[2] In 1865, an Indian showed a piece of "mineral-bearing" rock to Owen Farell, M. G. Cough, and Alonzo Monroe.

The Indian directed them to a location about two and a half miles west of the township of Eureka, Nevada.

[3] On this site, the northwestern side of Prospect Mountain, the Buckeye and Champion mines were established.

[4] A post office was built and services commenced on September 23, 1873, until its closure on November 30, 1901.

Mining boomed in Ruby Hill around 1878, when the population grew to its maximum of 2,500 residents.

The town was a bustling center with many stores, schools, churches, a theater, a miner’s union, a brewery, and a printing shop.

Some of them did find an untouched vein of ore.[2] By the start of the 20th century, the population of the town was so small that only three businesses remained.

Legal problems forced the mines to close and emptied the once bustling camp.