Empire City - Part 4 "Brunswick Mill Adventure"

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Published Oct 10, 2016

When we entered into Brunswick Canyon it begins to follow the Carson River. The bridge we come across was designed using two railroad turn tables used by the V&T railroad so that the line could turn around near this mill and head back up to Virginia City. The mill was built around 1863 it was very massive and today only a few stone walls remain residing along the Carson River. Nearby is an old mining house and quarry which seem to be where some of the original mill stood. Mills varied in the canyon while some processed ore others gathered the logs sent downstream from the high sierras by lumberman to be used in construction of the Comstock Lodes Mines. Its a very exciting canyon as you traverse deeper into it you will see that it widens. Along the river are many cottonwood trees but at one point in time the entire canyon was cleared of all foliage to make room for the mills and reservoirs for these large operations in the 1860s.