Miner's Delight

Miner's Delight, originally Hamilton City, is located about 2 1/2 miles from Atlantic City, Wyoming, and received its start with the discovery of the Miner's Delight Mine in September 1867. By 1869 some $60,000-$70,000 in gold had been recovered from the mine resulting in the change of name from Hamilton City to Miner's Delight. By 1870, the town had attained a population of 70 including 40 miners, 1 farmer, and 1 liquor dealer. Mining declined, and between 1882 and 1907 the town was completely abandoned. In 1907 the Miner's Delight Mining Company attempted to resume mining. During the Great Depression (1930s), many of the otherwise abandoned cabins were occupied by the jobless. Most of the structures in the town date to the 1907 period, it being doubtful than any structures date back to the original town. The town is currently unoccupied, and is owned by the BLM (Bureau of Land Management).


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