Hi All,
Ruby is a mining ghost town 50 miles SW of Tucson. Gold, silver, lead and copper were mined here from the late 1870's to 1940.
Remains of one of the bunk houses.
This is the head frame erected above the 750 deep mine shaft.
This side shaft gives a look into mine and provides summer shelter to 150,000 Mexican free tail bats.
The general store was the scene of murders in 1920 and 1921. The device below is an ice machine!
This cactus has taken over one of the homes.
The community peaked at 1,200 residents including 150 kids attending this school and surviving this huge slide.
We photographed this ghost in the former home of the mine supervisor.
Ruby is now owned by a family that has created a non-profit to fund preservation work. Very interesting and worth the 14 miles of rough dirt road!
Love,
Sandy & Carl
Sandy & Carl
Living & Traveling in our Motorhome
Volunteering across America
617-435-8502
Photographed and sent from Carl's iPhone
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