Mine Index 2490 St. Louis Ore and Steel Company, St. Louis Ore and Steel No. 1 Mine


Disclaimer INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
	Unlocated Mines In:	Jackson unlocated
	County:	Jackson
	Quadrangle:	Murphysboro Pomona
	County Coal Data:	Jackson
	Shown On Map:	Yes
	Unlocated:	No
	MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 2490



Company Name:	St. Louis Ore and Steel Company
Mine Name:	St. Louis Ore and Steel No. 1 Mine
Start Date:	1844	End Date:	1887
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	326
Acres after map date:	45	General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Shaft (No. 1) ^[1]	Jackson	9S 2W	10	NE NE NW

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Shaft (No. 2) ^[2]	Jackson	9S 2W	9	NE SE NE

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Shaft (No. 3) ^[3]	Jackson	9S 2W	10	NE NE SW

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	Jackson	9S 2W	10	SW SE SW

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Drift (No. 1 Tunnel) ^[4]	Jackson	9S 2W	9	NW NW SE

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	Jackson	9S 2W	9	NW NW SE

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Slope (No. 1) ^[5]	Jackson	9S 2W	9	NE NW SE

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Slope (No. 2) ^[6]	Jackson	9S 2W	9	NE NW SE

Geology

		Thickness (ft)
Seam	Depth (ft)	Min	Max	Ave	Mining Method

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Murphysboro	60-170			5.0-6.0	MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Mt. Carbon Coal Company (add)	Mt. Carbon (add)	1844-1850	Not Reported ^[7]

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Grand Tower Mining, Manufacturing, and Transportation (add)	Grand Tower (add)	1866-1880	Not Reported ^[8]

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
St. Louis Ore and Steel Company (add)	St. Louis Ore and Steel No. 1 (add)	1880-1886	799,357

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
St. Louis Ore and Steel Company (add)	St. Louis Ore and Steel No. 1 (add)	1886-1887	215,690 ^[9]

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Total Production: 1,015,047

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Company	4-1886	1:1200	1:1200	Not final

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Coal Section files	11-15-1950	1:4800	1:4800	Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, depth, thickness.

Bibliography
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Jackson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.

Bibliography
Company map, Old Ben Coal Company Archive collection - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Bibliography
Coal Section files, 2-3-39d, Consolidated Coal Company - Partial outline (SW part of mine), drift & air shaft location.

Bibliography
Coal Section files, 2-3-39e, Consolidated Coal Company - Slope locations.

Bibliography
History of Jackson County, Illinois, 1878, published by Brink and McDonough: Philadelphia, 139 p. - Shaft dates.

Bibliography
Newsom, E., 1894, Historical Sketches of Jackson County, Illinois, reprinted by Jackson County Historical Society, 1997, 233 p. - Years of operation, company names, shaft information.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Mine Map: 2-3-39d
These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.	Map Type:	Coal Section Files
	Map ID:	2-3-39d
	Company:	Big Muddy Coal & Iron Co.
	Mine Name:
	Caption:
	Map Date:	11-15-1950
	Map Status:	Secondary
	Image Credit:
	Note:
	More Info:	M2490b
	Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!	https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/jackson/m2490b.zip

Mine Map: IL_811_01
These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.	Map Type:	State Archive
	Map ID:	IL_811_01
	Company:	Grand Tower Mining, Manufacturing, and Transportation
	Mine Name:
	Caption:
	Map Date:	04-1886
	Map Status:	Not Final
	Image Credit:
	Note:
	More Info:	M2490 IL 811 01
	Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!	https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/jackson/m2490 IL 811 01.zip

Mine Map: 2-3-39e
These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.	Map Type:	Coal Section Files
	Map ID:	2-3-39e
	Company:
	Mine Name:
	Caption:
	Map Date:	03-1944
	Map Status:	secondary
	Image Credit:
	Note:
	More Info:	M2490 2-3-39e
	Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!	https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/jackson/m2490 2-3-39e.zip

