Mine Index 6370 William Beirbaum, Side Hill Mine

Mine Index Number: 6370

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	William Beirbaum
Mine Name:	Side Hill Mine
Start Date:	1854	End Date:	1929
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	None
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:
Not listed in Coal Reports; production unknown.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Main shaft	Madison	6N 9W	11	NW

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Herrin				3.0

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Eddington (add)	Eddington (add)	1854-1857

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Seedler (add)	Seedler (add)	1857-1862

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
William Beirbaum (add)	Side Hill Mine (add)	active 1929

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 field notes (J. R. Van Pelt, Jr.)	1929	(text only)	1:24000	Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

Bibliography
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Madison County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.

Bibliography
ISGS field notes (Madison County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, thickness.