Inventory to the. Mining Recorder records held at Yukon Archives

Inventory to the Mining Recorder records 1895-1972 held at Yukon Archives 1983 Reprinted 2016

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TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION PLACER MINING RECORDS IN YUKON... i I-1 APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS FOR PLACER MINING, 1896-1971... 1 I-2 RECORDS OF APPLICATIONS FOR PLACER MINING, 1896-1934... 7 I-3 REGISTERED DOCUMENTS (PLACER MINING), 1897-1971...11 I-4 RECORDS OF PLACER DOCUMENTS RECEIVED, 1896-1961...21 Document Registers...21 Assignments, Etc....22 I-5 RENEWAL GRANTS FOR PLACER MINING, 1906-1972...25 I-6 CERTIFICATES OF WORK FOR PLACER MINING, 1898-1906...27 I-7 RECORD BOOKS FOR PLACER MINING CLAIMS, 1895-1971...29 Record Books...29 Klondike Creek Books Conversion List...43 Black List...45 Red List...50 I-8 INDEXES OF ORIGINAL LOCATORS, 1896-1942...56 I-9 INDEXES OF FREE MINERS CERTIFICATES, 1898-1906...57 I-10 ROYALTY LEDGER BOOKS, 1898-1909...59 I-11 WATER RIGHTS RECORD BOOKS, 1900-1963...63 I-12 MISCELLANEOUS PLACER MINING RECORDS & III MISCELLANEOUS MINING RECORDER RECORDS, 1895-1972...65 II QUARTZ MINING RECORDS...68 APPENDIX A: GLOSSARY...69

INTRODUCTION PLACER MINING RECORDS IN YUKON Placer gold drew increasing numbers of prospectors and miners to the North during the last quarter of the nineteenth century. Most came from the United States, and brought with them American concepts of self-administered mining camp law. Canadian authorities gradually accepted the necessity of imposing Canadian mining regulations in Yukon, and in1894 Inspector Charles Constantine, NWMP, was sent to take up residence at the settlement of Forty Mile on the Yukon River. He was appointed Agent of the Dominion Government, and was charged with administering the mining regulations of the North West Territories. These dated back to 1889, and had been designed for application on the prairies. During the years that followed, many confrontations developed between local miners, officials on the spot, and politicians in Ottawa regarding the scope and content of Yukon s mining regulations. At stake were the prosperity of individual miners, as well as the level of government revenues to be derived from mining. Between 1894 and 1906, Yukon mining regulations were frequently altered and adjusted by Federal Order-in-Council. In some cases regulations were changed up to three times in a single year, in an attempt to satisfy the demands of the mining community, and still provide sufficient levels of government revenue. In 1906 a Yukon Placer Mining Act was approved by Parliament. This was amended in minor respects in subsequent years, however its provisions have remained the basis of placer mining law in Yukon up to the time of writing (in 1983). During the Klondike Gold Rush federal Ministers of the Interior exercised control over four main variables in their efforts to devise equitable mining regulations for Yukon. These dealt with: The size of placer claims and the fees and procedures for registering claims The fees and procedures for renewing placer claims and registering their successive ownership The levying of royalties on placer gold The registration of miners through Free Miners certificates The size of placer claims was of central importance to miners, as this largely determined the extent of the economic base to which a miner could gain access. Claim size varied greatly as the table below shows: Table 1. Length of Creek Claims 1889-1906 Date of Regulation Length of Claim 1889 (NWT Regulations) 100 feet Dec. 24, 1894 Aug. 16, 1897 Jan. 18, 1898 Jul. 31, 1905 500 feet 100 feet 250 feet 500 feet 1906 (Yukon Placer Mining Act) 500 feet The regulations provided for larger discovery claims, and also prescribed the fees to be charged for registering a claim. At the height of the gold rush, provisions were even made to reserve i

Inventory to the Mining Recorder records certain claims by the crown for sale at auction. Grouping claims and granting hydraulic concessions was a practice that proved highly controversial in the early years of the century. After registering a placer claim, the miner was entitled to work the property for one year, at the end of which certain conditions had to be met in order to continue to mine. At first only an annual claims renewal fee was charged. At different times this was as high as $100 and as low as $15. In 1898, however, the Certificate of Work was introduced, a concept which was refined in the years that followed. Generally it required a miner who was renewing, to file an affidavit verifying that $200 worth of work had been done on the claim in the past year. Over the years a detailed fee structure evolved, under which Mining Recorders charged for a wide range of additional services. The regulations for 1902 even authorized mining recorders to charge 25 for giving out information verbally. The fee structure continued to be adjusted until it was enacted into legislation in 1906, from which time it has remained largely unaltered (as of 1983). The mining recorder was also responsible for collecting royalties on gold productions. A ten percent royalty was first levied in 1897, with a twenty percent royalty due on gold taken from claims producing in excess of $500 a week. Royalties were unpopular and difficult to collect, and were reduced over the years. The twenty percent surtax was removed in 1898, as were royalties on claims producing less than $2,500 a year. This exemption was raised to $5,000 in 1901, when the rate of royalty dropped from ten to five percent. The Placer Mining Act of 1906 reduced the royalty to only two and onehalf percent, and placed the onus for payment on the shipper exporting the gold from the Territory. In estimating the royalty payable, gold was to be valued at $15 an ounce. These provisions were still in force at time of writing (in 1983). Another means of regulating and deriving revenue from the mining industry was through a licensing system. In 1898 the regulations introduced a requirement that all persons and companies involved in mining must have a Free Miners Certificate, which authorized its owner freely to engage in mining. The cost was $10 a year, though by 1905 this had been reduced to $7.50 for the first, and $5 for subsequent years. Higher fees applied to mining companies. The Yukon Placer Mining Act of 1906, however, abolished the Free Miners Certificate. Other matters with which placer regulations have dealt include the grouping and relocation of claims, the assignment of water rights, and the abandonment of claims. Special hydraulic and dredging regulations have also been put into force over the years to control larger scale mining. Since 1970, the Northern Inland Waters Act has superseded some sections of the Yukon Placer Mining Act, controlling the allocation of water rights for placer mining today (as of 1983). The Act of 1906 provided for the appointment of mining recorders for each mining district in the Territory. The Act ordered, and still requires (as of 1983), these officials to maintain all documents relating to mining property and to keep the following books: 1) Records of Applications 2) Record of Refused Applications 3) Record Book 4) Record of Abandonments 5) Record of Documents Received The earliest placer mining records still in existence date from 1896. Prior to devolution, mining records were maintained under the auspices of the federal Department of Indian and Northern ii