Photographs

Notes

↑ The No. 1 shaft was sunk in 1867, the No. 2 shaft was sunk in 1868, the No. 3 shaft was sunk in 1869 (replacing the old slopes) and the No. 1 Tunnel (drift) was constructed in 1872. The No. 1 shaft top works burned, and that shaft was used was used to pump water out of the No. 3 works. (All the workings were connected underground.) Later, the No. 1 shaft was re-named the No. 5 shaft for Big Muddy No. 6 Mine (mine index 2493), and used as an air shaft. The No. 2 shaft is the only one kept open after the 1873 financial panic, but it flooded in 1876. It took a long time to pump out the workings, and business only revived after 1880, and most of the efforts were directed to mines on the north side of the river.
↑ The No. 1 shaft was sunk in 1867, the No. 2 shaft was sunk in 1868, the No. 3 shaft was sunk in 1869 (replacing the old slopes) and the No. 1 Tunnel (drift) was constructed in 1872. The No. 1 shaft top works burned, and that shaft was used was used to pump water out of the No. 3 works. (All the workings were connected underground.) Later, the No. 1 shaft was re-named the No. 5 shaft for Big Muddy No. 6 Mine (mine index 2493), and used as an air shaft. The No. 2 shaft is the only one kept open after the 1873 financial panic, but it flooded in 1876. It took a long time to pump out the workings, and business only revived after 1880, and most of the efforts were directed to mines on the north side of the river.
↑ The No. 1 shaft was sunk in 1867, the No. 2 shaft was sunk in 1868, the No. 3 shaft was sunk in 1869 (replacing the old slopes) and the No. 1 Tunnel (drift) was constructed in 1872. The No. 1 shaft top works burned, and that shaft was used was used to pump water out of the No. 3 works. (All the workings were connected underground.) Later, the No. 1 shaft was re-named the No. 5 shaft for Big Muddy No. 6 Mine (mine index 2493), and used as an air shaft. The No. 2 shaft is the only one kept open after the 1873 financial panic, but it flooded in 1876. It took a long time to pump out the workings, and business only revived after 1880, and most of the efforts were directed to mines on the north side of the river.
↑ The No. 1 shaft was sunk in 1867, the No. 2 shaft was sunk in 1868, the No. 3 shaft was sunk in 1869 (replacing the old slopes) and the No. 1 Tunnel (drift) was constructed in 1872. The No. 1 shaft top works burned, and that shaft was used was used to pump water out of the No. 3 works. (All the workings were connected underground.) Later, the No. 1 shaft was re-named the No. 5 shaft for Big Muddy No. 6 Mine (mine index 2493), and used as an air shaft. The No. 2 shaft is the only one kept open after the 1873 financial panic, but it flooded in 1876. It took a long time to pump out the workings, and business only revived after 1880, and most of the efforts were directed to mines on the north side of the river.
↑ Slope No. 1 and Slope No. 2 are believed to have been the initial openings for the Mt. Carbon Coal Company. Production was not high at that time, and more efficient shafts were established by Grand Tower Mining, Manufacturing and Transportation Company as the rate of production increased.
↑ Slope No. 1 and Slope No. 2 are believed to have been the initial openings for the Mt. Carbon Coal Company. Production was not high at that time, and more efficient shafts were established by Grand Tower Mining, Manufacturing and Transportation Company as the rate of production increased.
↑ Production before 1879 is not known. The 1879 Coal Report indicated 110 acres were mined, but listed no production.
↑ Production before 1879 is not known. The 1879 Coal Report indicated 110 acres were mined, but listed no production.
↑ Production after map date.

[1] The No. 1 shaft was sunk in 1867, the No. 2 shaft was sunk in 1868, the No. 3 shaft was sunk in 1869 (replacing the old slopes) and the No. 1 Tunnel (drift) was constructed in 1872. The No. 1 shaft top works burned, and that shaft was used was used to pump water out of the No. 3 works. (All the workings were connected underground.) Later, the No. 1 shaft was re-named the No. 5 shaft for Big Muddy No. 6 Mine (mine index 2493), and used as an air shaft. The No. 2 shaft is the only one kept open after the 1873 financial panic, but it flooded in 1876. It took a long time to pump out the workings, and business only revived after 1880, and most of the efforts were directed to mines on the north side of the river.

[2] The No. 1 shaft was sunk in 1867, the No. 2 shaft was sunk in 1868, the No. 3 shaft was sunk in 1869 (replacing the old slopes) and the No. 1 Tunnel (drift) was constructed in 1872. The No. 1 shaft top works burned, and that shaft was used was used to pump water out of the No. 3 works. (All the workings were connected underground.) Later, the No. 1 shaft was re-named the No. 5 shaft for Big Muddy No. 6 Mine (mine index 2493), and used as an air shaft. The No. 2 shaft is the only one kept open after the 1873 financial panic, but it flooded in 1876. It took a long time to pump out the workings, and business only revived after 1880, and most of the efforts were directed to mines on the north side of the river.

[3] The No. 1 shaft was sunk in 1867, the No. 2 shaft was sunk in 1868, the No. 3 shaft was sunk in 1869 (replacing the old slopes) and the No. 1 Tunnel (drift) was constructed in 1872. The No. 1 shaft top works burned, and that shaft was used was used to pump water out of the No. 3 works. (All the workings were connected underground.) Later, the No. 1 shaft was re-named the No. 5 shaft for Big Muddy No. 6 Mine (mine index 2493), and used as an air shaft. The No. 2 shaft is the only one kept open after the 1873 financial panic, but it flooded in 1876. It took a long time to pump out the workings, and business only revived after 1880, and most of the efforts were directed to mines on the north side of the river.

[4] The No. 1 shaft was sunk in 1867, the No. 2 shaft was sunk in 1868, the No. 3 shaft was sunk in 1869 (replacing the old slopes) and the No. 1 Tunnel (drift) was constructed in 1872. The No. 1 shaft top works burned, and that shaft was used was used to pump water out of the No. 3 works. (All the workings were connected underground.) Later, the No. 1 shaft was re-named the No. 5 shaft for Big Muddy No. 6 Mine (mine index 2493), and used as an air shaft. The No. 2 shaft is the only one kept open after the 1873 financial panic, but it flooded in 1876. It took a long time to pump out the workings, and business only revived after 1880, and most of the efforts were directed to mines on the north side of the river.

[5] Slope No. 1 and Slope No. 2 are believed to have been the initial openings for the Mt. Carbon Coal Company. Production was not high at that time, and more efficient shafts were established by Grand Tower Mining, Manufacturing and Transportation Company as the rate of production increased.

[6] Slope No. 1 and Slope No. 2 are believed to have been the initial openings for the Mt. Carbon Coal Company. Production was not high at that time, and more efficient shafts were established by Grand Tower Mining, Manufacturing and Transportation Company as the rate of production increased.

[7] Production before 1879 is not known. The 1879 Coal Report indicated 110 acres were mined, but listed no production.

[8] Production before 1879 is not known. The 1879 Coal Report indicated 110 acres were mined, but listed no production.

[9] Production after map date.

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