AGENCY: Bradshaw Mining District (Utah). Recorder
SERIES: 23987
TITLE: Mining records
DATES: 1875-1897.
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological.
DESCRIPTION: The Bradshaw Mining District, organized 1 May 1875 at Bradshaw Springs, was one of several mining districts organized in Beaver County in the 1870s. Bradshaw boundaries included the western slopes of the Mineral Mountains, which are included in Utah's southern-most major mineral belt. Mining in this area prospered throughout the last quarter of the nineteenth century. The Bradshaw District was organized according to established custom and federal law which allowed individuals to claim mineral wealth in the public domain (Statutes at Large, Treaties, and proclamations, of the United States of America, vol. 17, 1872, chap. 152). In the nineteenth century miners in local areas organized mining districts to manage mining operations and keep records of claims. Almost all records in Bradshaw Mining Record Book B are notices of location for mining claims within the district. Each notice identifies a claim by a unique name and provides a description which includes dimensions and location. Location notices also provide the names of claims holders and dates of discovery and recording.
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
Bradshaw Mining District records contain historical information about mining activity in the Mineral Mountains of Beaver County (Utah), in the late nineteenth century.
PRIMARY DESIGNATION
Public