Utah mining records
Scope and Contents note
Group of manuscripts and printed items: 1. Grecian Bend claim in Ophir District. Copy of location notice, 1870. 1 page. 2. First Southern Extension, Sunbeam Lode, Tintic Mining Dist., Juab Co. Location notice, 1870. 2 pages. 3. Deseret, Rush Valley Mining District, Tooele Co. Location notice, 1883. 4. Certified notice from Emily B. Dods, Tooele Co., recorder, that there are no transfers of record of the
from Aug. 12, 1892 to Dec 14, 1894. 5. Manuscript letter from A. Butts to Mr. & Mrs. Walquist, from Mercur, Utah, 1894, detailing difficulties of finding sober mining help. 2 pages. 6. T. L. S. from J. G. Jacobs, of the Salt Lake & Mercur Railroad Co., 1903, offering $30,000 for the Black Dragon
, Lehi
, Rattler
, Blue Rock
, Combination
, Carbonate
, & Gipsy Mari
mining claims, Dugway Mining Districtentire property owned by the Wonder Gold Mining Company
. 7. Mercur. Map of Camp Floyd Mining district and West Dip, Utah
, comp. by Charles Mostyn Owen, 24 by 29.5 inches, removed from a pamphlet issued by the Rio Grande Western Ry (worn & splitting). 8. South Park Mining & Development Co. Stock certificate 19222, with mining vignette. Cancelled. 9. Sketch map of Eastern part, Park City District. Printed sheet, with map on one side, & general information--1941
with stock information about various mining companies on verso. A few age spots & light wear.
Dates
- Other: 1870-1941
Conditions Governing Access note
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use note
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Utah mining records must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Extent
1 folder (0.1 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
A collection of manuscripts and items related to various mining companies and mines in Utah, 1870-1941.
Custodial History note
Purchased from the Bohling Book Company in 1990.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Purchased; Bohling Book Company; 1990.
Appraisal note
Western American business and labor industry (Collection development policy for 20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts, August 2007).
Processing Information note
Processed; H. Christine Swindler; 15 June 2007.
Subject
- Tintic Mining District (Utah) (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Register of Utah mining records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Karen Glenn and H. Christine Swindler, student processors and John Murphy, curator
- Date
- 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States