Deerlodge
Gold discoveries about 1896 brought activity to the Nevada-Utah state line, and a camp known as Deerlodge formed around the office of the Gold Bug Mining Company early that year. On July 15, 1896, the camp was struck by a devastating fire. A new Deerlodge townsite was subsequently laid out below below the Homestake Mine, replete with log cabins and a post office. New work at the Horseshoe Mine to the south at the turn of the century paired with the closure of the Homestake led to the formation of the new camp of Fay, and by the end of 1900 most of Deerlodge's residents (and buildings) were moved there.
Though mining declined and Deerlodge was largely vacated, the family of E.H. Hackett, who arrived around 1908, remained and shifted their focus to ranching. They built a log home, grew vegetables, and raised cattle. The ranch passed to the Hacketts' son Everest, who held it until 1959. Though it was sold off and had occasional watchmen, it has been largely abandoned since.
