AGENCY: Beaver Mining District (Utah). Recorder

SERIES: 23984
TITLE: Mining records
DATES: 1870-1871.
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological.

DESCRIPTION: The Beaver Mining District was one of several mining districts organized in Beaver County, Utah, in the early 1870s. Boundary descriptions mention Fremont's Pass and the Beaver River. Prospectors organized the district to manage mining operations and keep records of claims. The Beaver District book contains two sets of by-laws; one as initially adopted 14 March 1870, and another as revised 23 October 1871. The by-laws establish rules for making claims within the district. Each set of by-laws is followed by a few notices of location for claims. Notices describe the location and dimensions of claims and name the individuals involved. The district was both organized and abandoned before Congress passed a general mining law (1872) validating the authority of mining districts as well as the already assumed right of individuals to claim mineral wealth in the public domain.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

Retention and disposition for this series is authorized by Archives general schedule County official records, GRS-305

AUTHORIZED: 09/04/2019

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office permanently after being microfilmed.

Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently.

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in Office permanently.

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in State Archives permanently.

APPRAISAL

Historical

Beaver Mining District records are primarily useful as an example of the organization of early mining districts.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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