On September 20th, 1880, the following additional by law was adopted.

The Recorder or his Deputy shall visit any claim hereafter located in this District, and witness the boundaries of said location within ten days of filing record thereof, and for these services the Recorder shall receive the sum of $3, in addition to the record fee.

MILLARD COUNTY.-DETROIT MINING DISTRICT.

Transcript of By Laws of Detroit Mining District, as recorded August, 29, 1879., in Book "D" of Deeds, page 270. DETROIT MINING DISTRICT August 27th 1879.

At a meeting of the miners of the Detroit Mining District situated in the House Range of Mountains in Millard County, Utah Territory, James Puffer was elected Chairman, and Charles M. Howard Secretary.

The following local laws are hereby adopted.

ART. 1. This District shall be called the Detroit Mining District.

ART. 2. The boundaries of this District are as follows, commencing at a point five miles east of the United States mineral monument No 1. thence five miles north, thence miles west, thence ten miles south, thence ten miles east, thence five miles north to point of beginning.

ARTICLE 3. The election of Recorder shall be held annually on the last Wednesday of August in each year, Charles M. Howard being duly elected Recorder shall continue in office until the last Wednesday in August 1880.

ARTICLE 4. The fees for recording shall be five dollars for each mining claim of fifteen hundred feet or less in length. The Recorder or his Deputy shall be obliged to visit a claim and note its boundaries before recording, the same fees shall be allowed for recording a Mill site or other location.

ARTICLE 5. The Recorder or Deputy after inspecting a claim shall be authorized to issue a certificate of the assessment labor performed thereon, his fees shall be three dollars for each certificate.

ARTICLE 6. The laws of this District in regard to the length and width of mining claims shall be the same as the United States Mining laws, approved May 10th 1872 with one hundred dollars worth of labor performed each year.

ARTICLE 7. A Notice of location with description of locality or near to what claims if any shall be recorded in the records of said District within thirty days from the day of location.

ARTICLE 8. The records of this District shall free and open always in the presence of the Recorder for the inspection of interested parties during business hours.

ARTICLE 9. It shall be the duty of the Recorder on receiving a written request from three or more miners of this District to call a public meeting, to post notices in conspicuous places specifying therein the nature of the business to be transacted ten days prior to the date of the meeting.

CHARLES M. HOWARD Secretary.
Recorded Aug. 29, 1879.

JAMES PUFFER Chairman

SAN PETE COUNTY.-WHITE RIVER MINING DISTRICT.

SAN PETE COUNTY UTAH TER. Sept 12.th 79.

"A Call” to the Miners of this locality, formerly known as the Davidson Mining District : We the Bona Fide Miners. of this District believing it to be for the best interests of the mine holders of this locality that a Meeting of the Bona Fide Miners meet and perfect and revise, and make such local laws as shall protect us in our rights as Miners, this meeting is to be held at Davidsons Sheep Ranch near Price River, this meeting is to be held on the 21st of September 1879, at 12. o'clock M. (Signed) John G. Crocker A. H. Ekker M. Davidson H. Player Thomas McNiel Henry Pickering Anthony Dory D. Davidson Frans A. Sevensen Nick Groesbeck Jason T. Gourkee B. Pierce Stephen Groesbeck A. G. Conwell Solomon Slatter and many others

Copy From the Records of Utah County-Filed and Recorded October 11th 1879 in Book "E." page's 733 to 736 inclusive PROCEEDINGS OF A MINERS MEETING, CALLED AS PER NOTICE, AT DAVIDSONS RANCH ON THE 20TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 1879

Meeting called to order-by E. Covington:

On motion of John G. Crocker, Mr Mathew Davidson was elected chairman, John G. Crocker was elected Secretary.

motion of E. Covington a committee was elected to Draft a set of By Laws for the regulation of the District the Committee elected were Wm Davidson-John G. Crocker-E Covington:

While the committee was absent, Mr Davidson stated that it would be impossible for any of his people to attend to the duties of the District, he also appointed E. Covington to call at his fathers house and procure the old Books, and have them turned over to the proper parties. The Committee then Reported the following By Laws which were adopted.

