Mine Index 2641 Otter Creek Coal Company, Otter Creek Mine

Mine Index Number: 2641

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Otter Creek Coal Company
Mine Name:	Otter Creek Mine
Start Date:	1886	End Date:	1897
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	210
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:
The mine outline shown on the accompanying map is larger than expected for the reported production. Production indicates 110 acres were mined. The mine outline may contain the workings of another company in addition to the Otter Creek Mine.

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 4E	19	NE SW SE

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Herrin	100-110			5.5	RP

Geological Problems Reported

A roll adversely affected the roof in at least one room.

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Coal Run Coal Company (add)	Otter Creek (add)	1886-1890	187,329

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
H. and N. Plumb (add)	Otter Creek (add)	1890-1891	41,336

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Nelson Plumb (add)	Otter Creek (add)	1891-1895	258,776

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Prairie Creek Coal Company (add)	Otter Creek (add)	1895-1897	45,777

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Otter Creek Coal Company (add)	Otter Creek (add)	1897-1897	8,986

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 542,194

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

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Atlas of La Salle County	1906	1:3600	1:3600	Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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, mine outline.

Bibliography
Ogle, George A., and Company, 1906, Atlas of La Salle County, Illinois, Chicago, Illinois - Shaft location.