Series 22091
Lucin Mining District (Utah). Recorder Mining notices filings
Dates: 1885-1896.
1 microfilm reel
These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.
Historical Note
An agency history is available.
Scope and Content
This series contain a listing of notices of locations filed with the district recorder with information pertaining to the name of the claim and the date filed. Also included is a diary of an unknown individual from April to June of an unknown year, containing travels through possibly Nevada or Idaho. Mining records, which constitute a legal record, are kept for the purpose of monitoring and registering mining claims and operations. The Lucin Mining District Recorder recorded mining operations in Box Elder County, Utah and Elko County, Nevada.
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 Lucin 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 1869 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
Related Records
Mining records from Lucin Mining District (Utah). Recorder, Series 18126, contain records for same mining district.
Mining records from Box Elder County (Utah). County Recorder, Series 84097, contain records for same mining district.
Access Restrictions
This series is classified as Public.
Preferred Citation
Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.
Processing Note
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 August 1999.
Indexing Terms
- Mines and mineral resources--Ownership--Box Elder County (Utah).
- Mining claims--Box Elder County (Utah).
Page Last Updated October 18, 2012.