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Ruby is a ghost town in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States. It was founded as a
Mining started ''circa'' 1877. The Montana Mine produced gold, silver, lead, zinc and copper. At its peak in the mid-1930s, Ruby had a population of about 1,200.
On April 11, 1912 the mining camp's general store owner Julius Andrews established the post office. Andrews named the post office "Ruby", after his wife, Lille B. Ruby Andrews, and the mining camp soon became known as Ruby. The post office was discontinued on May 31, 1941.
Between 1920 and 1922, the town of Ruby and the surroundings were the scene of three double homicides known as the Ruby Murders, which led to the largest manhunt in the history of the Southwest, which included the first airplane ever used in an Arizona manhunt.
The most prosperous period for Ruby was in the late 1920s and 1930s, when the Eagle-Picher Mining Company operated the mine and upgraded the camp. From 1934 to 1937, the Montana mine was the leading lead and zinc producer in Arizona. In 1936, it was third in silver production. The mine closed in 1940, and by the end of 1941 Ruby was abandoned.Philip Varney, 1994, ''Arizona ghost towns and mining camps''. Arizona Highways books,
Ruby is one of the two best-preserved mining ghost towns in Arizona, along with the Pima College ST-210
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''Ruby, Arizona: Mining, Mayhem, and Murder''
Tucson: U.S. Press and Graphics, 2005. * Dolan, Samuel K
Cowboys and Gangsters: Stories of an Untamed Southwest (TwoDot Books, 2016)
Historic Ghost Town of Ruby, AZ
Mining and Murder in Ruby, Arizona
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mining town
A mining community, also known as a mining town or a mining camp, is a community that houses miners. Mining communities are usually created around a mine or a quarry.
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in Bear Valley, originally named Montana Camp, so named because the miners were mining at the foot of Montana Peak.
History
Mining started ''circa'' 1877. The Montana Mine produced gold, silver, lead, zinc and copper. At its peak in the mid-1930s, Ruby had a population of about 1,200.
On April 11, 1912 the mining camp's general store owner Julius Andrews established the post office. Andrews named the post office "Ruby", after his wife, Lille B. Ruby Andrews, and the mining camp soon became known as Ruby. The post office was discontinued on May 31, 1941.
Between 1920 and 1922, the town of Ruby and the surroundings were the scene of three double homicides known as the Ruby Murders, which led to the largest manhunt in the history of the Southwest, which included the first airplane ever used in an Arizona manhunt.
The most prosperous period for Ruby was in the late 1920s and 1930s, when the Eagle-Picher Mining Company operated the mine and upgraded the camp. From 1934 to 1937, the Montana mine was the leading lead and zinc producer in Arizona. In 1936, it was third in silver production. The mine closed in 1940, and by the end of 1941 Ruby was abandoned.Philip Varney, 1994, ''Arizona ghost towns and mining camps''. Arizona Highways books,
Ruby is one of the two best-preserved mining ghost towns in Arizona, along with the Vulture Mine
The Vulture Mine was a gold mine and settlement in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. The mine began in 1863 and became the most productive gold mine in Arizona history. From 1863 to 1942, the mine produced 340,000 ounces of gold and 260,00 ...
near Wickenburg. Ruby's attractions today include approximately 25 buildings under roof, including the jail and houses, the school, the playground, mine machinery, buildings and mine workings. Ruby is entirely on private property and there is a charge for admission to the site.
Public tours are occasionally offered through Pima Community College./ref>
See also
*Bear Valley Raid
The raid on Bear Valley was an armed conflict that occurred in 1886 during Geronimo's War. In late April, a band of Chiricahua Apache
The Apache () are a group of culturally related Native American tribes in the Southwestern United Stat ...
* Battle of Bear Valley
* List of ghost towns in Arizona
References
Further reading
* Ring, Al, et al.(2005''Ruby, Arizona: Mining, Mayhem, and Murder''
Tucson: U.S. Press and Graphics, 2005. * Dolan, Samuel K
Cowboys and Gangsters: Stories of an Untamed Southwest (TwoDot Books, 2016)
External links
Historic Ghost Town of Ruby, AZ
Mining and Murder in Ruby, Arizona
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