Series 24971
Ophir Mining District (Utah). Recorder File books
Dates: 1870-1873.
3 microfilm reels
These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.
Historical Note
An agency history is available.
Scope and Content
The earliest Ophir Mining District (Tooele County, Utah) recorders kept file books in which they recorded essential details about each notice of location they recorded. Each entry is headed with the name of a claim and then includes location and recording dates, the names of locators with the number of feet allotted to each, and the book and page number where a notice of location was recorded. In addition to file entries, a section of Book D was used to record claims for land to be used for milling and smelting purposes, for building lots in the town of Ophir, and for water to be used for mining purposes.
Arrangement
By document type, with file entries chronological by date recorded.
Related Records
Mining records from Ophir Mining District (Utah). Recorder, Series 24165, contain the bulk of records kept by the Ophir District recorder, including notices of location referenced by file entries.
Miscellaneous records from Ophir Mining District (Utah). Recorder, Series 24508, contain documents affecting the validity of mining claims in the early Ophir District.
Deeds from Ophir Mining District (Utah). Recorder, Series 24572, document mining property or claims sold in the early Ophir District. Some deeds were recorded in the same book with file entries.
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
The records of the Ophir Mining District were processed by Rosemary Cundiff in December 2002. Utah State Archives refilmed these records in April 2003, and because additional file entries were discovered at that time, a separate series was created. File entries were originally described with deeds as part of series 24572.
Finding Aids
Series inventory available.
Indexing Terms
- Mining claims--Utah--Tooele County.
- Mines and mineral resources--Property--Utah--Tooele County.
- Utah--Tooele County--Mines and mineral resources.
- Ophir (Utah)--History.
Page Last Updated October 18, 2012.