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

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