Robert Allan Brown
Robert Allan Brown (c. 1849–1931)
Brown was prominent in the Boundary Country and Inland Empire mining industries, in capacities ranging from being a notable and very successful prospector through to being a speculator, promoter and investor, and also the founder of
Name origin
Brown's name derived from his theory that the richest copper deposits in the region had not yet been located, and believed it would be found in abundance where there had been volcanic activity, so spent much of his life searching the Boundary Country for that evidence.
Demise
In later years, he took up the story of the
Legacy
Other than
References
- ^ "Trail Times, 27 Oct 2017". www.trailtimes.ca.
- ^ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Volcanic Creek"
- ISBN 0-88983-027-4
- ^ GOLDEN HOPES AND BROKEN DREAMS – PITT LAKE, Lost and Forgotten Mines of Southwest BC – Part 2, James Laird 2005, article in The British Columbia Rockhounder Vol 7 Fall 2004
- ^ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Volcanic Creek"