AGENCY: Gabel Mining District (Utah). Recorder
SERIES: 24039
TITLE: Mining location notices
DATES: 1893-1894.
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological by date.
DESCRIPTION: The mining location notices books for the Gabel Mining District contain the placer claims of prospectors searching for wealth in southwestern San Juan County. These claims or location notices were filed in accordance with federal mining laws which specified that mineral deposits in the public domain were free and open to exploration, and locators of the same had right of possession (see Statutes at Large, Treaties, and Proclamations, of the United States of America, vol. XVII, chap. 152). For each notice the district recorder reported the names of locators and/or locating agents, the name of the mining claim, a description of the claim, and dates of location and recording. All surviving claims recorded by the Gabel District recorder were recorded between February and September 1893 or in December 1894.
RETENTION
DISPOSITION
RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION
These records are in Archives' permanent custody.
FORMAT MANAGEMENT
Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
Microfilm duplicate: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
Paper: Retain in Office permanently.
Microfilm duplicate: Retain in Office permanently.
APPRAISAL
Historical
Gabel Mining District location notices provide information about prospecting and mining in late 19th century San Juan County (Utah).
PRIMARY DESIGNATION
Public