Brown, Robert A. “Sunset”
Robert A. “Sunset” Brown was born around 1850. With Jameson, he staked and worked (from 1892 on) the Sunset, Oriol, Jennie Silkman, and King Solomon mines and others.See Jameson – 1888 (Copper Mountain). Jameson’s are credited with finding the copper about 1882.
R.A. “Sunset” Brown worked his first mine on the Helen H. Gardiner claim for Dr. Deeks.
It was in 1889 when Hugh Hunter was mining recorder at Granite Creek that Brown recorded his first claim on Copper Mountain. He traced Jameson’s footsteps up the moss-laden slope and staked the ‘Sunset’… Copper Mountain of today.
Sunset Brown recorded his claims, packed up his tent and went away. In 1896 Sunset shuffled back, re-staked his claims, set to work and exposed a large body of good-value copper ore.
On May 7, 1923, Sunset Brown, stepped off the train on his way to Granite Creek. He had been living in Grand Forks, BC. He was looking to find Colonel Bob Stenson’s lost platinum mine.
He was a bit of an amateur doctor in the use of herbs. Alias Gold Tooth Brown, Volcanic Brown, and Doctor Brown
He staked Sunset Plain in 1888.
Lapsed and re-staked 1896-1928.
Looked for Pitt Lake Mine 1930.
Died, searchers found his camp but his body was never found.
Pr. H.S; Similkameen Star, January 12, 1901 (Mining Company Ltd. The Sunset Copper); Princeton Star, May 11, 1923; Princeton BC (1979) – Laurie Currie, pages 9, 13, 49, 62; Princeton Our Valley, page 26.