Introduction Affairs. In the early 1970s the historic significance of these records was recognized and arrangements were made to organize and microfilm non-current mining records and to transfer originals to Yukon Archives for permanent retention. The present organization of these records reflects, as closely as possible, that devised for them at the time they were microfilmed. Under this system, placer records were divided into eleven subject classifications (I-1 to I-11) and two miscellaneous groupings (I-12 & III). For the most part, the records have been assigned the headings under which they appeared in the microfilm, even when these headings seem to have been assigned incorrectly. In order to clarify such errors, certain records have been listed twice, once under the category assigned at microfilming, and again under what appears to be a more correct heading. Only one miscellaneous heading has been retained. The records listed in this inventory have not been assigned an accession number by Yukon Archives, with the exception of accession 81/41 (GOV 365 f1) and accession 91/75R (GOV 365 f2). This inventory was formerly known as Inventory to the Records of the Yukon Government fonds Series 10, Mining Recorders Records (Placer) 1894-1972 held at the Yukon Archives. Yukon Archives provides public access to the mining records in its custody. These records have proven a valuable source to genealogists and environmental researchers, as well as representing a major source of information concerning past and possible future resource use in Yukon. For further information regarding the Mining Recorder records, please consult the online description. iii

I-1 APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS FOR PLACER MINING, 1896-1971 In order to obtain a placer mining grant, a miner had to stake the ground intended to mine and record the claim at a mining recorder s office. This was done by completing an application form which included such information as the miner s name, address, Free Miners Certificate number, when and where the claim was located, as well as its size. Occasionally a sketch map accompanied the application, particularly after 1940. Applications were given consecutive numbers. Between 1896 and 1900, series of numbers were frequently used more than once. There were three means of locating a particular application within I-1. Daily registers were kept of grant applications received at mining recorders offices. These registers are listed in section I-2, and are mainly chronological in organization. Records were also kept of every change in ownership that took place on individual claims. These books, organized by creek, are listed in I-7. A record was also maintained of the first miner to obtain the grant of a newly staked claim. These alphabetically arranged volumes are listed in I-8. The following list has been prepared showing the various series of numbers used on grant applications, the years they were used, and the Yukon Archives location in which they are stored: Location Document Numbers Dates GOV 368 0-555; 3524-3995; 4278-6158 1896-1898 GOV 368A 603-1,300 1897 GOV 369 101-200 1898 GOV 370 201-400 1898 GOV 371 1-250 1907-1908 GOV 372 251-750 1907-1909 GOV 373 1-598 1897 GOV 374 1-100 1898 GOV 375 1-2,905 1898 GOV 376 4-200 1898-1899 GOV 377 201-400 1899 GOV 378 401-699 1898 GOV 379 701-900 1898 GOV 380 901-1,229 1898 GOV 381 401-499 1899 GOV 382 500-699 1899 GOV 383 701-1,000 1899 GOV 384 751-1,250 1907-1909 GOV 385 1,001-1,551 1899 1

Inventory to the Mining Recorder records Location Document Numbers Dates GOV 386 1,301-1,850 1897 GOV 387 1,851-2,249 1897 GOV 388 2,250-2,699 1897 GOV 389 2,700-3,199 1897 GOV 390 3,200-3,415 1897 GOV 391 6,001-6,379 1898 GOV 392 6,380-6,500 1898 GOV 393 7,170-7,686 1899 GOV 393 8,405-8,859 1900-1901 GOV 394 8,860-9,299 1901 GOV 395 9,300-9,753 1901 GOV 396 9,501-10,000 1908-1918 GOV 397 10,001-13,199 1898-1899 GOV 398 13,200-18,449 1898 GOV 399 GOV 399 18,450-18,750 19,112-19,500 1898 1898 GOV 400 19,501-19,999 1898-1899 GOV 401 20,000-20,459 1898-1899 GOV 402 20,460-20,899 1899 GOV 403 20,900-21,399 1898-1899 GOV 404 21,400-21,500 1899 GOV 1021 21,501-22,100 1899 GOV 1022 22,101-22,700 1899 GOV 404 22,701-23,099 1899 GOV 405 23,100-23,599 1899-1900 GOV 406 23,600-23,999 1900 GOV 407 24,000-24,500 1900 GOV 408 24,502-25,349 1900-1901 GOV 409 25,350-25,899 1901 GOV 410 25,900-26,339 1901-1902 GOV 411 26,340-27,000 1900-1902 GOV 412 28,251-28,699 1898-1900 GOV 413 28,700-29,099 1898-1902 2

Applications for Grants for Placer Mining Location Document Numbers Dates GOV 414 29,100-29,500 1900-1902 GOV 415 35,001-35,499 1901 GOV 416 35,500-35,999 1901 GOV 417 GOV 417 36,000-36,500 37,001-37,189 1901 1901 GOV 826 f5 37,196-37,301 1900-1901 GOV 508 37,210-37,325 [See later in list for other documents in GOV 508] 1901 GOV 418 37,272-37,947 1901 GOV 505 37,400-37,500 1901-1902 GOV 419 37,950-38,400 1901 GOV 420 38,401-38,900 1901-1902 GOV 421 38,901-39,400 1902 GOV 422 39,401-39,800 1902 GOV 423 39,801-40,180 1901-1903 GOV 424 40,181-40,497 1902-1904 GOV 425 40,751-41,100 1902 GOV 426 41,101-41,500 1902-1903 GOV 427 42,001-42,569 1901 GOV 428 42,570-43,000 1901-1902 GOV 429 43,032-43,500 1901-1903 GOV 430 43,501-43,900 1902 GOV 431 43,901-44,400 1902 GOV 432 44,401-44,800 1902 GOV 433 44,801-45,300 1902-1903 GOV 434 45,301-45,700 1903 GOV 435 45,701-46,000 1903 GOV 436 50,002-50,900 1898-1899 GOV 437 50,901-51,240 1899-1904 GOV 438 54,001-54,334 1903-1904 GOV 439 57,001-57,350 1902 GOV 440 57,351-57,669 1902-1903 GOV 441 57,670-57,999 1903-1905 GOV 442 58,000-58,250 1905-1906 3

Inventory to the Mining Recorder records Location Document Numbers Dates GOV 826 f6 64,001-64,164 1902-1903 GOV 443 64,172-64,350 1903-1904 GOV 444 64,501-64,798 1903 GOV 445 65,001-65,500 1901 GOV 446 65,501-65,850 1901 GOV 447 65,851-65,999 1901 GOV 448 66,000-66,450 1901 GOV 449 66,451-67,100 1901-1903 GOV 450 67,101-67,499 1903 GOV 451 67,500-67,750 1903-1904 GOV 452 73,001-73,400 1903-1904 GOV 453 73,400-73,899 1904-1905 GOV 454 73,900-74,300 1905 GOV 455 74,301-74,500; 74,651-74,749; 75,929-75,954 1902-1906 GOV 456 77,501-77,897 1905-1906 GOV 457 77,900-78,000; 78,251-78,385; 78,751-78,796 1903-1908 GOV 458 79,002-79,088; 79,501-79,750 1903-1906 GOV 459 90,001-90,399 1906 GOV 460 90,400-90,700 1906 GOV 461 90,701-91,099 1906-1907 GOV 462 91,100-91,369 1907 GOV 463 GOV 463 91,370-91,462 92,751-92,810 1907 1907 GOV 464 93,001-93,399 1907 GOV 465 93,400-93,699 1907 GOV 466 93,700-94,000 1907 GOV 467 95,001-95,250 1907 GOV 468 96,251-96,599 1906 GOV 469 96,600-96,999 1906 GOV 470 97,000-97,400 1906 GOV 471 97,401-97,799 1906-1907 GOV 472 97,800-98,200 1907 GOV 473 98,201-98,249; 100,001-100,022 1906-1907 4

