Robert Carlton Downs
1828 – 1905
Associate of Leland Stanford, Pioneer, Miner, Legislator, Businessman. Sailed around Cape Horn on clipper ship Tahamaroo in 1849. Established the first deep quartz mine, The Union, with E.B. McIntyre, S. Hanford & N. Drew in 1851. Became Superintendent in 1857 of The Union, later renamed The Lincoln.
Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (Old Highway 49) and Fiefield Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street (Old Highway 49).
Courtesy hmdb.org
