Shambip Mining District 1870-1873 (Utah). Recorder
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Biography/History Notes
Mining districts adopted by-laws to regulate mining activity within the district and elected recorders to keep records of claims. Originally, Shambip Mining District by-laws limited claims to 200 feet along a lode, with the exception that the discoverer could claim double. Early claims listed several prospectors and identified who was entitled to 200 feet and who was entitled to 400 feet. In 1872 the Shambip District increased this limit to 1500 feet as established by federal guidelines in newly passed mining legislation.
The Shambip Mining District recorder was elected from among the miners of the district for one year terms. He recorded claims in a substantial record book which was not removed from the boundaries of the district and which was open to the public during business hours.