Mine Index 2614 William Howe, Howe Mine

Mine Index Number: 2614

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	William Howe
Mine Name:	Howe Mine
Start Date:	1881	End Date:	1888
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	None
Production Indicated Acres:	5	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
Main shaft	La Salle	31N 3E	26	SW SE NW

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Herrin	40-50			5.0-5.5	RP

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Howe and Heatherington (add)	Howe and Heatherington (add)	1881-1882	unknown

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
William Howe (add)	Howe (add)	1882-1888	22,730

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 22,730

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
ISGS map library, 4103.L32 i5.1-23	Undated	1:12069	1:12069	Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

Bibliography
Mine notes (La Salle County) - Shaft location.

Bibliography
ISGS map library, 4103.L32 i5.1-23, map of Streator Coal Field - Shaft location.