Mine Index 4633   Bert Shepard,   Shepard Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 4633

Company Name: Bert Shepard
Mine Name: Shepard Mine
Start Date: Circa 1902 End Date: {{{year-end}}}
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

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Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Wabash 1N 12W 6 NW SE NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Friendsville 18 NW SE NE Underground

Geological Problems Reported

The roof was generally 1.5 feet of clod, but less than 100 feet northwest of the shaft, the roof was limestone. The coal dipped sharply to the west, and the steepness of the dip was the cause for abandoning the mine.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Bert Shepard Shepard circa 1902 Unknown

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS field notes (J. M. Schopf) 10-15-1942 (text only) 1:24000 [1] Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Wabash County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
ISGS field notes (Wabash County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems, mine name, dates of operation.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.