Series 23985

BEAVER LAKE MINING DISTRICT (UTAH). RECORDER [3197 ]

MINING RECORDS, 1872-1897.
1 microfilm reel

A separate agency history is available.

DESCRIPTION: The Beaver Lake Mining District, organized on 2 September 1872, was one of several mining districts organized in Beaver County in the early 1870s. One of Utah's major mineral belts extends through the Wah-Wah and Tushar Mountains of Beaver and Piute Counties. Mining in this area prospered throughout the last quarter of the nineteenth century. Utah miners organized local districts according to established custom and federal law which allowed individuals to claim mineral deposits in the public domain (Statutes at Large, Treaties, and Proclamations, of the United States of America, vol. 17, 1872, chap. 152). Local district recorders kept records of claims. Beaver Lake mining record books primarily contain notices of location for claims within the district. Each location notice identifies the claim by a unique name and provides a description of its dimensions and location. Location notices also include the names of locators, dates of discovery and filing, and the signature of the mining district recorder or his deputy. In addition to notices of location, Beaver Lake books also include a few notices of location for mill sites and some 'non-forfeiture' notices filed by miners wishing to maintain claims during the years Congress temporarily suspended the annual labor requirement (1893-1894). A copy of by-laws as revised and adopted in May 1893 appears at the beginning of Book C.

ARRANGEMENT: Mining records in the Beaver Lake Mining District record books are generally chronological by date recorded.

RELATED RECORDS: The Beaver County recorder's NOTICES OF LOCATION BOOKS, series 23992, also contain location notices for claims in the Beaver Lake District. A copy of by-laws as filed with the General Land Office can be found in MINING DISTRICT BY-LAWS, series 3651.

FINDING AIDS: Beaver Lake Mining District Book C includes an index which provides reference by claim name.

PROCESSING NOTE: Beaver Lake District Books were microfilmed in January 2002 as part of Utah State Archives Millennial Project and processed by Rosemary Cundiff in February 2003.

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

GAPS: In spite of the fact that Book A is labeled such, evidence suggests the existence of a prior book containing records for 1872-1881. The second volume is identified on its spine as "Notice of Locations B" but inside it is identified as Book C.

CONTAINER LIST

Reel	Description
1	Book A (1882, Jan - 1893, Jun)
1	Book C (1893, Jun - 1897, May)