Went for a little drive yesterday . . . .
Jan 16, 2021 19:59:15 #
And ended up in Ruby! It's a ghost town - an old mining town very active in the 20's and 30's. What's fun is that they haven't "rebuilt" anything, but just left it. Most of the buildings are open and can be investigated. If they're unsafe, then they're posted. One can drive to a lot of the stuff, and walk to the rest. I'll make several posts, but I'm going to do some of the buildings first.
This was the Cargill house. He was the company accountant and ran the mercantile for awhile.
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Stove in the Cargill house.
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The well-stocked privy.
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I hope this slide was a bit better back then. (Notice no side rails!)
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The jail. Before this, they simply chained suspects to a tree!
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The Hutchison House
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Jan 16, 2021 20:00:59 #
What a fun tour, Kathy! You will have to let jederick know about this place.
Jan 16, 2021 20:07:24 #
Looks like a fun trip. Nice work on the series so far.
--Bob
--Bob
AzPicLady wrote:
And ended up in Ruby! It's a ghost town - an old mining town very active in the 20's and 30's. What's fun is that they haven't "rebuilt" anything, but just left it. Most of the buildings are open and can be investigated. If they're unsafe, then they're posted. One can drive to a lot of the stuff, and walk to the rest. I'll make several posts, but I'm going to do some of the buildings first.
Jan 16, 2021 20:25:51 #
There used to be a caretaker there named Sun Dog. He was a scroungy, dirty, bearded old reprobate but an incredibly knowledgeable old character. I was told he is one longer there?
Jan 16, 2021 20:29:15 #
Jan 16, 2021 21:20:42 #
It must be a lot of fun exploring a site like this. That slide is wicked. Looks like it would have taken a brave kid to go down it. The jail doesn't like like it would be a good place to be. Being chained to a tree might be better. Very enjoyable shots!
Jan 16, 2021 21:30:25 #
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Jan 16, 2021 22:22:30 #
UTMike wrote:
What a fun tour, Kathy! You will have to let jederick know about this place.
Thanks, Mike. It's a neat place to while away a day.
Jan 16, 2021 22:23:43 #
rmalarz wrote:
Looks like a fun trip. Nice work on the series so far.
--Bob
--Bob
Thanks, Bob. I plan to do some of these in B&W, so stay tuned, please.
Jan 16, 2021 22:25:48 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
There used to be a caretaker there named Sun Dog. He was a scroungy, dirty, bearded old reprobate but an incredibly knowledgeable old character. I was told he is one longer there?
The current person is a lovely young lady named Laura. She's very nice and knows all the stories.
Jan 16, 2021 22:26:46 #
Jan 16, 2021 22:28:06 #
Cwilson341 wrote:
It must be a lot of fun exploring a site like this. That slide is wicked. Looks like it would have taken a brave kid to go down it. The jail doesn't like like it would be a good place to be. Being chained to a tree might be better. Very enjoyable shots!
Thanks, Carol. It is a reminder of how different things were then.
Jan 16, 2021 22:28:51 #
weberwest wrote:
Very interesting set Kathy, wonder how many fell off that slide!
I wondered that. And it's very high!
Jan 16, 2021 22:29:50 #
jederick wrote:
Superb series, Kathy...a fun outing and pictures too!! 
Thanks, Jederick. Glad you enjoyed.
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