# Love n.d.: When Arizona was young: what, or who, killed mine hunter?

> Frank Love, n.d.. 8 records on Mysteries Department cite it. For the Ruth case facts and the two readings of his death.

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# When Arizona was young: what, or who, killed mine hunter?

Frank Love, n.d.. _The Yuma Sun (Desert Life column)_.

A local historian's account of Adolph Ruth's 1931 disappearance: the Barkley ranch, the cowboys Purnell and Keenan, the skull found in December 1931, the bones in January 1932, Hrdlička's shooting opinion and historian James Kearney's heat-death conclusion.

**Lost Dutchman's gold mine** Web pageChecked against the original0

## What it's used for here

For the Ruth case facts and the two readings of his death.

## Cited by on this site 8 records

[Ruth, old and lame, died of heat and thirst in June; the skull damage is from scavengers or weathering.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-dutchman-mine/answers/ANS0D0G0JM01F1K/ruth-old-and-lame-died-of-heat-and-thirst-in-june-the-skull)

Answer

ANS

[Adolph Ruth's skull](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-dutchman-mine/artifacts/ART0D0G0Q8E2KRQ/adolph-ruths-skull)

ART

[Hrdlička of the Smithsonian said the two holes were from a shotgun or high-powered rifle at close range.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-dutchman-mine/evidence/EVD0D0G0HWJ0QGY/hrdlicka-of-the-smithsonian-said-the-two-holes-were-from-a)

Evidence

EVD

[The sheriff ruled thirst or heart disease; historian James Kearney concluded heat killed him.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-dutchman-mine/evidence/EVD0D0G0JVT4C29/the-sheriff-ruled-thirst-or-heart-disease-historian-james)

Evidence

EVD

[Adolph Ruth enters the range on 13 June; his skull is found in December, his bones in January 1932](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-dutchman-mine/events/EVT0D0G09JY0EV3/adolph-ruth-enters-the-range-on-13-june-his-skull-is-found)

EVT

[Adolph Ruth](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-dutchman-mine/people/FIG0D0G07ME22HG/adolph-ruth)

FIG

[The Lost Dutchman's gold mine](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-dutchman-mine)

The mystery article

MYS

[How did Adolph Ruth die?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-dutchman-mine/questions/QST0D0G0BHE6WKZ/how-did-adolph-ruth-die)

Question

QST

## Cite it

```
Love, F. (n.d.). When Arizona was young: what, or who, killed mine hunter?. The Yuma Sun (Desert Life column). https://www.yumasun.com/features/desert_life/when-arizona-was-young-what-or-who-killed-mine-hunter/article_fc9623c4-b90e-11ed-ad4b-f7d49fa1f0da.html
```

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