Mine Index 4157   Ed A. Hughes,   Hughes Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 4157

Company Name: Ed A. Hughes
Mine Name: Hughes Mine
Start Date: 1881 End Date: 1912
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown:
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown: 18

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Menard 19N 5W 31 SE SE SE [1]

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 165-180 5.17-6.0 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Deal and Parker Deal and Parker 1881-1882 2,800
Sweetwater Coal Company Sweetwater 1882-1884 3,700
William Parkin Parkin 1884-1902 51,330
Arthur Wainwright Wainwright 1902-1910 22,951
Ed A. Hughes Hughes 1910-1912 6,980
Total Production: 87,761

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
History of Menard County 1988 (text only) 1:24000 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.
Menard County, Illinois, History, Menard County Historical Society, 1988, 382p - Mine location.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. The Menard County Historical Society found evidence that this mine was south of the old school building (SE 31- T19N-R5W) and that most of the mining had taken place on the west side of the road.