Applications for Grants for Placer Mining Location Document Numbers Dates GOV 508 8,501-8,750 [See earlier in list for other documents in GOV 508] GOV 474 GOV 474 GOV 475 GOV 475 11,751-12,000 12,501-12,659 12,650-12,750 15,501-15,750 1908 1909 1909 1909 1909 GOV 476 16,751-17,000 1909-1910 GOV 477 18,001-18,250; 18,886-18,999 1909-1911 GOV 478 19,000-19,135; 19,886-20,135 1910-1911 GOV 479 23,136-23,384; 24,384-24,885 1911-1912 GOV 480 26,386-26,799 1912 GOV 481 26,800-27,249 1912 GOV 482 27,250-27,600 1912 GOV 483 27,601-27,999 1912 GOV 484 28,000-28,349 1912-1913 GOV 485 28,350-28,800 1913-1914 GOV 486 28,801-29,349 1898-1955 GOV 487 29,350-29,849 1913-1964 GOV 488 29,850-30,349 1914-1915 GOV 489 30,350-30,999 1913-1915 GOV 490 31,000-31,500 1915-1917 GOV 491 31,501-32,000 1915-1918 GOV 492 32,001-32,600 1912-1922 GOV 493 32,601-33,200 1920-1929 GOV 494 33,201-33,749 1924-1931 GOV 495 33,750-34,100 1931-1934 GOV 496 34,101-34,500 1933-1935 GOV 497 34,501-34,899 1934-1938 GOV 498 34,900-35,399 1934-1939 GOV 499 35,400-35,849 1939-1945 GOV 500 35,850-36,227; 36,978-36,999 1942-1948 GOV 501 37,000-37,349 1948-1953 GOV 502 37,350-37,800 1953-1965 GOV 503 37,801-37,977 1965-1966 5

Inventory to the Mining Recorder records Location Document Numbers Dates GOV 504 38,478-38,871 1966-1971 GOV 505 [see earlier in list for GOV 505] GOV 506 GOV 506 GOV 506 1-197 Applications Refused - no numbers 224-406 1904-1907 1902-1914 1902-1911 GOV 507 GOV 507 409-714 Applications Refused - no numbers 1912-1939 1940-1943 GOV 508 [see earlier in list for GOV 508] GOV 824 f1 156-226 Certificates of Title 1901 GOV 827 f5 53-62 Certificates of Title 1901 6

I-2 RECORDS OF APPLICATIONS FOR PLACER MINING, 1896-1934 This section contains three main types of records. They were all compiled to provide access to the Applications for Placer Mining Grants contained in section I-1. Most volumes in series I-2 are registers, detailing information about particular numerical blocks of grant applications. The volumes usually give the applicant s name, the date and the claim applied for, all in the order the applications were received. Some of these volumes are arranged geographically by creek and claim number, including some copies of creek record books that were later incorporated in the record books listed in section I-7. Books described as re-locations record transactions in which a claim forfeited or abandoned by one miner is taken up by another. GOV 288 - GOV 301: See also section I-7 GOV 305 - GOV 313: See also section I-7 GOV 367: See also sections I-7 and I-8 Location Title / Description Dates GOV 288 Copy of original application books Arrangement: Numerical Coverage: Dawson area GOV 289 Relocations 1 st June, 1899 Arrangement: By creeks Coverage: Indian River and Troandike Mining Divisions, Sundries GOV 290 GOV 291 No. 1 Applications Arrangement: Numerical Coverage: Dawson area Relocations Stewart River Arrangement: By creek Coverage: Thistle, Kirkman, Scroggie, Ballarat, Tulare, Selwyn GOV 292 Applications #2 Arrangement: Numerical Coverage: Yukon generally GOV 293 GOV 294 #3 Applications Arrangement: Numerical Coverage: Dawson area Locations Arrangement: Creeks arranged in book alphabetically; applications under each creek listed in numerical order Coverage: Yukon generally 1896-1898 1899 1896-1898 1899 1898 1898 1900-1907 7

Inventory to the Mining Recorder records Location Title / Description Dates GOV 295 GOV 296 GOV 297 GOV 298 GOV 299 GOV 300 GOV 301 GOV 305 GOV 306 GOV 307 Placer Mining Grants Arrangement: Numerical Coverage: Dawson area Placer Mining Grants Arrangement: Numerical Coverage: Dawson area, including some accounts from Gold Commissioner s office Relocations Arrangement: Numerical Coverage: Dawson area Locators Clear Creek and Barlow Arrangement: Alphabetical sections list mines and their claims in order of staking Coverage: Barlow and Clear Creek district Record Book Tributaries of Klondike and Hunker Arrangement: By tributary and claim number Coverage: Tributaries of Klondike and Hunker Record Book: Klondike River tributaries Arrangement: By creek and claim number Coverage: Bear, Quigley, Too Much Gold, Alki, and Lucky Pending Applications, Extension of Boundaries Arrangement: Chronological Coverage: Dawson area Pending Applications of Relocations Arrangement: Entries under creek name in chronological order Coverage: Dawson area Pending Applications Arrangement: Entries under creek name in chronological order Coverage: Dawson area Record of Applications, Tributaries of Sixty Mile River Arrangement: By creek and claim number Coverage: Sixty Mile area 1898-1899 1899 1898-1899 1900-1906 1898 1898 1906-1909 1900-1901 1903-1907 1914-1917 GOV 308 Quartz, Stewart River District 1897-1898 GOV 309 GOV 310 Dawson Mining District Quartz Arrangement: Index to mineral claims by location Quartz Stewart River Bills of Sale No date 1898-1902 GOV 311 Quartz 1931-1934 8

Applications for Grants for Placer Mining Location Title / Description Dates GOV 312 Quartz 1908-1931 GOV 313 Quartz 1898-1899 GOV 367 Index to Placer Grants Stewart Arrangement: Alphabetical sections list miners and their claims in order of staking Coverage: Stewart River area 1898-1902 9

