Mine Index 5015   Thomas Barton,   Old Chapman Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 5015

Company Name: Thomas Barton
Mine Name: Old Chapman Mine
Start Date: 1873 End Date: 1891
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 22
Production Indicated Acres: 5 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Fulton 8N 4E 2 NW SE NW [1]

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 160-165 4.0-4.5 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
P. P. Chapman Chapman 1873-1886 80,500
Joseph Whitehead Old Chapman 1886-1887 15,700
Mrs. P. P. Chapman Old Chapman 1887-1888 20,143
Mrs. J. C. Chapman Old Chapman 1888-1889 11,289 [2]
Farmington Coal Company Farmington No. 2 1889-1890 4,809 [3]
Thomas Barton Old Chapman 1890-1891 3,040 [4]
Total Production: 135,481

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 351652 1952 [5] 1:2400 1:4966 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Fulton County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Fulton County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
Microfilm map, document 351652, reel 03137, frame 15, map of Alden No. 5 (mine index 110) - Mine outline (partial).

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. The shaft was not shown on the source map and is not included on the accompanying map. The shaft is located somewhere within the polygon shown on the accompanying map.
  2. Production after map date
  3. Production after map date
  4. Production after map date
  5. The mine outline on the source map is labeled “survey extent 1888", which is not a final map.