For example, grantee book 1 covers the period between January 1862 and October 1865. When looking for deeds of trust or chattel mortgages, the grantor is the one borrowing the money, and the grantee is the one loaning the money. The indexes reference the buyer, seller, type of transaction, date of recording, general description, and a specific book and page at which the document is located. The county does not have annual production figures for mining properties, maps of underground workings, or payroll ledgers from mining companies. These materials are quite fragile and may only be used with permission and supervision.
Information is limited to by-laws of miners meetings and property claims.
The county has tax records dating back to 1862. By the 1870s, however, poll tax disappears and tax records are only helpful if your relative happened to own property. If you know when your relatives were in the area, you might start by pulling out one year's tax record which may include the legal description of property owned by your family. From here, it may be possible to check the assessor's block books to see approximately how long they owned the property. Block books are the assessor's way of keeping track of who owns property, and are arranged by town, by block.