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Subject: Shasta Co. Mining Claims from 1898-1904
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 11:12:47 -0800
These are taken from a register "Affidavits of Labor and improvements on
Mining Claims" for Shasta Co., CA
After about 1890 companies or individuals were permitted to file a mining
claim on public land such as Forest Service or BLM controlled public
lands. They were allowed to live and mine on the claim so long as they
proved that they were performing a minimum amount of work in mining or in
improvements. This yearly certification is filed at the respective court
house and is referred to as "proof of labor". Until recent years,
individuals could receive a "Patent" on the land from the government if
they stayed and worked and improved the land for a given amount of time.
(description by Glen Briggs)
The first column will be either the mine owner or the person filing the
affidavit. I don't know where you would find more info on these.
I will get these on my website sometime but there are 6 books and I have
only finished the second one. So they will not be posted until I get them
all done.
This is the index for book 2. I can give what I have. the record includes
Mine Name - Owner - Amount of improvement - year - person filing - date -
and date recorded
Owner or Affivant -- -- Mine name
Saeltzer, Reed M. et al -- -- Ajax et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. -- -- Avoca Quartz Mines et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. et al -- -- Backbone et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. et al -- -- Backbone Group of Mines
Saeltzer, Reed M. et al -- -- Beer King Mining Claim et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. -- -- Black Maria Quartz Mine et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. -- -- Black Maria Mining Claim et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. et al -- -- California et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. et al -- -- Central No. 1 et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. et al -- -- Central No. 2 et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. et al -- -- Climax et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. et al -- -- Copper King et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. et al -- -- Copper Chief et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. et al -- -- Crown Point et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. et al -- -- Decatur Mining Claim et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. -- -- Emma Mining Claim et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. -- -- Emma Quartz Mine et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. -- -- Enterprise Quartz Mine et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. et al -- -- Eureka et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. et al -- -- Globe Mining Claim et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. et al -- -- Gold Cup Quartz Mine et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. et al -- -- Gossan King et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. et al -- -- Graves Group of Mines
Saeltzer, Reed M. et al -- -- Graves et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. et al -- -- Hearst Mining Claim et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. et al -- -- Holbrook Mining Claim et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. et al -- -- Hzantipus Mining Claim et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. et al -- -- Hznophon Mining Claim et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. et al -- -- I. X. L. No. 1 et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. et al -- -- I. X. L. No. 2 et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. et al -- -- Idella Mining Claim et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. -- -- Independent Quartz Mine et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. et al -- -- Kaiser Wilhelm Mining Claim et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. et al -- -- Kennett et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. -- -- Louisa Mining Claim et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. -- -- Louise Quartz Mine et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. et al -- -- Lyon No. 2 et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. et al -- -- Lyon No. 1 et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. et al -- -- Napoleon Mining Claim et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. et al -- -- Natal Quartz Mine et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. et al -- -- North Star et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. et al -- -- Oxide et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. et al -- -- Pistol Mining Claim et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. et al -- -- Puzzle Quartz Mine et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. et al -- -- Rainbow et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. et al -- -- Saeltzer Mining Claim et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. -- -- Sam Scott et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. et al -- -- Sam Scott Mining Claim et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. et al -- -- Shasta et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. et al -- -- Smoke No. 1 et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. et al -- -- Smoke No. 2 et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. -- -- Surprise et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. et al -- -- Surprise Mining Claim et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. et al -- -- Uclid Quartz Mine et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. -- -- Victor Quartz Mine et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. et al -- -- Von Moltke Mining Claim et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. et al -- -- Wallace et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. et al -- -- Weimar Mining Claim et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. -- -- West Side Mining Claim et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. et al -- -- Williams Mining Claim et al
Saeltzer, Reed M. et al -- -- Young America et al
Janie
my Shasta Site
http://myclouds.tripod.com/shasta/shastaco.html
my card
http://www.rosescafe.net/cards/11d2003.html
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