BYE LAWS OF MINING DISTRICT

ARTICLE 1st This District shall be known as the White River Mining District. Commencing at a point where the County road crosses the big hill there being a large monument erected on the brow of the hill, as an initial point-running South five miles-thence West Thirty miles-thence North twenty miles-thence East thirty miles-thence South fifteen miles to the place of beginning.

ARTICLE 2d There shall be an annual meeting of the miners of the District held on the

a Recorder for the District.

of each year for the purpose of Electing

"" 3d The Recorder shall procure and keep a substantially bound Book to be called the book of locations, in which he shall record all Notices of locations, claims, whether for mining or other purposes connected therewith.

"" 4th He shall carefully keep and preserve all original papers filed with him for record, and deliver them upon proper demand to the person entitled to receive them, and faithfully do and perform all other acts and duties, required of him by these laws.

5th The Recorder shall hold office for one year, or until his successor is duly elected, Provided however that he may be removed at any time for misconduct in office, or neglect of duty as prescribed by the by laws of this District

6th The Record Books shall be kept, within the limits of the District and shall be kept open during business hours for examination and inspection

ARTICLE 7th The Recorder may appoint a Deputy under him for whose official acts he shall be responsible.

" 8th He shall note upon the back of each notice of location, or other instrument filed for Record, the day and hour of filing thereof, and such instrument shall be deemed recorded from and after the date of such filing for record.

9th When a claim shall have been located and recorded, he shall upon request make and deliver to the claimant his agent or Attorney, a certificate of such location and record over his official signature, which certificate shall be conclusive evidence of the facts therein stated.

10th All examinations of the record books, must be made in the presence of the recorder, or his deputy, and when his term of office shall expire, the recorder or his deputy shall turn over to his successor all books and papers and other property pertaining to his office.

11th The Recorder shall be authorized to demand and receive for his service the following fees to Wit: For each claim or Tunnel, recorded by any person, the sum 50 cts, the same fee shall be fixed for deeds, power of attorney, or bill of sale, transcript or official certificate.

12th A Mining claim shall, whether located by one or more persons, may equal but shall not exceed fifteen hundred feet in length along the line of Vein or lode, but no location of claims shall be made until the discovery of the Vein or lode within the limits of the claim located, no claim shall extend more than three hundred feet each side of the Vein or Lode.

13th Locations shall be made by posting Notices, on a Tree or some substantial stake or monument, at the point of commencement, a legible notice stating, the date of location, the number of feet in length of the claim or Tunnel, the number of feet each way from the notice, both in length and width of claim as near as possible, the course it runs, the names of the persons making the location, and such notice shall so describe such location, that its boundaries can be traced from the surface.

14th All records of location shall contain such a description of the claim or Tunnel located by reference to some natural object or permanent monument, as will identify the same. All locations whether of Claim or Tunnel, shall be recorded within twenty days after location is made, unless the locators shall hold the same by constant labor thereon, otherwise the ground shall be considered abandoned.

15th On each claim located, not less than One hundred Dollars worth of work shall be done each year, until a Government Patent obtained therefor, a failure to comply with the requirements, shall be deemed equivalent to an abandonment of the claim, and render the same subject to relocation: on each Tunnel there shall be One hundred Dollars of work done each year, and a failure to prosecute the work for one year shall be considered an abandonment of the same, all cases of dispute arising in regard to mining claims, shall be referred to a board of Arbitration selected by the Miners of the District at a Special meeting called for the purpose.

16th Any person or persons shall have the right to locate for Mining purposes, any ledge, lode, or deposit, and work the same through and by means of a Tunnel, and any work done on such Tunnel claim shall be considered as work done on the whole claim or location.

