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South Pass City and the Sweetwater Mines Images of ~ South Pass City and the Sweetwater Mines Images of America Jon Lane Susan Layman on FREE shipping on qualifying offers In 1868 the Sweetwater Mines gold rush swept civilization into wilderness Prospectors and miners swarmed gulches and hilltops in hopes of locating a new El Dorado South Pass City
South Pass City and the Sweetwater Mines by Jon Lane and ~ Here historical records are mingled with accurate oral tradition in a blend of images and information that provides a broad view of South Pass City and the Sweetwater Mines Jon Lane and Susan Layman are employed at South Pass City State Historic Site and are members of the Friends of South Pass
Sweetwater Mining District South Pass City WY Carissa ~ Remains of the old Carissa Gold Mine in South Pass City a mining boomtown of 2000 people in the 1860s in what is now Fremont County Wyoming that by 1949 was a ghost town Over time miners speculators and businessmen finding little gold and suffering in the regions winter blizzards and unrelenting summer heat abandoned the town which is named for the surrounding valley that proved the
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In The New book on history of South Pass City ~ Contact South Pass City State Historic Site 3073323684 A new book detailing the history of South Pass City and the Sweetwater Mines is now available from Arcadia Publishing’s “Images of America” series and can be purchased at South Pass City and the Wyoming State Museum Store in Cheyenne
South Pass City Wyoming Legends of America ~ South Pass City was the first of three mining camps in what was called the Sweetwater Mining District that was established Atlantic City and Miners Delight soon followed In 1870 Fort Stambaugh was built as a permanent post for Troops to protect the settlers and the miners
Battles of the Sweetwater Mining District – Legends of America ~ South Pass City Wyoming Sweetwater Mining District 186870 – Though digging for gold in the South Pass area began as early as 1842 mining activity was very sporadic until after the Civil War The rich Carissa Mine was discovered in June 1867 and shortly afterward was attacked by Sioux Indians killed three miners and drove the rest away
South Pass City The Carissa Mine SPC ~ South Pass City is a truly AUTHENTIC Gold Mining town in the midddle of Wild and Wonderful Wyoming Come and visit SPC
South Pass Gold Rush ~ By April 1868 the Sweetwater Mines reported the virtual demise of South Pass City whose population had decamped to the site of alleged new finds in the Bighorn Mountains A marshal’s census in 1869 gave the total population of the mining area as 1517
Ghost Towns of America South Pass City Wyoming ~ South Pass City is located along the banks of Willow Creek in the Wind River Mountains and 2 miles south of the intersection of highways 28 and 131 The town was started in 1867 when a group of Mormon prospectors discovered gold in the Wind River Mountain but after the gold mines were closed it became a ghost town
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