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Ruby, Alaska Territory, 1912 Quit Claim Mining Deed

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Historical Memorabilia Start Price:70.00 USD Estimated At:120.00 - 240.00 USD
Ruby, Alaska Territory, 1912 Quit Claim Mining Deed
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This item SOLD at 2022 Jan 18 @ 15:27UTC-5 : EST/CDT
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Ruby, Alaska Territory, 1912. Issued and Signed Quit Claim Deed for 40 acres of the "Ruby Association on Short Creek a tributary of the Yukon River," which was sold by H. Hamburger and J.S. Sterling for the sum of $1. Signed by both men at bottom right, as well as by witnesses and a notary. Blue text with black signatures, Fine-VF condition. The town of Ruby was established in 1911 as the result of a gold rush. Gold was first discovered at the current townsite in 1906 on Ruby Creek. That discovery brought more prospectors to the area. In 1910 word leaked out about a gold strike on Long Creek, 30 miles south of Ruby, and a stampede was on. Discoveries on other nearby creeks followed and Ruby became the supply point for the mines. At its peak the population was near 3,000, but by 1918 the town was in decline. Early and rare Alaska Gold Rush Mining document.