▁in ▁the ▁B ound ary ▁Country ▁and ▁In land ▁Empire ▁min ing ▁indust ries , ▁in ▁capac ities ▁r anging ▁from ▁being ▁a ▁notable ▁and ▁very ▁successful ▁prospect or ▁through ▁to ▁being ▁a ▁spec ulator , ▁prom oter ▁and ▁invest or , ▁and ▁also ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁Vol can ic ▁City , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁many ▁short - l ived ▁min ing ▁and ▁sm el ting ▁towns ▁of ▁the ▁B ound ary ▁Country . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁presence ▁in ▁many ▁min ing ▁districts ▁throughout ▁the ▁region ▁ ▁and ▁led ▁the ▁way ▁in ▁discover ies ▁of ▁several ▁important ▁or eb od ies , ▁although ▁he ▁never ▁became ▁wealth y . ▁ ▁Name ▁origin ▁Brown ' s ▁name ▁derived ▁from ▁his ▁theory ▁that ▁the ▁rich est ▁co pper ▁depos its ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁had ▁not ▁yet ▁been ▁located , ▁and ▁believed ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁abund ance ▁where ▁there ▁had ▁been ▁vol can ic ▁activity , ▁so ▁spent ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁searching ▁the ▁B ound ary ▁Country ▁for ▁that ▁evidence . ▁ ▁Dem ise ▁In ▁later ▁years , ▁he ▁took ▁up ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁the ▁f abled ▁lost ▁gold mine ▁near ▁Pitt ▁Lake ▁and ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁died ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁beyond ▁the ▁upper ▁valley ▁of ▁the ▁Pitt ▁River ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁ ▁A ▁camp ▁was ▁found ▁at ▁the ▁foot ▁of ▁the ▁St ave ▁Gla cier , ▁at ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁St ave ▁River , ▁the ▁next ▁bas in ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁Pitt ' s ▁upper