Mine Index 3882   Bushong Brothers,   Muncie Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Vermilion unlocated
County: Vermilion
Quadrangle: Oakwood
County Coal Data: Vermilion
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 3882

Company Name: Bushong Brothers
Mine Name: Muncie Mine
Start Date: 1893 End Date: 1912
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown: 60

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Vermilion 19N 13W 9 SE SW SW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Danville 5.2-6.0 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Muncie Coal Company Muncie No. 1 1893-1900 115,953
Entre Nous Coal Company Muncie 1900-1901 15,000
Muncie Coal Company Muncie No. 1 1901-1903 27,732
F. W. Davis Muncie 1903-1904 6,000
Atherton Coal Company Atherton No. 1 1904-1905 10,280
Central Coal and Coke of Chicago Muncie 1905-1906 [1] none
Vermilion Valley Mining Company Vermilion Valley 1906-1907 9,800
Frank Davis Muncie 1907-1908 17,649
Bushong Brothers [2] Muncie 1908-1912 78,648
Total Production: 281,062

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS mine notes Undated (text only) 1:24000 [3] Secondary source
Federal Land Bank Report 1-1934 1:105000 1:105000 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Vermilion County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
ENR Document 85/01 - Mining method.
Mine notes (Vermilion County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
Federal Land Bank Report (Vermilion County) - Mine outline (general area of mining).

Mine Notes

Mine Images

[[:Muncie|Muncie]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: State Archive
Map ID: MSHA_1155_01
Company:
Mine Name: Muncie
Caption:
Map Date: 08-01-1908
Map Status: Not Final
Image Credit:
Note:
More Info: M3882 MSHA 1155 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/vermilion/m3882 MSHA 1155 01.zip
https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/vermilion/thumbnails/m3882_quade_th.jpgThese files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: Federal Land Bank Report
Map ID: Vermilion County
Company:
Mine Name:
Caption:
Map Date: 01-1934
Map Status: Secondary
Image Credit:
Note: Only this mine clipped from the Vermilion County Federal Land Bank Report was georegistered
More Info: M3882 quade
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/vermilion/m3882 quade.zip

Photographs

Notes

  1. Idle 1906
  2. Owned by W. G. Hartshorn, operated by Bushong Brothers
  3. oint plotted onto 1:24,000 USGS topographic map and digitized.