Ruth, Nevada
| Ruth, Nevada | |
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| CDP | |
Street Scene in Ruth, Nevada
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| Coordinates: 39°16′42″N 114°59′18″W / 39.27833°N 114.98833°WCoordinates: 39°16′42″N 114°59′18″W / 39.27833°N 114.98833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | White Pine |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
| • Land | 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,880 ft (2,100 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 440 |
| • Density | 1,300/sq mi (490/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP codes | 89319 |
| FIPS code | 32-63800 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0845643 |
Ruth is a census-designated place (CDP) in White Pine County, Nevada, United States. Founded in 1903, it had a population of 440 at the 2010 census.
Ruth was built as a company town for the adjacent Robinson Mine, a large open-pit copper mine, which is still in operation as of 2012.
Ruth began as a settlement for workers of the White Pine Copper Company in 1903. It derived its name from the Ruth mining claim which was named for Ruth McDonald, daughter of the original owner of the mining claim.
With the opening Nevada Northern Railway in the year 1906 copper production began to boom.
In 1905, Daniel C. Jackling "evaluated a low-grade copper prospect", which he turned into "an impressive open-pit and satellite cave (the Veteran Mine)." Jackling went on to become president of the Nevada Consolidated Copper Company.
By 1910 the settlement was already established a small distance from the first site. Ruth was a company town for the Nevada Consolidated Copper Company: the houses belonged to the mine and the city and were administered by them. Saloons and bordellos were not permitted in the company town but were plentiful in the neighboring community of Riepetown.
A mine explosion in Ruth on July 12, 1912, killed ten people.
In 1919 Ruth was the site of a labor dispute when 150 copper miners walked out demanding higher wages. Although some claimed the strike was instigated by the Industrial Workers of the World the leaders were actually from the Western Federation of Miners.
At the beginning of the Great Depression, Ruth had almost 2,300 inhabitants.
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