Series 24333

CLIFTON MINING DISTRICT (UTAH). RECORDER [3136]

FILE BOOKS, 1869-1896.
1 microfilm reel

A separate agency history is available.

DESCRIPTION: Early Clifton Mining District recorders kept file books in which they summarized and referenced the location notices they recorded. The original file book is in table format and includes the name of the mine, date of location, date of filing, name of locating company or individual, number of feet claimed, page number where recorded, and a notation about work done. In 1884 the format was simplified to include only the name of the mine, the names of locators, the date located, and the book and page number where a notice of location was recorded. Entries made after 1889 include only the mine name, date, and reference information.

ARRANGEMENT: Volumes are arranged chronologically. Entries in the first file book are in table format and are arranged chronologically by date filed. In the second book entries are in paragraph format and alphabetically grouped (with plenty of allowance for exception). When space reserved for a certain letter was filled, the recorder carried entries forward to the back of the book.

RELATED RECORDS: The file books provide reference to documents recorded in LOCATION NOTICES, series 24331. File entries for 1909-1912 are included in Book O of that series. Information about assessment labor included in early file entries was later recorded in PROOF OF LABOR RECORD BOOKS, series 24332.

PROCESSING NOTE: Records for the Clifton Mining District were processed by Rosemary Cundiff in October 2002. Because of the poor quality of the microfilm, Utah State Archives refilmed these books and updated the inventory in May 2003.

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

CONTAINER LIST

Reel	Description
1	1869-1889 (file book 1)
1	1889-1896 (file book 2)