I-3 REGISTERED DOCUMENTS (PLACER MINING), 1897-1971 Most documents pertaining to the ownership of placer claims were registered in the mining recorders offices. Included were liens, mortgages, assignments, and bills of sale. These documents were given consecutive numbers when received, with some series of numbers being used more than once. There are two ways of obtaining access to documents in I-3. Daily registers of placer documents received were maintained by mining recorders. These are mainly organized chronologically and appear in I-4. Record books were also maintained listing all documents registered that affected a particular claim. These records are organized by creek and claim number and appear in I-7. The following list has been prepared showing the various series of numbers used in registering documents, the years they were used, and the Yukon Archives location in which they are stored: Location Document Numbers Dates GOV 510 1M - 428M See GOV 1189 f2 for register which cross-references these documents June 1897 - November 1898 GOV 511 1A - 200B July 1898 - February 1899 GOV 512 201B - 331B January 1899 - June 1899 GOV 513 1A - 14N March 1898 - May 1899 GOV 514 1-0 - 26-0 19-45 224 1899 1899 July 1899 1-233 January 1899 - May 1899 GOV 515 001-200 April 1897 - March 1899 GOV 516 201-350 February 1898 - July 1898 GOV 517 351-799 August 1897 - October 1898 GOV 518 701-1400 August 1897 - October 1898 GOV 519 1401-1800 September 1897 - December 1899 GOV 520 1-500 June 1897 - February 1899 GOV 521 501-944 June 1897 - April 1899 GOV 522 2-99; 1-145 June 1896 - December 1897 GOV 523 2-550 January 1896 - July 1898 GOV 524 551-700 October 1896 - December 1897 GOV 525 5-538 August 1899 - June 1904 GOV 526 671-1155 March 1900 - September 1903 GOV 527 1156-2100 March 1898 - December 1906 GOV 528 2101-2300 January 1898 - June 1899 11

Inventory to the Mining Recorder records Location Document Numbers Dates GOV 529 2301-3000 March 1898 - June 1899 GOV 530 3001-3300 February 1898 - September 1899 GOV 531 3301-4500 (3301-3500; 4251-4500) July 1897 - August 1899 GOV 532 4151-4500 November 1897 - July 1899 GOV 533 4501-4825 1898-1899 GOV 534 4751-5450 September 1897 - August 1898 GOV 535 5451-5889 January 1897 - September 1898 GOV 536 5901-8831 September 1896 - August 1898 GOV 537 10,001-10,550 August 1897 - November 1898 GOV 538 10,551-11,000 August 1897 - October 1898 GOV 539 13,227-13,337 April 1914 - October 1917 GOV 540 15,001-15,500 July 1897 - October 1898 GOV 541 12,501-12,860 July 1906 - June 1909 GOV 542 12,861-13,226 (also numbered as 15,260-26,445) 15,052-15,125 (also numbered as 15,126-15,259) April 1905 - December 1914 GOV 543 15,501-16,000 October 1897 - December 1898 GOV 544 18,751-19,300 August 1897 - October 1901 GOV 545 19,301-19,749 June 1897 - December 1898 GOV 546 1-500 January 1897 - December 1898 GOV 547 501-1050 January 1897 - December 1899 GOV 548 1051-1350 October 1897 - May 1899 GOV 549 1351-1650 February 1898 - May 1899 GOV 550 1651-1900 March 1898 - June 1899 GOV 551 1801-2200A 1897-1898 GOV 552 2201-2450 September 1896 - December 1899 GOV 553 1901-2000 July 1898 - December 1899 GOV 554 2451-2600 A December 1897 - June 1898 2451-2600 B February 1898 - June 1899 (Numbering system duplicated here) GOV 555 2601-2750 August 1897 - August 1898 2601-2750 June 1898 - August 1899 (Numbering system duplicated here) 12

Registered Documents (Placer Mining) Location Document Numbers Dates GOV 556 2751-2875 August 1897 - September 1899 GOV 557 3501-3900 June 1898 - September 1899 GOV 558 3901 4100 4001 4100 4101-4150 December 1898 - September 1899 GOV 559 4101-4250 October 1897 - August 1898 GOV 560 4826-5200 September 1898 - August 1899 GOV 561 5201-5600 May 1898 - November 1899 GOV 562 5601-5875 March 1898 - November 1899 GOV 563 5876-6050 August 1897 - September 1899 GOV 564 6051-6500 September 1898 - September 1899 GOV 565 6501-6900 June 1898 - November 1899 GOV 566 6901-7250 October 1898 - December 1899 GOV 567 7251-7550 January 1899 - December 1899 GOV 568 7551-7850 June 1898 - September 1899 GOV 569 7851-8050 January 1899 - November 1899 GOV 570 8051-8450 September 1898 - November 1899 GOV 571 8451-8900 February 1897 - December 1899 GOV 572 8901-9275 February 1898 - January 1900 GOV 573 9276-9600 March 1899 - February 1900 GOV 574 9601-9900 April 1899 - February 1900 GOV 575 9901-10,200 March 1899 - April 1900 GOV 576 10,201-10,500 April 1899 - April 1900 GOV 577 10,501-10,800 March 1899 - March 1900 GOV 578 10,801-12,000 February 1899 - April 1900 GOV 579 12,001-12,300 April 1899 - April 1900 GOV 580 12,301-12,600 June 1899 - December 1900 GOV 581 12,601-12,900 June 1899 - November 1900 GOV 582 12,901-13,250 October 1898 - November 1900 GOV 583 13,251-13,500 August 1898 - July 1900 GOV 584 13,501-13,700 June 1899 - November 1900 GOV 585 13,701-13,900 August 1898 - October 1900 GOV 586 13,901-14,200 October 1898 - August 1900 GOV 587 14,201-14,525 January 1900 - December 1900 13

Inventory to the Mining Recorder records Location Document Numbers Dates GOV 588 14,526-14,701 May 1899 - November 1900 GOV 589 14,701-15,000 August 1899 - December 1900 GOV 590 15,001-15,350 November 1899 - December 1900 GOV 591 15,351-15,575 November 1899 - November 1900 GOV 592 15,576-15,799 January 1900 - July 1901 GOV 593 15,801-16,100 January 1900 - December 1901 GOV 594 16,101-16,400 July 1899 - January 1901 GOV 595 16,401-16,700 January 1900 - January 1901 GOV 596 16,701-17,000 March 1900 - February 1901 GOV 597 17,001-17,250 April 1899 - April 1901 GOV 598 17,251-17,500 January 1901 - August 1901 GOV 599 17,501-17,900 January 1901 - September 1901 GOV 600 17,901-18,200 February 1901 - July 1901 GOV 601 18,201-18,500 February 1901 - June 1901 GOV 602 18,501-18,800 February 1901 - July 1901 GOV 603 18,801-19,150 October 1900 - July 1901 GOV 604 19,151-19,500 February 1901 - June 1901 GOV 605 19,501-19,800 August 1899 - July 1901 GOV 606 19,801-20,100 June 1899 - August 1901 GOV 607 20,101-20,400 March 1901 - August 1901 GOV 608 20,401-20,750 February 1901 - August 1901 GOV 609 20,751-21,000 February 1901 - August 1901 GOV 610 21,001-21,300 November 1900 - September 1901 GOV 611 21,301-21,600 March 1901 - August 1901 GOV 612 21,601-21,900 January 1901 - September 1901 GOV 613 21,901-22,200 March 1901 - October 1901 GOV 614 22,201-22,500 May 1901 - October 1901 GOV 615 22,501-22,800 April 1901 - November 1901 GOV 616 22,801-23,150 January 1901 - November 1901 GOV 617 23,151-23,400 May 1901 - October 1901 GOV 618 23,401-23,600 July 1901 - November 1901 GOV 619 23,601-23,900 January 1901 - December 1901 GOV 620 23,901-24,200 November 1900 - November 1901 14

