AGENCY: Blue Ledge Mining District (Utah). Recorder

SERIES: 27671
TITLE: Mining records
DATES: 1870-1897.
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological

DESCRIPTION: In the nineteenth century, miners in local areas organized mining districts to manage mining operations and keep records of claims. District books generally include notices of location, which uniquely identify claims with a name, a description of the location, dates of discovery and recording, and the names of claim owners. In addition to notices of location, the mining records typically also include proof of labor which validate that an owner has worked his claim. They may also include minutes of mining district meetings, district by-laws, and indexes. The Blue Ledge District is in Wasatch County, and the records were transferred to the Wasatch County recorder's office in 1897.

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.

Microfilm master: Retain in Archives permanently.

Digital image: Retain in Office permanently.

APPRAISAL

Historical Legal

The mining record books are historically valuable because they are the primary records which document mining activity in the nineteenth century.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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