17th No Person shall be entitled to Vote at any meeting of Miners unless he owns bona-fide interest in a mining claim in this District 18th The By Laws of this District may be repealed or amended at any meeting that be duly called, by a majority of the Miners present it will require ten bona-fide claim holders of the District to constitute a quorum at such meeting

19th It shall be the duty of the Recorder, previous to any meeting for a revision of the By-Laws, to give at least Ten day Notice of the same, by posting notices of the said meeting, in three conspicuous places in the District, and to publish said notice for at least one number of the nearest paper published in the vicinity; it shall be his further duty, to issue a call for a meeting at the written request of five bona-fide claim holders, by posting notices as before mentioned; at said meeting no business shall be transacted other than that specified in the call.

20th These Laws shall take effect, and be in full force from and after their passage.

On Motion of A. G. Conwell, that John G. Crocker be appointed to examine the Organization of the Davidson Mining District, and if any of the Rules or Regulations, conflict with the Rules of the Paryphine Mining District they are null and void and of no force and effect.

John G. Crocker-committee on establishing the lines and boundaries, stated that it would be impossible, to do justice to all interested, unless we made the District large enough to embrace what had been prospected, and in order to do justice to all, the boundaries could not be less than the lines reported. The boundaries were accepted. On motion of Albert Ekker, the proceedings of this meeting were ordered published. John G. Crocker was appointed committee on printing.

On Motion of Albert Ekker-Mr John G. Crocker was nominated and Elected Recorder.

On motion of Wm Davidson A. G. Conwell was appointed to procure a sett of Books. The Meeting then adjourned

JOHN G. CROCKER Secretary

TERRITORY OF UTAH

Utah County S. S.

MATHEW DAVIDSON Chairman

I, James E. Daniels Recorder in and for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing is a full true and correct copy of the original as recorded in the official Records in my office on the 11th day of October A. D. 1879— in Book "E" pages 733 to 736 inclusive-Utah County Mining Records.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal Officially at my Office in Provo City this 18th day of November 1880.

[SEAL.]

JAMES E. DANIELS County Recorder.

JUAB COUNTY.-MOUNT NEBO MINING DISTRICT.

BY LAWS.

ARTICLE I This District shall be known as the Mount Nebo Mining District and the said District shall commence at the Mouth of Willow Creek and from thence runing east to the sumit of Mount Nebo thence runing North to the County line of Juab from thence West to the back of the Mountain from thence South to the place of commencement.

II. There shall be an officer for said District to be called the Recorder who shall be elected on the 5th day of May by the Miners of this district at their annual meeting.

64 III The Recorder shall procure and keep a substantial bound book to be called the book of location in which he shall record all notices of location claims whether for mining or other purposes, connected therewith.

66 IIII He shall carefully keep and preserve all original papers filed with him for record and deliver them upon proper demand to the person or persons entitled to receive the same and faithfully do and perform all other acts and duties required of him by these Laws.

64

V The recorder shall hold office for one year or until his successor is duly elected provided however that he may be removed at any time for misconduct in office or neglect of duty as prescribed by the laws of this district

VI The record book shall be kept within the limits of the district and shall be kept open during business hours for examination and inspection.

VII The recorder may appoint a deputy under him whose official acts he shall be held responsible.

VIII He shall note upon the back of each notice of location or other instrument the day and hour of filing thereof and such instrument shall be deemed recorded from and after the date of such filing for record.

IX When a claim shall have been located and recorded he shall upon request make and deliver to the claimant his agent or Attorney a certificate of such location and record over his official signature which certificate shall be conclusive evidence of the facts therein stated.

X All examinations of the records books must be made in the presents of the recorder of his deputy and when his term of Office shall expire the recorder shall turn over to his success or all books papers and other property pertaining to his Office. XI The Recorder shall be authorized to demand and receive the following fees to wit.

