It seems that Bristol, Nevada is a silver mining "ghost town". I can't wait to visit the place!
The History of Nevada says this about the town:
Bristol City is situated in the Bristol range of mountains, about twenty-five miles northeast of Pioehe, Its distance from Eureka, by the traveled route, is 180 miles, and from Milford, Utah, 120 miles.
Silver ore was discovered in 1870, by a party of Mormons, Messrs. Atchison, Hyatt and Hardy. In 1871, the district was organized, the town of National City started, and a smelting furnace built. The latter was operated only a short time, after which it remained idle until 1878.
In the winter of 1877-78 new ore discoveries were made, and in the following March a smelting furnace was started up. A new company was also organized, a water jacket furnace built, and the name of the town changed to Bristol.
The town had two stores, one blacksmith shop, three boarding houses, a livery stable, post-office, etc., and a population of 100, but it was the trading point for about 700 men who worked in the mines of the surrounding region.
The mines were intermittently active until about 1918, when some were consolidated and then sold a number of times. In 1922, the camp was renamed Tempest after the Tempest mine, and in 1929 it was renamed again, this time after the Bristol Silver mines. The post office was discontinued in 1950.
Map of Bristol, Nevada, showing the mines, and Bristol Well
Image: Desert Magazine, August 1975 (Internet Archive)
Bristol Nevada - Lincoln County Ghost Town (Destination 4x4)
Bristol, Nevada (Western Mining History) - Includes some great photos of the old town
Bristol Well (Western Ghost Towns)
Bristol Wells & Bristol City (National Register of Historic Places)
Bristol Wells Town Site (Wikipedia)
History of Nevada by Myron Angel, 1881 (Internet Archive)
History of Nevada by Myron Angel, 1881 (Library of Congress)
Nevada's Bristol Country (Desert Magazine, August 1975 - Internet Archive)