Registered Documents (Placer Mining) Location Document Numbers Dates GOV 621 24,201-24,500 March 1901 - November 1901 GOV 622 24,501-24,750 March 1901 - November 1901 GOV 623 24,751-25,100 December 1900 - January 1902 GOV 624 25,101-25,400 March 1901 - January 1902 GOV 625 25,401-25,700 March 1901 - July 1902 GOV 626 25,701-26,000 January 1902 - August 1902 GOV 627 26,001-26,300 February 1900 - May 1902 GOV 628 26,301-26,600 January 1902 - June 1902 GOV 629 26,601-26,900 January 1902 - May 1902 GOV 630 26,901-27,200 May 1901 - May 1902 GOV 631 27,201-27,500 June 1901 - May 1902 GOV 632 27,501-27,800 April 1902 - June 1902 GOV 633 27,801-28,100 June 1901 - July 1902 GOV 634 28,101-28,400 June 1900 - September 1902 GOV 635 28,401-28,700 August 1901 - August 1902 GOV 636 28,701-29,000 August 1899 - September 1902 GOV 637 29,001-29,300 April 1902 - August 1902 GOV 638 29,301-29,575 February 1902 - July 1902 GOV 639 29,576-29,900 June 1901 - August 1902 GOV 640 29,901-30,150 February 1902 - September 1902 GOV 641 30,151-30,400 May 1902 - September 1902 GOV 642 30,401-30,700 July 1902 - September 1902 GOV 643 30,701-30,925 April 1902 - October 1902 GOV 644 30,926-31,150 June 1901 - November 1902 GOV 645 31,151-31,500 June 1902 - October 1902 GOV 646 31,501-31,750 October 1901 - October 1902 GOV 647 31,751-32,000 January 1902 - December 1902 GOV 648 32,001-32,300 January 1902 - October 1903 GOV 649 32,301-32,600 January 1902 - January 1903 GOV 650 32,601-32,900 March 1902 - January 1903 GOV 651 32,901-33,200 August 1902 - February 1903 GOV 652 33,201-33,450 June 1902 - March 1903 GOV 653 33,451-33,700 March 1903 - April 1903 15

Inventory to the Mining Recorder records Location Document Numbers Dates GOV 654 33,701-34,000 April 1903 - May 1903 GOV 655 34,001-34,300 April 1903 - May 1903 GOV 656 34,301-34,600 May 1903 - June 1903 GOV 657 34,601-34,900 September 1902 - May 1903 GOV 658 34,901-35,200 May 1903 - July 1903 GOV 659 35,201-35,500 June 1903 - July 1903 GOV 660 35,501-35,800 July 1903 - June 1903 GOV 661 35,801-36,100 August 1903 - August 1903 GOV 662 36,101-36,400 August 1903 - August 1903 GOV 663 36,525-36,700 July 1903 - September 1903 GOV 664 36,701-37,000 September 1903 -October 1903 GOV 665 37,001-37,250 July 1903 - October 1903 GOV 666 37,301-37,500 October 1903 - October 1903 GOV 667 37,501-37,750 October 1903 - November 1903 GOV 668 37,751-38,000 November 1903 - December 1903 GOV 669 38,001-38,250 November 1903 - December 1903 GOV 670 38,251-38,500 September 1903 - January 1904 GOV 671 38,501-38,800 January 1904 - March 1904 GOV 672 38,801-39,100 April 1903 - April 1904 GOV 673 39,101-39,400 April 1904 - May 1904 GOV 674 39,401-39,700 March 1904 - May 1904 GOV 675 39,701-40,000 June 1904 - June 1904 GOV 676 40,001-40,300 May 1904 - July 1904 GOV 677 40,301-40,600 July 1904 - June 1904 GOV 678 40,601-40,900 August 1904 - August 1904 GOV 679 40,901-41,200 August 1904 - September 1904 GOV 680 41,201-41,500 September 1904 - September 1904 GOV 681 41,501-41,800 May 1904 - November 1904 GOV 682 41,801-42,100 June 1904 - January 1905 GOV 683 42,101-42,400 January 1905 - March 1905 GOV 684 42,401-42,700 March 1905 - June 1905 GOV 685 42,701-43,000 May 1905 - June 1905 GOV 686 43,001-43,300 June 1905 - July 1905 16

Registered Documents (Placer Mining) Location Document Numbers Dates GOV 687 43,301-43,600 July 1905 - August 1905 GOV 688 43,601-43,900 August 1905 - September 1905 GOV 689 43,901-44,200 September 1905 - October 1905 GOV 690 44,201-44,500 September 1905 - November 1905 GOV 691 44,501-44,800 November 1905 - February 1906 GOV 692 44,801-45,099 May 1905 - April 1906 GOV 693 46,000-46,300 March 1906 - May 1906 GOV 694 46,301-46,600 February 1906 - June 1906 GOV 695 46,601-46,900 June 1906 - July 1906 GOV 696 46,901-47,200 July 1906 - August 1906 GOV 697 47,201-47,500 August 1906 - September 1906 GOV 698 47,501-47,800 February 1906 - July 1906 GOV 699 47,801-48,099 September 1906 - October 1906 GOV 700 49,000-49,300 September 1906 - September 1906 GOV 701 49,301-49,600 August 1906 - September 1906 GOV 702 49,601-49,900 September 1906 - November 1906 GOV 703 49,901-50,200 March 1906 - December 1906 GOV 704 50,201-50,500 July 1906 - February 1906 GOV 705 50,501-50,800 February 1906 - March 1907 GOV 706 50,801-51,100 March 1907 - March 1907 GOV 707 51,101-51,400 April 1907 - May 1907 GOV 708 51,401-51,700 May 1907 - June 1907 GOV 709 51,701-52,000 May 1907 - June 1907 GOV 710 52,001-52,099 June 1907 - July 1907 53,000-53,150 GOV 711 53,151-53,475 July 1907 - August 1907 GOV 712 53,476-53,800 July 1907 - September 1906 GOV 713 53,801-54,100 August 1906 - September 1907 GOV 714 54,101-54,400 September 1907 - October 1907 GOV 715 54,401-54,700 September 1907 - September 1907 GOV 716 54,701-55,000 October 1907 - November 1907 GOV 717 55,001-55,300 November 1907 - February 1908 GOV 718 55,301-55,600 June 1908 - May 1908 17

