The spring where Eads first staked his claim is the center of this ghost town, which features foundations of a few cabins and a small grave. Like other ghost towns, minors abandoned this area in the early 1900s once they stopped finding the precious minerals they set out to collect. Word spread of the gold, silver, lead and copper said to be found in the area and about a dozen cabins were built to house nearly 50 people hoping to strike it rich. Eads after he staked a mining claim around a large spring in 1891. Photo by in a mountain setting at an elevation of 7,800, this old West ghost town was founded by Charles W. Then drive the Battle Pass Scenic Byway to explore these historic places and take in the area’s beautiful landscapes. Learn more about these deserted frontier settlements at the Grand Encampment Museum, which has its own re-created town formed with historic structures moved from throughout the valley. Many of the buildings from the town of Battle have been relocated to nearby Encampment, such as the one that was moved to Grand Encampment Museum where it is operated as the Battle Miner newspaper office.įor the most part, Dillon’s log cabins have fallen to disrepair and the seasons, but at the ghost town site, you will see some of the deteriorating logs and can identify places where others were positioned. This includes Battle, atop the Continental Divide, and Dillon, which was established a mile from the mine.
The discovery of copper and development of the Ferris-Haggarty copper mine in the Sierra Madre in 1897 gave rise to several mining towns, most of which are now ghost towns. Currently, many original log homes and structures remain in this ghost town, including a church and general store.īe sure to stop by the Atlantic City Mercantile, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, to grab a drink and a bite to eat. During its heyday, the town reportedly had a brewery, dance hall and opera house. Atlantic City had nearly 2,000 miners, many of whom were vacationers or part-time prospectors looking to score gold, so the town had many options for leisure and entertainment. Near South Pass City, this booming mining town enjoyed short-lived prosperity starting in the late 1860s. Visit this deserted settlement, which consists of more than 20 authentically restored structures, and partake in original pastimes such as panning for gold in Willow Creek and ordering a sarsaparilla soda at the Smith-Sherlock General Store. By 1872, work at the Clarissa Mine dwindled, and most of the miners moved on, leaving behind the town they created. Approximately 2,000 miners lived in ramshackle housing around the city, hauled their gold to the assay office and spent it in the community’s then-thriving businesses. Brought to you by the passionate local guides that will knock your socks off with an entertaining, yet ghoulish, and historical tour.Nestled in a protected canyon, South Pass City boomed with the discovery of gold in the late 1860s and became one of the busiest cities in the region.
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