Series 23669
WASHINGTON COUNTY (UTAH). COUNTY RECORDER [1325]MINING DEEDS, 1901-1955.3 microfilm reels
A separate agency history is available.
DESCRIPTION: Mining deeds transfer ownership or part interest in mining claims from one party to another. In the document, deeds name a grantor and grantee, specify the amount of consideration money and whether divided or undivided interest in the claim. They describe the location of the claim, and identify when, where and by whom it was originally recorded. In addition to deeds, this series contains many mineral certificates. Ownership of a mining claim involved more than discovery, possession and recording, but also required that the claimant work the ground and perform labor on the claim as required by Congress and the regulations of local mining districts (Statutes at Large, Treaties, and Proclamations, of the United States of America, vol. XVII, chap. 152). When sufficient labor has been performed to entitle a claimant to a patent or final ownership, the General Land Office issued a mineral certificate, which the claimant had recorded in the deed books. In addition to mining deeds and mineral certificates, these books contains other official documents relating to mining, such as powers of attorney and oil leases. Mining Record Book X 3 contains numerous affidavits of failure to contribute or perform labor.
Of specific interest, Mining Record Book X 9 begins with a lengthy agreement between the Anthracite Coal Company and Southern Trust Company. Mining Record Book X 17 includes the correspondence and meeting minutes of Utah Southern Mining Company. It also contains numerous deeds transferring ownership as a result of a court case involving the Silver Reef Consolidated Mining Company, as well as numerous documents selling or leasing oil and gas rights to individuals or corporations in Oklahoma.
ARRANGEMENT: All documents are arranged chronologically in the order recorded.
RELATED RECORDS: MINING NOTICES OF LOCATION, series 81372, contain the original claims to oil and mineral rights, as well as some mining deeds and other documents recorded before 1901. MINING PROOF OF LABOR, series 23671, contains documentation of the required labor performed on mining claims. Before 1901 mining deeds were recorded in DEEDS (SILVER REEF), series 23263; DEEDS (PINE VALLEY), series 23264; and DEEDS (TOQUERVILLE), series 23265 . Additional oil and gas leases have been recorded in AGREEMENTS AND LEASES, series 84209. After 1955 documents in this series were recorded in OFFICIAL RECORDS, series 7067. Deeds and other related documents in this series are referenced separately and chronologically for each individual claim in ABSTRACTS (MINES), series 23670. Documents are also referenced by location in ABSTRACTS (SECTIONAL LAND), series 16432; by purchaser or buyer in GRANTEE INDEXES, series 82703; and by seller in GRANTOR INDEXES, series 82704. Specialized documents are indexed by POWERS OF ATTORNEY INDEX, series 23685 and MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS INDEX, series 23468.
FINDING AIDS: Separate indexes indicating both grantor and grantee have been microfilmed either before or after each book. However, the index to Mining Book X 9 does not include any entries for the letter A. For additional finding aids, see related records.
PROCESSING NOTE: Washington County mining records were microfilmed in April 1983 by Utah State Archives and processed by Rosemary Cundiff in May 2001.
PREFERRED CITATION: Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.
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