Inventory to the Mining Recorder records Location Document Numbers Dates GOV 719 55,601-55,900 May 1908 - May 1908 GOV 720 55,901-56,150 June 1908 - July 1908 GOV 721 56,151-56,475 August 1908 - September 1908 GOV 722 56,476-56,800 September 1908 - November 1908 GOV 723 56,801-57,100 November 1908 - December 1907 GOV 724 57,101-57,400 August 1906 - May 1909 GOV 725 57,401-57,700 April 1909 - June 1909 GOV 726 57,701-58,000 July 1909 - August 1909 GOV 727 58,001-58,300 August 1909 - October 1909 GOV 728 58,301-58,600 October 1909 - November 1909 GOV 729 58,601-58,900 July 1909 - March 1910 GOV 730 58,901-59,200 April 1910 - September 1909 GOV 731 59,201-59,450 July 1905 - August 1910 GOV 732 59,451-59,700 August 1910 - October 1910 GOV 733 59,701-60,000 October 1910 - November 1910 GOV 734 60,001-60,250 December 1910 - May 1911 GOV 735 60,251-60,550 April 1911 - July 1911 GOV 736 60,551-60,800 August 1911 - October 1911 GOV 737 60,801-61,100 October 1911 - November 1911 GOV 738 61,101-61,400 February 1911 - April 1912 GOV 739 61,401-61,650 April 1912 - July 1912 GOV 740 61,651-62,000 June 1912 - December 1912 GOV 741 62,001-62,300 December 1912 - June 1913 GOV 742 62,301-62,600 August 1910 - September 1913 GOV 743 62,601-62,850 September 1913 - December 1913 GOV 744 62,851-63,150 December 1913 - June 1914 GOV 745 63,151-63,400 June 1914 - September 1914 GOV 746 63,401-63,650 September 1914 - June 1914 GOV 747 63,651-63,900 December 1914 - October 1915 GOV 748 63,901-64,200 October 1915 - June 1916 GOV 749 64,201-64,450 September 1915 - July 1916 GOV 750 64,451-64,700 March 1917 - July 1917 GOV 751 64,701-65,000 August 1917 - February 1918 18

Registered Documents (Placer Mining) Location Document Numbers Dates GOV 752 65,001-65,250 February 1918 - June 1918 GOV 753 65,251-65,500 June 1918 - February 1919 GOV 754 65,501-65,800 February 1919 - August 1919 GOV 755 65,801-66,100 August 1919 - July 1920 GOV 756 66,102-66,400 March 1919 - April 1922 GOV 757 66,401-66,700 March 1922 - September 1923 GOV 758 66,701-67,000 August 1923 - August 25, 1925 GOV 759 67,001-67,275 August 1925 - June 1928 GOV 760 67,276-67,500 November 1927 - August 1929 GOV 761 67,501-67,800 August 1929 - April 1932 GOV 762 67,801-68,100 February 1932 - March 1933 GOV 763 68,101-68,400 October 1933 - May 1935 GOV 764 68,401-68,700 July 1935 - June 1937 GOV 765 68,701-69,000 June 1937 - October 1938 GOV 766 69,001-69,300 October 1938 - July 1940 GOV 767 69,301-69,650 August 1940 - May 1941 GOV 768 69,651-69,999 May 1941 - September 1945 GOV 769 70,001-70,250 May 1941 - April 1947 GOV 770 70,251-70,600 April 1947 - January 1948 GOV 771 70,601-70,900 February 1948 - November 1950 GOV 772 70,901-71,200 November 1950 - September 1959 GOV 773 71,202-71,620 September 1959 - October 1971 GOV 774 Miscellaneous Legal Documents Several un-numbered; Registered Documents GOV 826 f1 1859 1947 Registered Documents (Bills of Sale) GOV 826 f2 1950 2399 Registered Documents (Bills of Sale) GOV 826 f3&4 3058 3188 Registered Documents (Bills of Sale) GOV 826 f7 Several un-numbered and 1245 and 1420; Bills of Sale 1900 1905 1905-1907 1903-1910 1901-1903 19

Inventory to the Mining Recorder records Location Document Numbers Dates GOV 827 f2 1701 1764 Registered Documents GOV 824 f7 GOV 828 f3 Un-numbered Registered Documents (not all are related to mining) Applications for Grant for Placer Mining by John Black: 27,961, 27,962 and 27,984 1904-1905 1897-1913 1901 20

I-4 RECORDS OF PLACER DOCUMENTS RECEIVED, 1896-1961 These records have been divided into two main categories. The first encompasses numerical / chronological registers of legal documents dealt with by the Mining Recorder s Office. The documents referred to are usually those located in section I-3. The second category of records consists mainly of registers of assignments. These volumes are similar in many respects to the Record Books kept in section I-7. They are concerned with the sale and mortgaging of mineral claims, and refer to documents in I-3. Among other records included in this section are alphabetical registers of those buying and selling interests in claims, and alphabetical registers of those granting and receiving power of attorney. Document Registers Arrangement: By document number unless otherwise noted Coverage: Dawson area or Yukon generally unless otherwise noted GOV 365: See also section I-7 GOV 1189 f1: See also section I-12 Location Title / Description Dates GOV 365 f1 Livingston Creek (copy) 1909-1924 Coverage: Livingston Creek Acc#: 81/41 Note: GOV 365 f1 and GOV 365 f2 are copies of the same register but they differ in quality GOV 365 f2 Livingston Creek (copy) 1909-1924 Coverage: Livingston Creek Acc#: 91/75R Note: GOV 365 f1 and GOV 365 f2 are copies of the same register but they differ in quality GOV 829 Registered Documents Aug 1900 GOV 830 Registered Documents May-July 1899 GOV 834 Registered Documents Arrangement: Alphabetical by grantor s and grantee s name Coverage: Stewart River 1899-1902 GOV 835 Registered Documents 1906-1908 GOV 836 Registered Documents Sixty Mile area 1903-1905 GOV 839 Registered Documents Placer 1915-1919 GOV 840 Registered Documents Placer 1908-1911 GOV 841 Registered Documents Placer 1911-1915 GOV 842 Bills of Sale (and registered documents) Arrangement: Alphabetical by grantor s and grantee s name 1902-1906 21

Inventory to the Mining Recorder records Location Title / Description Dates GOV 843 Registered Documents 1899-1900 GOV 844 Registered Documents Placer 1927-1940 GOV 845 Registered Documents Placer 1918-1927 GOV 846 Registered Documents Placer 1939-1961 GOV 847 GOV 849 Bills of Sale (and Registered Documents) Arrangement: Alphabetical by grantor and grantee s name Bills of Sale (and Registered Documents) Arrangement: Alphabetical by grantor and grantee s name 1905-1907 1896-1898 GOV 853 Receiving Book for Placer Applications - Stewart River District Dec 1898-Dec 1899 GOV 854 Record of Claims Registered in Stewart River District 1898-1899 GOV 1189 f1 GOV 1189 f2 Government Auction Sales Arrangement: Alphabetical index cross-references the various creeks. Claims are listed along with prices received Coverage: Dawson area Register Arrangement: Chronological by instrument number Coverage: Instrument number 1m-421m. This cross-references documents in GOV 510 1900 1897-1898 Assignments, Etc. Arrangement: By creek and claim number unless otherwise noted Coverage: As noted Location Title / Description Dates GOV 831 Assignments 1898 Coverage: Swedish Creek and tributaries, Hunker, O.K., Empire, Walker, and McDonald GOV 832 Assignments 1898-1899 Coverage: Quartz and Gold Run Creeks and tributaries, Calder, Nine Mile, Ophir, and Rob Roy GOV 833 Assignments Arrangement: By claim area and concession Coverage: Hunker Creek 1899 GOV 837 GOV 838 Assignments Coverage: Sixty Mile area Assignments Coverage: Moosehide, Ballarat, Kentucky, Stone, Pocket, Deadwood, Colorado 1897-1901 1898 22

