seriesNo,seriesEntityName,seriesTitle,seriesDateRange,seriesArrangement,seriesDescription,seriesTotRetentDesc,seriesPrimaryClassCode,seriesExtentDesc
24038,Gabel Mining District (Utah). Recorder,General index,1892-1894.,"Alphabetically by group, thereunder chronological by date.","The Gabel Mining District recorder kept a general index to mining claims. This book contained columns showing the date and time any instrument was filed for record\, the names of grantor or locator and grantee\, the nature of the instrument\, the book and page where recorded\, and a description of the property.",,Public,1 microfilm reel
24037,Gabel Mining District (Utah). Recorder,Reception book,1892-1894.,"Alphabetical by subject, thereunder chronological by date.","Gabel Mining District rules and regulations stated that the district recorder should keep a reception book which should include columns showing the year\, month\, day\, hour and minute when any instrument was filed for record; the names of the grantors or locators alphabetically arranged; the names of grantees; the nature of the instrument and the book and page where recorded; a concise description of the property affected; and any remarks the recorder deemed appropriate (Utah State Archives\, San Juan County Recorder\, Miscellaneous records\, series 23400\, Book B\, p 179-180). Almost all records filed by the Gabel District recorder in this reception book were filed in November 1892\, when the mining district was organized\, or in December of the following year.",,Public,1 microfilm reel
24039,Gabel Mining District (Utah). Recorder,Mining location notices,1893-1894.,Chronological by date.,"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.",,Public,2 microfilm reels