AGENCY: Washington County (Utah). County Recorder

SERIES: 23670
TITLE: Abstracts (mines)
DATES: 1875-
ARRANGEMENT: By order of entry.

DESCRIPTION: The Washington County recorder kept an abstract of mining claims. For each mining claim (or mill site) he made a chronological list of official activity. These actions include, but are not limited to, notices of location, proof of labor, deeds conveying interest or part interest to another party, and leases. The recorder generally began keeping an abstract when some official action involved the claim subsequent to original recording of location notice. In this record he included the name of the claim, the names of locators, and identified a mining district. He indicated the date of original location and where and when the notice was recorded. In the list of actions involving the claim, he included the names of grantee and grantor, the kind of instrument (or action), dates for recording and possibly additional details.

RETENTION

Permanent. Retain until administrative need ends

DISPOSITION

Transfer to Archives.

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Microfilm master: For records beginning in 1875 and continuing to the present. Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Microfilm duplicate: For records beginning in 1875 and continuing to the present. Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Paper: Retain in Office permanently after being microfilmed.

APPRAISAL

Historical

The mining abstracts contain summary historical information by mine for mining claims in Washington County.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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