Records of Placer Documents Received Location Title / Description Dates GOV 848 GOV 850 GOV 851 GOV 852 Power of Attorney Arrangement: Alphabetical by grantor and grantee s name Old Bills of Sale Arrangement: Chronological within sections for each creek. Includes date but not document number. Includes copies of abstracts of title. There are sections on mortgages, releases and agreements Coverage: Dawson area and other creeks Power of Attorney for Staking Arrangement: Alphabetical by grantor s and grantee s name Summary of operations of Mining Recorder s Office for July 1903. Includes records of most transactions 1897-1959 1896-1898 1906-1940 1903 23

I-5 RENEWAL GRANTS FOR PLACER MINING, 1906-1972 The Yukon Placer Mining Act required miners to renew their claims annually. In order to accomplish this, the miner had to file an affidavit indicating how much work had done on the claim in the previous year. The miner was then given a certificate of renewal. This section contains duplicate copies of renewal certificates. These documents contain little significant information, and are arranged in numerical / chronological order. Series of numbers were sometimes used more than once. In some cases affidavits were filed with the renewal certificates. These affidavits give details as to work undertaken during a particular year. The best access to the certificates of work is through the Record Books in section 1-7. Renewal numbers for claims are listed there by creek and claim number. A list of the renewal grants follows. Location Document Numbers Dates * GOV 775-783 1-24,000 1945-1957 * GOV 783-789 A151 - A12,304 1957-1972 * GOV 789-796 81,401-107,200 1933-1944 GOV 797 76,190-76,580 1906-1907 GOV 797 7,751-7,993 1908-1909 GOV 798 9,001-9,250 1908 GOV 799-803 81,163-107,200 1932-1943 GOV 803 1-1,184 1943 GOV 804 1,185-11,800 1943-1948 GOV 805 12,001-24,000 1948-1958 GOV 806 A298 - A9,100 1958-1967 GOV 807 A9,101-11,519 1967-1971 GOV 807 2,501-3,000 1911-1914 GOV 807 9,251-9,500 1908-1910 GOV 807 16,501-16,750 1910-1911 GOV 824 f6 43,479-43,727 1916-1917 * Locations marked with an asterisk contain renewal certificates only, not affidavits showing work done. 25

I-6 CERTIFICATES OF WORK FOR PLACER MINING, 1898-1906 Before the passage of the Yukon Placer Mining Act, a variety of requirements were brought into force that made it incumbent on a miner to spend certain amounts of money on the claim each year in order to renew ownership of it. This section contains duplicate copies of the certificates renewing the miner s ownership of the claim. These documents contain little significant information and are arranged in numerical / chronological order. Series of numbers are used more than once, and some certificates are unnumbered. In some cases affidavits were filed with renewal certificates. These affidavits give details as to work undertaken during a particular year. The best access to the certificates of work is through the Record Books in section I-7. Renewal numbers for claims are listed there by creek and claim number. Location Document Numbers Dates GOV 509 592-731 1902-1903 * GOV 808 1-3,293 1899-1901 * GOV 809 3,294-4,625 1900-1902 * GOV 809 4,001-6,150 1901 * GOV 810 6,151-7,999 1901-1902 * GOV 810 3,001A - 3,800A 1902 * GOV 811 4,626A - 6,000A 1902 * GOV 812 8,001-10,829 1902-1904 * GOV 813 11,601-14,000 1903 * GOV 814 14,001-17,999 1903 * GOV 815 18,001-19,910 1903-1904 * GOV 816 19,911-21,800 1904-1905 * GOV 817 21,801-23,814 1905 * GOV 818 23,815-25,722 1905 * GOV 819 25,723-27,549 1905-1906 * GOV 820 27,550-31,869 1906 GOV 821 11,295-11,500 1903 GOV 822 14,401-14,525 1903-1904 GOV 822 14,701-14,850 1903-1904 GOV 823 15,201-31,224 1905-1906 GOV 824 f2 un-numbered documents (Affidavits of Witness, Affidavits of Representation) 1900-1902 27

Inventory to the Mining Recorder records Location Document Numbers Dates GOV 824 f3 GOV 824 f4 GOV 825 GOV 827 f1 733-801 (Affidavits of Witness, Affidavits of Representation) 14,951-15,050 (Affidavits of Witness, Affidavits of Representation) most numbered but in no order (Affidavits of Witness, Affidavits of Representation) 802-803 and un-numbered (Affidavits of Witness, Affidavits of Representation) 1902-1903 1904-1905 1898-1906 1903-1904 * Locations marked with an asterisk contain Certificates of Work only, not affidavits showing work done. 28

I-7 RECORD BOOKS FOR PLACER MINING CLAIMS, 1895-1971 This important group of records comprises more than two hundred books giving access by creek and claim number to many of the other classes of records that were maintained by the Mining Recorder. Generally, each major placer creek had one or more books that contained a page for each claim that was laid out on the creek. The books recorded the various transactions, owners, mortgages, liens, renewals, etc., that were registered against each claim. Entries that were made often cross referenced such items as applications for grants (I-1), registered document numbers (I-3), certificates of renewal (I-5), and certificates of work (I-6). At first it was thought that about ten record books would be enough, but the amount of business necessitated that additional books be incorporated into the system. It was not long however until these too were full and another set of books was required. So it is quite conceivable that in order to trace the history of a claim, a researcher would have to consult at least three bound ledgers. The middle of a book was reserved for the first or discovery claim on a creek and all other registered claims were then numbered 1, 2, 3, etc., either above or below discovery and entered before or behind the middle page depending on where they were situated in relation to discovery. Occasionally separate books were maintained for claims registered above and below discovery. Books recording claims above were numbered and known as black indexes, claims below being kept in numbered red indexes. Those books that recorded claims above and below discovery, were assigned both a red and a black index number. Right and left limit, refer to the right or left bank of a creek when looking down stream. When these records were microfilmed in the early 1970s they were each assigned a single consecutive number. These numbers serve as the main GOV location identifier in the list that follows. The more complex red and black index system is also listed in this section. Also available is the Index to Creeks and Tributaries from the Yukon Archives Finding Aids webpage. It provides an alphabetical listing of creeks and tributaries on which placer claims were registered. The index links each creek or tributary to its main creek or river. The location, outside dates of claim information and the Yukon Archives location for the book or books relating to each tributary are also provided. Record Books Arrangement: By creek and claim number Coverage: As indicated GOV 182 - GOV 186: See also section I-8 GOV 187 - GOV 192: See also section I-9 GOV 193 - GOV 228: See also section I-10 GOV 229 - GOV 234: See also section I-11 GOV 288 - GOV 301: See also section I-2 GOV 305 - GOV 313: See also section I-2 GOV 352 - GOV 361: See also section I-12 GOV 365: See also section I-4 GOV 367: See also sections I-2 and I-8 29

