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

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