South Pass City - Wyoming Ghost Town

SOUTH PASS CITY

NAME: South Pass City
COUNTY: Fremont
ROADS: 2WD
GRID: 5
CLIMATE: Cool winter, warm summer.
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime.

COMMENTS: Current residents. Great article on South Pass.
REMAINS: Many original buildings.

Gold was discovered in a creek called Sweetwater about 1842 and the settlement of South Pass City came into being. Indian raids by the Sioux or Cheyenne were frequent and killed many of the settlers. The raids were sparked by their drinking water being poisoned by the miners as well as their food supply being killed by the settlers. Despite these difficulties, the town continued to grow and in 1870 had a population of 4,000 and became the county seat of Carter County. Not too many years later, the population began to diminish as people moved away to find their future elswhere. Interesting sites still remain along the main street of Riverside. SUBMITTED BY: Henry Chenoweth Inside jail Courtesy Dolores Steele Pest House - 1869 --- (Isolation Hospital) Oldest remaining Hospital in Wyoming.This building was the last on the way out of town; people either got well and walked home, or were carried up the hill to the cemetery. Courtesy Dolores Steele Cemetery Courtesy Dolores Steele Southpass Saloon Courtesy Ron Chilston Southpass Wagon Courtesy Ron Chilston The road to South Pass City. Ryan Hill The larger of the Miner's Homes. Ryan Hill Artifacts scattered around the South Pass Mines. Ryan Hill A pump manufactured by A.S. Cameron, NYC Ryan Hill A view of the Mining super-structure atop the hill. Ryan Hill A large rotary winch. Ryan Hill Butcher Shop Courtesy Gianluca Ottonello Warehouse Courtesy Gianluca Ottonello	View from School Courtesy Dolores Steele Carissa Saloon - dates to the 1890s Courtesy Dolores Steele School House - 1890 Courtesy Dolores Steele Idaho House 1868 - finest Hotel in town - Robert Todd Lincoln, General Phil Sheridan and other notables stayed here. Courtesy Dolores Steele Jail-1887 Courtesy Dolores Steele The Miners mess hall Courtesy Ryan Hill The ice house. Courtesy Ryan Hill The "Pit head" elevator structure. Courtesy Ryan Hill 15 old buildings at the South Pass mining outfit. Courtesy Ryan Hill Inside one of the many buildings that stand today. Ryan Hill At this point is where the mined ore would be loaded into carts that were ran across the hillside. Ryan Hill The inaccessible remains of a bridge. Ryan Hill When driving here from Atlantic City, this is the first structure visible from the road side. Ryan Hill

Gold was discovered in a creek called Sweetwater about 1842 and the settlement of South Pass City came into being. Indian raids by the Sioux or Cheyenne were frequent and killed many of the settlers. The raids were sparked by their drinking water being poisoned by the miners as well as their food supply being killed by the settlers. Despite these difficulties, the town continued to grow and in 1870 had a population of 4,000 and became the county seat of Carter County. Not too many years later, the population began to diminish as people moved away to find their future elswhere. Interesting sites still remain along the main street of Riverside. SUBMITTED BY: Henry Chenoweth

Inside jail
Courtesy Dolores Steele

Pest House - 1869 --- (Isolation Hospital) Oldest remaining Hospital in
Wyoming.This building was the last on the way out of town; people either got well and
walked home, or were carried up the hill to the cemetery. Courtesy Dolores Steele

Cemetery
Courtesy Dolores Steele