Report of J Ross Browne On the Mineral Resources of the States And Territories
Report of J Ross Browne On the Mineral Resources of the States And Territories
Browne John Ross
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The most important, because the most convenient, body of this ore in California exists on the line of the Central Pacific railroad, near Clipper Gap, where there is a mountain of considerable proportions com posed almost wholly of the variety known in Germany as " spiegelien, " from which steel is made with so much facility in that country by the Bessemer pro cess. The advantages of having a plenty of wood, water, building materials, and fire-clay for furnace purposes, and limestone for flux, a...nd a railroad running close by, have induced an attempt to erect smelting works in the vicinity. Robinson, Brown & Co. S iron mines are located here, about three miles from the rail road and three miles from Bear river. These mines were located arid patents for the land from the federal government applied for in May, 1866. The company purchased the title of the railroad to the even sections of the land, to the extent of about 1, 500 acres. The greater portion of this land is well covered with timber suitable for charcoal.
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