Many ghost towns in the West are, like Bodie, relics from bursts of mining activity;others are towns that have dwindled away as residents headed for jobs in cities.

• 这里的鬼城很多都是采矿业留下的遗迹，伯帝也如此，而另外一些鬼城则是由于当地居民涌向大城市后而逐渐衰落的。