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1916 Directory - Ruby

Ruby. Pop 800. A town and p o on the Yukon River, 120 miles below Tanana. A stampede was made to this place in May, 1911, since which time gold has been discovered along Long Creek, a tributary of the Yukon, about 30 miles back from Ruby City, and also on Fox, Bear and Fourth of July Creeks, tributaries of Long Creek, and on Big Dome Creek, which heads from the same dome as Long Creek. The pay is in shallow ground, bed rock being about 15 or 18 feet down, in thawed ground. Output of the camp for 1914, $750,000. Supplies are landed from the river boats at Ruby and freighted 30 miles overland to the creeks. Has Catholic and Presbyterian Churches, public school, 2 saw mills, 4 general stores and a weekly newspaper, The Record-Citizen. Wells, Fargo & Co Express. Ruby Telephone Co. Weekly stage to Long City, fare $10. John W Dunn, P M.

Abelson Saml, clothing
Baggerly S, mgr Ruby Meat Co
Bloom R, hdwe
Bradshaw Ernest Rev (Presbyterian Church)
Carl Geo, saloon
Carter Dr, dentist
Catholic Church (Rev A Desjardins)
Clavau Peter, painter
Cribb Harry, carp
Day A J, agt Wells, Fargo & Co Express
Devane Thos, justice
Desjardins A Rev (Catholic Church)
Dunn John W, postmaster, attorney-at-law and gen mdse
Filbin J J, publr The Record-Citizen
Gifford Wm, tent, awning and flume hose mnfr
Good Dr, dentist
Haarvie A, gen mdse
Hill E Coke (Red Cross Drug Co), lawyer
Hodson Frank, logger
Hoffman M T Mrs, ladies furngs
Independent Saw Mill (S Widman)
Johnson & Jepson, gen mdse
Keys Pat, stage line
Light A E
McCahey Patk, logger
McLema Danl, carp
McNight P J, stage line
Mayhood Geo, billiards and cigars
Nimberger Arthur, carp
Northern Commercial Co, general merchandise
Presbyterian Church (Rev Ernest Bradshaw)
Record-Citizen The, J J Filbin publr
Red Cross Drug Co (E Coke Hill)
Reynolds E M & Co, cigars, stationery and musical mdse
Ruby Commercial Co, gen mdse
Ruby Meat Co, S Baggerly mgr
Ruby Public School
Ruby Telephone Co
Savoy Danl, logger
Sickinger Martin, gen mdse
Simons Ed (Simons Saw Mill)
Simons Saw Mill (Ed Simons)
Slippren J A, carp
Smith Robt Lynn, jeweler
Spitz Louis, saloon
Thompson Theo, carp
Wells, Fargo & Co Express, A J Day agt
Wettich Shelton
Widman S (Independent Saw Mill)

Transcribed 02 Jan 2019 by Norma Hass from 1915-16 Alaska-Yukon Gazetteer and Business Directory, R. L. Polk & Co., s 453-454.

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