AGENCY: Ophir Mining District (Utah). Recorder

SERIES: 24508
TITLE: Miscellaneous records
DATES: 1872-1874.
ARRANGEMENT: Roughly chronological.

DESCRIPTION: Ophir mining district recorder (Tooele County, Utah), Lawrence Brown, recorded documents other than notices of location in a separate book. These documents include work certificates signed by witnesses verifying that assessment work on claims had been completed. Other documents affect the validity of claims. These include protests against certain claims, warnings not to interfere with certain claims, a notice of les pendens, and a power of attorney. This book also includes miners meeting minutes for September 1872 and April 1873.

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 after being microfilmed.

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in Office permanently.

APPRAISAL

Historical

This small book contains information affecting the early mining claims in the Ophir Mining District.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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