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Ruby The mining town of Ruby was established in Bear Valley during the 1870s and was a haven for
cattle rustlers and other criminals. It was originally named Montana Camp because the miners were
mining at the foot of Montana Peak. The Mercantile was begun in the late 1880’s by George Cheney,
then purchased by Julius Andrews in 1987 who ran it until 1914. It was his wife who gave her maiden
name, Ruby, to the new post office in 1910.