 The buildings you see behind me are a common sight across Wyoming and a testament to the boom and bust nature of the mining culture that much of the state was founded on. This ghost town, Hamilton City, or more commonly known as Miner's Delight, was founded in 1868 when gold was discovered in the area. The Miner's Delight Mine was located about a quarter mile west of the town. Boom and bust periods followed the operation of the mine and in its heyday this town boasted 75 people, 40 of which were miners. Miners associated with working the mine efficiently and the lack of productive ore ended a chapter in Miner's Delight history. From March 1882 until the turn of the century, the Miner's Delight Mine was not worked. Brief attempts to work the mine occurred again in 1907 and during the years 1932 to 1946 during the Great Depression. Today through historic preservation by the Bureau of Land Management and various university programs and courses, the ghost town at Miner's Delight stands as a testament to the passage of time and provides historians with a peak at early Wyoming life in the gold mining culture. From the University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service, I'm Mae Smith, Exploring the Nature of Wyoming.