Series 23994
Rocky Mining District (Utah). Recorder Mining records
Dates: 1872-1891.
1 microfilm reel
These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.
Historical Note
An agency history is available.
Scope and Content
The Rocky Mining District, organized 27 March 1872, was one of several mining districts organized in Beaver County, Utah, in the 1870s. By-laws defined the boundaries as all of an isolated chain of mountains six miles north of Shenandoah City and 2 miles west of the Beaver River (the Rocky Range which is just north of Milford). Prospectors organized this district to manage mining operations and keep records of claims. Later that same year Congress validated the authority of local mining districts as well as the already established precedent that individuals have the right to claim mineral wealth in the public domain (Statutes at Large, Treaties, and Proclamations, of the United States of America). The Rocky Mining District book primarily contains notices of location for mining claims. Each notice identifies the claim by a unique name which is prominently written at the top of the page. Notices provide descriptions for each claim, identify the names of claim holders, and provide datesof discovery and filing. Since early claims were limited to 200 feet along a lode, several locators were generally listed on each claim. Early claims also include, on the same page, a record of work done. In addition to notices of location, the Rocky book also contains a copy of by-laws and miners' meeting minutes. Electing a recorder was the main business at miners' meetings.
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Access Restrictions
This series is designated as Public.
Reproduction and Use
These records are available for reproduction and use.
Related Records
Mining records from North Star Mining District (Utah). Recorder, Series 23991, include a page of miners' meeting minutes for the Rocky District. It was tucked inside a North Star District book and microfilmed there.
Notices of location books from Beaver County (Utah). County Recorder, Series 23992, contain notices of location for the Rocky Mining District.
Indexing Terms
Rocky Mining District (Utah)--Corporate minutes.
Rocky Mining District (Utah)--By-laws.
Mining claims--Utah--Beaver County.
Mines and mineral resources--Property--Beaver County--Utah.
Utah--Beaver County--Mines and mineral resources.
| REEL | DESCRIPTION |
| 1 | 1872 Mar - 1891 Apr: Book A |