XII. No person or company of persons shall be entitled to hold more than two hundred feet (200) as discovery of a Lode nor more than (200) two hundred feet for each person located and the number of feet in all shall not excede three thousand (3000) the surface width requsite for mining purposes or for the conveniant working of the same shall not exced fifty feet (50) on each side of the walls or vein of said Lode when it may become necessary for mining or milling purposes then an appurtenant or ajacant tract is requisite the same shall exceed in its limits a space four hundred (400) feet long by three hundred (300) feet in width and such tract may be situated at the nearest available point within the limits of the district, provided the same shall be distant more than one half mile from said vein or lode.

Above By Laws accepted February. 1st 1880

TERRITORY OF UTAH

County of Juab ss

I Alma Hague County Recorder in and for Juab County Utah Territory do hereby certify that the above and foregoing By Laws of the Mount Nebo Mining District are full and correct as shown by the records of said District now in my Office

[SEAL.]

ALMA HAGUE County Recorder

BEAVER COUNTY.-STERLING MINING DISTRICT.

MINING LAWS.

WAH WAH RANGE, BEAVER COUNTY UTAH TERRITORY April 2, 1880

At a meeting of the miners held April 2nd 1880 Archibald Richie was elected Chairman and James W Mooney. Secretary the following Local Laws was adopted.

ARTICLE 1. The boundaries of this District are as follows Commencing at a point five miles due East from the Champion Mine and thence runing South 5 miles thence West 10 miles Thence North (10) miles thence East (10) miles Thence South (5) miles to place of beginning.

ARTICLE 2.-This District shall be called Sterling Mining District

ARTICLE 3.—The Election of Recorder shall be held annually on the 2nd day of April James W. Mooney being duly elected Recorder Shall continue in Office until April 2nd 1881

ARTICLE 4.—The fees for recording shall be three Dollars for each Mining Claim of 1500 feet or less in length The Recorder or his Deputy shall be obliged to visit a Claim and note its boundaries and locality before recording

ARTICLE 5.-The recorder of this District shall not record any Claims that will Conflict with any previously located Claims Provided the parties owning such Claims have complied with the United States Mining Laws Approved 1872.

ARTICLE 6.-The Recorder or his deputy after surveying a claim shall be anthority sufficient to issue a certificate of the assessment labor performed thereon his fees shall be three Dollars for each certificate.

ARTICLE 7.-The laws of the District in regard to the length and breadth of mining claims Shall be the same as the United States Mining Laws Approved 1572 with 100 Dollars worth of Labor performed annually.

ARTICLE 8-A Notice of location with description of locality near to what claims, if any shall be recorded in the records of said District within 20 days from the date of location

ARTICLE 9.-The records of this District shall be free and open always in the presence of the Recorder for the inspection of interested parties during business Hours.

ARTICLE 10-It shall be the duty of the Recorder after receiving a written request from three or more miners of this District to call a public meeting to post notices on his Office door and other conspicnous places specifying therein the nature of the business to be transacted Ten (10) days prior to the date of the meeting ARCHIBALD RICHIE Chairman

JAMES W. MOONEY Secretary

MILLARD COUNTY.-HOLDEN MINING DISTRICT.

ABSTRACT OF THE BY LAWS OF THE HOLDEN MINING DISTRICT AS RECORDED SEPTEMBER 3D 1880., IN BOOK "D" OF DEEDS PAGE 402.

At a Miners meeting held at the residence of Daniel Johns in the town of Holden, Millard County, and Territory of Utah was called by the posting of notices 5 days prior to said meeting. R. B. Barnes was called to the chair and J. S. Giles Clerk of the meeting. The following By Laws were adopted:

ART. 1st. This District shall be named Holden Mining District.

ART. 2d This District shall be bounded as follows, to wit: Commencing at the southwest corner of Section (31) in TSp. 20 south of range (4) west, Thence due east to the summit of the Mountains deviding Pavant & Round Vallies, thence North Eighteen miles, Thence west to the north west corner of Section 6 in Tp. 18 South of Range 4 west, thence south 18 miles to the place of beginning.

