West Mountain Mining District records
Scope and Contents note
Group of seven manuscript items, Salt Lake County, 1879-1884, all legal size. Included are legal notices (some with official seals) of: Water right and mill site in the Main Bingham Canon; McClanahan Lode claim; Lawrence claim adjoining the Shell claim; Fox lode claim; notarized affidavit of Thomas Walsh acknowledging payment from the Red Rover Mining Co. for work performed; notice of the relocation of the Homestead Lode; and a lease agreement for mines in the district (Red Rover, Rox, Lawrence, Shell & Burgess mines for 18 months).
Dates
- 1879-1884
Creator
- West Mountain Mining District (Organization)
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 West Mountain Mining District records must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Administrative History
The West Mountain Mining District was established in 1863 and originally encompassed the Oquirrh Mountains.
Mining activity in California made precedents which were transferred to Utah Territory and made into law by Congress in 1872. The West Mountain Mining District originally included the whole area of the Oquirrh Mountains, and was established in December of 1863, but when silver was discovered on the western slopes they divided the district into the Rush Valley District and the West Mountain District.
Extent
1 folder (0.1 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Legal notices, a claim, an affidavit, and a lease, all from the records of the Utah West Mountain Mining District, 1879-1884.
Custodial History note
Purchased from 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 of 19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts).
Processing Information note
Processed; H. Christine Swindler; 6 July 2007.
- Title
- Register of West Mountain Mining District 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