Ruby, Arizona

Ruby, Arizona
Ruby, Arizona
—  Ghost Town  —
Ruby AZ, with view of Montana Peak
Ruby, Arizona is located in Arizona
Ruby, Arizona
Location in the state of Arizona
Coordinates: 31°27′40″N 111°14′15″W / 31.46111°N 111.2375°W / 31.46111; -111.2375Coordinates: 31°27′40″N 111°14′15″W / 31.46111°N 111.2375°W / 31.46111; -111.2375
Country United States
State Arizona
County Santa Cruz
Elevation[1] 4,186 ft (1,276 m)
Time zone MST (no DST) (UTC-7)
Post Office Opened: April 11, 1912
Post Office Closed: May 31, 1941

Ruby is a ghost town in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States. It was founded as a mining town in Bear Valley, originally named Montana Camp, so named because the miners were mining at the foot of Montana Peak.

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History

Mining started around 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.[2]

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.[3]

Between 1920 and 1922, the town of Ruby, or the desert nearby, was the scene of three gruesome double homicides committed by Mexican rebels or bandits. Together these incidents are known as the Ruby Murders which led to the largest manhunt in the history of the Southwest.[4]

The most prosperous period for Ruby was in the late 1920s and 30s, 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 abandoned.[2]

Ruby in 1990.

Ruby is one of the two best-preserved mining ghost towns in Arizona, along with the Vulture Mine near Wickenburg, Arizona. Ruby's attractions today include about 25 buildings under roof, including the old jail and houses, the old school, the playground, old mine machinery, buildings and mine workings. Ruby is entirely on private property and there is a charge for admission to the site.[2]

There are occasional public tours offered through Pima Community College.[5]

See Also

  • Bear Valley Raid

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ruby
  2. ^ a b c Philip Varney, 1994, Arizona ghost towns and mining camps. Arizona Highways books, ISBN 0916179443
  3. ^ Granger, Byrd H. (1970) Arizona Place Names, pp. 323-324, Tucson, Arizona: University of Arizona Press, ISBN 8165-0009-6
  4. ^ http://www.legendsofamerica.com/az-ruby.html
  5. ^ Pima College ST-210

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