ART. 3d The election of Recorder of this district shall be held annually on the last Saturday of July, whose term shall be for one year and until his successor shal be elected and quallified as required by act of the Legislative Assembly of Utah approved Feb. 18, 1880. J. S. Giles was elected Recorder for the currant year.

ART. 4th The fees for recording each location Notice and description of Claim shall be the same as the County Recorders are authorized to charge for like services.

ART. 5th The Recorder after having inspected a claim is authorized to issue a certificate of the amount of assessment labor performed thereon, his fees for each certificate shall be three dollars.

ART. 6th The laws of this District in regard to the length and width of a claim and the amount of labor performed thereon each year shall be the same as the U. S. Mining Laws approved May 10, 1872.

ART. 7th All notices of locations with descriptions shall be recorded within thirty days from the date of location.

ART. 8th The corners of each claim shall be marked by a stake or monument upon which shall be marked the name of the mine. ART. 9th The records of the district shall be free and open for the inspection of interested parties at all business hours. Always in the presence of the recorder.

ART. 10th It shall be the duty of Recorder on receiving a written request from three or more miners of the district to call a public meeting by posting notices in conspicuous places in the district specifying therein the nature of the business to be transacted. Holden July 31st 1880.

(Signed)

J. S. GILES Clerk.

R. B. BARNES, Chairman.

BEAVER COUNTY.—PREUSS MINING DISTRICT.

MINERS MEETINGS

At a meeting of Miners held in pursuance of Notice on the 4. day of September at 4. Oclock P. M. 1880. Wm H. Burnison was Elected Chairman, and O. S. Carver was Elected Secretary.

The following Resolution offered by Adam Cunningham was unanimously adopted.

Resolved, that we proceed to reorganize Preuss Mining District, with the following Metes and bounds to wit, Bounded on the South by San Francisco District, on the West by Wah wah Vally, on the North by Bitter Lake District, on the East the Summit of the Mountains, Beaver County Utah Territory.

On Motion of Brigham Pollock the following Laws and Regulations were adopted that we repeal all of the former Mining laws of Preuss Mining District prier to September 4.th 1880.

SECTION 1. Each location made in the District shall be made in conformity to the Laws of the United States and the laws of Preuss District governing the locating and taking up of Mineral bearing Ledges.

SECTION 2. Each location made in the District shall be designated by a prominent Monument at least four 4. feet high on the lode Claimed, and one Monument on each corner of said lode, and the Notice of Claim or location shall give the date of location, day, month, and year, the number of feet claimed, the extent of Claim each way from place of Notice and the name in full of each locator or Claimant.

SECTION 3. All Lodes ledges located in this Distaict shall not exceed fifteen hundred (1500) feet in length along the course of the vein or lode and six hundred (600). feet in width being three (300) feet on each side of the centre of the vein.

SECTION 4. Each claim or location shall be recorded in the Mining Records of the District within Twenty days after location. SECTION 5. There shall be performed in labor each year one hundred dollars ($100). on each Claim or location. SECTION 6. The Recorder shall be entitled to and receive the following fees for services done and performed by him, For Recording each location one dollar.

SECTION 7. The Recorder shall have the power to appoint A Deputy to act in his stead and shall also have power to remove the same at pleasure, the appointment or removal shall be entered of Record in the Book of Records of the District

SECTION 8. There shall be elected annually on the first day of September a Mining Recorder for the District who shall hold his office for one year or until his successor is elected and qualified unless sooner removed by death or other disability. SECTION 9. These laws shall take effect and be in full force from and after this date.

On Motion of O. S. Carver seconded by Adam Cunningham Geo Wenceslaw was duly elected Mining Recorder of the District for one year

All the above and foregoing proceedings regulations laws and resolutions are unanimously approved passed and ratified and subscribed to in writing by each of the undersigned on this 4 day of September 1880.