Inventory to the Mining Recorder records Location Title / Description Dates GOV 1 GOV 2 GOV 3 GOV 4 GOV 5 GOV 6 GOV 7 GOV 8 GOV 9 GOV 9A GOV 10 GOV 11 GOV 12 GOV 13 GOV 14 GOV 15 GOV 15A GOV 16 GOV 17 GOV 18 GOV 19 GOV 20 GOV 21 GOV 22 GOV 23 GOV 24 GOV 25 GOV 26 GOV 27 Bonanza Creek and Benches Bonanza Creek Claims Bonanza Creek Claims Bonanza Creek Claims Bonanza Benches 1-35 Above Discovery Bonanza Benches from 35 Above Discovery to end of creek Bonanza Benches 22 Below Discovery Bonanza Benches 23-54 Below Discovery Bonanza Benches 55-104 Below Discovery Bonanza Benches 55-104 Below Discovery - Index Bonanza Benches Above Discovery Bonanza Hills Below Discovery Bonanza Hills and Benches Bonanza Tributaries Bonanza Tributaries Above Discovery Stampede Gulch, Magnet, American, Queen, Fox, Monte Cristo, Mosquito Boulder Creek, Tributary at 44 LL, Byrne Gulch, Forty-nine Gulch, Pure Gold, Examiner Victoria and Adam Gulches Cripple Creek, Trail creek, Lovett Gulch Lovett, Trail, Cripple Two Skookums Bonanza Tributaries Eldorado (Benches) Eldorado Creek Gay, Chief, Donald Creek, French, Glacier, Nugget Chief Gulch Gay Gulch - benches and hillsides French Gulch French Hill GOV 28 Eldorado Hills and Benches (1-16) GOV 29 GOV 30 Eldorado Hills and Benches Eldorado Benches 30

Record Books for Placer Mining Claims Location Title / Description Dates GOV 31 GOV 32 GOV 33 GOV 34 GOV 35 GOV 36 GOV 37 GOV 38 GOV 39 GOV 40 GOV 41 GOV 42 GOV 43 GOV 44 GOV 45 GOV 46 GOV 47 GOV 48 GOV 49 GOV 50 GOV 51 GOV 52 GOV 53 GOV 54 GOV 55 GOV 56 GOV 57 GOV 58 GOV 59 GOV 60 GOV 61 GOV 62 GOV 63 Eldorado Creek and Tributaries Dominion Creek and Tributaries Dominion Creek to 150 Below Discovery Dominion 150 to end Dominion Creek - Hills and Benches Dominion Creek - Hills and Benches Dominion Creek (1898) Hills and Benches Dominion Creek Benches Dominion Creek Benches Dominion Hillsides Dominion Hillsides 13 Above - 72 Below Discovery Dominion Hillsides 73 Below - 172 Below Discovery Dominion Hillsides 173 Below - 248 Below Discovery Dominion Hills and Benches to end Dominion Creek Claims Dominion Creek Claims 151 Below Lower Discovery to end Dominion Tributaries Dominion Hills Dominion Creek Sulphur Creek Sulphur Below Discovery Sulphur Above Discovery Sulphur Tributaries Sulphur Creek, Sulphur Hills, Green Gulch, Brimstone Creek, Friday Gulch Swedish Creek, Gold Run and Tributaries Gold Run, Creek and Hillside Claims and Tributaries Gold Run Tributaries Gold Run Hillsides Gold Run Creek Claims, Hills and Tributaries Quartz Quartz Creek Claims and Tributaries Quartz Benches Quartz Creeks, Hills and Tributaries 31

Inventory to the Mining Recorder records Location Title / Description Dates GOV 64 GOV 65 GOV 66 GOV 67 GOV 68 GOV 69 GOV 70 GOV 71 GOV 72 GOV 73 GOV 74 GOV 75 GOV 76 GOV 77 GOV 78 GOV 79 GOV 80 GOV 81 GOV 82 GOV 83 GOV 84 GOV 85 GOV 86 GOV 87 GOV 88 GOV 89 GOV 90 GOV 91 GOV 91A GOV 91B GOV 92 GOV 93 GOV 94 Hunker Creek Hunker Creek Claims Hunker Creek Claims Hunker Benches to 33 Below Hunker Creek Benches below Discovery Hunker Creek Hills and Benches 34 to 65 below Discovery Hunker Benches 66 to 79 Below Discovery Hunker Creek - Hills and Benches opposite hydraulic reserve Hunker Hills Mint Creek Henry Creek Hillsides and Benches Hunker Hillsides and 80 Pup Hunker Tributaries Hunker Tributaries Gold Bottom, Last Chance Gold Bottom Creek and Tributaries Gold Bottom Benches Gold Bottom, Creek, Hill, Bench and Tributaries Last Chance Creek Last Chance Benches Above Discovery Last Chance Benches Below Discovery Last Chance, Tributaries, Hills and Benches Last Chance Creek and Tributaries Creek, Hill and Bench Claims Bear and Lindow Creeks Bear Creek Lindow Creek All Gold Creek Pups and Hillsides All Gold Creek and Tributaries [GOV 91A not used] All Gold Creek Everett Group All Gold Creek, Benches All Gold Creek, Hills on Tributaries Klondike Hills and Benches 32

Record Books for Placer Mining Claims Location Title / Description Dates GOV 95 GOV 96 GOV 97 GOV 98 GOV 99 GOV 100 GOV 101 GOV 102 GOV 103 GOV 104 GOV 105 GOV 105A GOV 106 GOV 107 GOV 108 GOV 109 GOV 110 GOV 111 GOV 112 GOV 113 GOV 114 GOV 115 GOV 116 GOV 117 GOV 118 GOV 119 GOV 120 GOV 121 GOV 122 GOV 123 Potato, Charlotte Ros. Tarantula; Dawson and Benches, Townsite Klondike Bonanza Reservoir Group Canyon, Little Blanche, Moosehide and Klondike Tributaries Klondike River Tributaries; Yukon River Tributaries; March R., Meta Cr., Jean Cr., Flat Creek Goring, Matson Hills Klondike and Tributaries; Hills, Benches and River Claims Klondike and Tributaries; Jackson Gulch, Rabbit Gulch, All Gold Creek; Flat Creek, Goring Creek, Germain Creek Moosehide Creek, Ballarat Creek Rosebud Creek, Below Discovery and Tributaries Reindeer and Rosebud Creeks Enslay Creek Yukon Tributaries, 12 Mile, Ballarat, South Fork of Sixty Mile River (Eldorado Benches) Yukon River Tributaries Cary Creek Donohue and Tributaries Dawson, Benson, Elwell California Hill Kirkman Creek and Tributaries Yukon River Tributaries; White River, White Island, Cassie Creek; Limestone Creek, Ballarat Ballarat and Tributaries; Tulare and Tributaries Thistle Creek Thistle Creek Hillside and Benches Thistle Creek and Tributaries; Blueberry, Scotch, Lando Thistle Creek and Tributaries Thistle Creek Hills, Benches and Tributaries Yukon and Tributaries Hill, Bench and River Claims Yukon River Tributaries Rosebud, Eureka, 60 Mile Canyon Gladstone Creek Indian River and Tributaries 33