AGENCY: Tooele County (Utah). County Recorder

SERIES: 24174
TITLE: General mining index
DATES: 1869-1978.
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological with volume entries alphabetical by first letter of claim name, thereunder chronological.

DESCRIPTION: The Tooele County recorder created a general index to mining related documents. This index not only provides reference to notices of location (claims) and mining deeds, but also to mineral certificates, bonds, mortgages, agreements, notices of sale, powers of attorney, mining district by-laws, patents, etc. The first index (Mining Index Book A) provides only the name of a claim and the book and page number where a document was recorded. Thereafter, the index books also identify the type of document and the mining district in which the relevant claim was located. Beginning with Book K the date filed is also included. Entries made after 1955 include the county recorder's entry number.

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.

APPRAISAL

Historical Legal

The general mining index provides reference to all mining related documents recorded by the Tooele County recorder.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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