‘Ruby, Arizona - Mining, Mayhem, and Murder’ discussion, book signing today

Arizona mining aficionados and authors Natalia Pfrimmer Cahoon and Bob and Al Ring deliver “Ruby, Arizona - Mining, Mayhem, and Murder,” a Powerpoint presentation and discussion today at 3 p.m. at the Casa Community Center near the La Posada campus.

Their books, “Ruby, Arizona - Mining, Mayhem, and Murder” and “Frontier Lady of Letters - The Heroic Love Story of Ines Fraser” will be available for purchase and signing.

The presentation and follow-up discussion is free and open to the public.

Seating is limited. Contact Sue Colley at 625-2273, ext 840 for reservations and information.

Natalia “Tallia” Pfrimmer Cahoon is a second-generation Tucsonan who lived in Ruby as a youngster, during the mining camp’s heyday in the 1930s. She is a retired educator and has been conducting historical tours to Ruby for Pima Community College since 1994. Bob and Al Ring and Natalia are long-time investigators of the history of mining in Arizona’s south-central borderland area.

They have written two books together: “Ruby, Arizona - Mining, Mayhem, and Murder” and “Frontier Lady of Letters - The Heroic Love Story of Ines Fraser.

From October 2003 to February 2007, the authors wrote a bimonthly newspaper column, “Along the Ruby Road,” for the Green Valley News & Sun. The column highlighted the colorful history of the Oro Blanco Mining District, with emphasis on the mining ghost town, Ruby.

“Murder, Mayhem and Mining” is the first presentation in the April topic titled - Mining in South Arizona” part of the educational series -“Know Your Backyard, Green Valley” which runs through June 2008 at Casa and which is sponsored by Freeport-McMoRan - Copper and Gold - Sierrita Operations.

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