 1867-68 (sister "city" of Atlantic City and South Pass City). Nature trail with signs and register by BLM, cemetery with fenced area. On Ft. Stambaugh loop road 3-1/2 miles from Atlantic City)
REMAINS: Several buildings, including old bakery moved in from Ft. Stambaugh; also bldg. at Miner's Delight mine.

Mainstay of town was always the Miner's Delight Mine. Original mine found by Jonathan Pugh. P.O. maintained for many years by James Kime. Town started 1867-68; rebounded in 1890's and again in Great Depression. Currently deserted. Calamity Jane there as a girl; Comstock who found the Comstock lode also at Miner's Delight for a time. Main characters in town's history would be "Uncle" Jimmy Kime. Book "South Pass 1868" by James Chisholm gives many details about Miner's Delight and Chisholm's visit in 1868. SUBMITTED BY: Jean Mathisen Miner's Delight Autumn 1 Courtesy Angela M. Cable Miner's Delight Autumn 2 Courtesy Angela M. Cable Miner's Delight Autumn 3 Courtesy Angela M. Cable	Miners Delight Courtesy Dolores Steele Miners Delight Courtesy Dolores Steele Head Stone in Old Cemetery - 1837 - 1875 Courtesy Dolores Steele The steep climb to the Miner's homes. Courtesy Ryan Hill The foreman's family home. Courtesy Ryan Hill The stables and Forgery. Courtesy Ryan Hill The pond a Miner's Delight Ryan Hill Miner's Home at Miner's Delight. Ryan Hill Mine Shaft. Ryan Hill Mine Shaft Ryan Hill Black Smith's Home. Ryan Hill Black Smith's Work Shop. Ryan Hill Side view of the work shop Ryan Hill Hamilton City/ Miner's Delight memorial plaque. Ryan Hill The produce of the Black Smith. Ryan Hill Smaller building, possibly a bath house. Ryan Hill Cast-Iron Stove. Ryan Hill Property of the United States. Ryan Hill Colapsed beams and Cabin foundations. Ryan Hill Possibly a pump of sorts. Ryan Hill Odd artifact, too large to be a boat. Ryan Hill Be careful! Ryan Hill Cabin Ryan Hill Lynda & Ryan at Miner's Delight. Ryan Hill

Mainstay of town was always the Miner's Delight Mine. Original mine found by Jonathan Pugh. P.O. maintained for many years by James Kime. Town started 1867-68; rebounded in 1890's and again in Great Depression. Currently deserted. Calamity Jane there as a girl; Comstock who found the Comstock lode also at Miner's Delight for a time. Main characters in town's history would be "Uncle" Jimmy Kime. Book "South Pass 1868" by James Chisholm gives many details about Miner's Delight and Chisholm's visit in 1868. SUBMITTED BY: Jean Mathisen

Miner's Delight Autumn 1
Courtesy Angela M. Cable