Series 18132

Ashbrook Mining District (Utah). Recorder Mining records, 1874-1881.

1 microfilm reel

These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.

Historical Note

See history of the records' creator.

Summary of Records

Mining records, which constitute a legal record, are kept for the purpose of monitoring and registering mining claims and operations. The Ashbrook Mining District Recorder recorded mining operations in Box Elder County, Utah.

Scope and Content

Mining records contain notices of location which provide the name of the claim, locators, location, legal description and the mining district; district by-laws; annual meeting minutes; and district officer election results. Mining records, which constitute a legal record, are kept for the purpose of monitoring and registering mining claims and operations. The Ashbrook Mining District Recorder recorded mining operations in Box Elder County, Utah.Until the law changed in 1897, mining districts in Utah had the option of electing their own mining district recorder. Many of the large mining districts, including the Ashbrook Mining District, chose to elect their own recorders while claims and other records within smaller mining districts or in unorganized areas were filed with the county recorder. Although the mining district elected its own recorder, mining operations within in the mining district were also recorded with the county recorder during this time. The district recorder was created in 1874 and ended in 1897 when the law changed and the county recorder assumed sole responsibility for mining records (Laws of Utah, 1897, Chapter 36).

Arrangement

Chronological by date filed

Additional Forms

This series is available on microfilm.

Access Restrictions

This series is classified as Public.

Use Restrictions

These records are available for reproduction and use.

Preferred Citation

Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.

Acquisition Information

These records were acquired from the creating agency through established retention schedules.

Processing Information

Mining records were first scheduled as permanent records in 1971. The mining records were filmed by the Box Elder County Microfilm Department. The entire series was archivally processed by David Clark in September 1999.

Other Finding Aids

Indexes: An electronic index is available. It includes the name of the individual making the claim, the mine name, the date of the claim, and the page number on which the record appears. View index.

Related Material

Mining records from Box Elder County (Utah). County Recorder,
, contains mining records for same mining district.

Container List

ReelDescription
11874 Jul 1-1881 Oct 15