I George Wenceslaw, Mining Recorder for Preuss Mining District hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of proceedings of Miners Meeting and laws of Preuss Mining District as adopted September 4th 1880.

Witness my hand this 4.th day of September 1880.

GEORGE WENCESLAW Recorder.

BEAVER COUNTY.-GRANITE MINING DISTRICT.

BY-LAWS, OF GRANITE MINING DISTRICT.

ARTICLE 1.-.That the boundaries of this District shall be Known and described as follows "To Wit,"-Commencing at a point one mile North of Mud Springs in the West Mountains, Beaver County Utah Territory, running thence due West to the apex, ridge or summit of said West Mountains; Thence running Southerly along the ridge or Summit of said West Mountains Seven miles; Thence running East four miles; Thence due North Seven miles more or less to a point due East of the place of beginning; Thence due West to the place of beginning.

ARTICLE.-2.-That this district shall be Known as the Granite Mining District.

ARTICLE 3. That no Location shall be made or Recorded, claiming more than 1500 feet along the Ledge, linearly, or more than 300. feet each side of the centre of the Ledge for working purposes.-Provided, that this Article shall not prevent any person or persons from locating or Recording a claim of less than 1500 feet linear along the Ledge or Lode or less than 300 feet on each side of the centre of the Vein or Lode.

ARTICLE 4-.That all claims Located shall have a Notice posted on Such Location, Date of Location and Date of record; names of person or persons making the Location, and shall describe the Location in such manner that its corners and Location monuments can be readily found and its boundaries traced; also the number of lineal feet claimed along the Ledge and the number of feet claimed on each side of the centre of the Vein or Lode.

ARTICLE 5-.That no Location shall be made and Recorded, until rock containing Gold, Silver, Lead, Cinnabar or other mineral shall have been discovered within the limits of the Location.

ARTICLE 6.-That no Location shall be complete unless a Monument or Stake is placed at each corner of the claim on which shall be written or marked the name of the mine or Location; the number of the Stake and the Geographical name of the corner of the Location on which the stake is placed. A Stake shall also be placed at each end centre of the claim.

ARTICLE 7-.That all Notices of Location shall be recorded or filed for record with the Recorder of the District within (30) Thirty days from the date of Location.

ARTICLE 8-.That it shall be the duty of the Recorder on the receipt of any Instrument for Record to note thereon the day, hour and minute which the same may have been received, and attest the same by his official signature.-.Provided that he shall fave first received the fee allowed by these Articles for Recording such Instrument.

ARTICLE 9-.That each Location made shall have work or labor done or improvements made on such claim or Location to the Value of One Hundred Dollars within One Year from the date of Location, and the same amount during each year thereafter

ARTICLE 10.-That failure to comply with the provisions of "Article" "9" shall constitute and abandonment of the claim or Location, and further any person or persons may make application to the Recorder of the District for an examination of the Location to ascertain whether the provisions of Article "9" have been complied with, and on such application being made, it shall be the duty of the Recorder to proceed and examine the Location named in the application and if upon examination he finds that the provisions of "Articlo 9," have not been complied with or that the corner Stakes have not been placed and marked as required by "Article 6," and that none of the original Locators or their assigns or heirs are in possession of the property he shall so certify, and further it shall be his duty to record in the District Records the application and Certificate, the record of which shall be evidence that the claim is abandoned an the same shall then be open to Location by the applicant or other person or persons.

For complying with the provisions of this Article the Recorder shall have the following fees,

Certificate....

For Recording application.......

"cach mile traveled in examination of the claim...

One Dollar
One Dollar
Twenty five cents.

ARTICLE 11.-That if the owner of any claim or Location shall apply to the Recorder for an examination of the claim to ascertain whether the provisions of Articles "9" and "6" have been complied with it shall be the duty of the Recorder to examine said Location