Mine Index 6370   William Beirbaum,   Side Hill Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 6370

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
Main shaft Madison 6N 9W 11 NW

Geology

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

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Eddington [1] Eddington 1854-1857
Seedler [2] Seedler 1857-1862 [3]
William Beirbaum [4] Side Hill Mine active 1929

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

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)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Madison County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
ISGS field notes (Madison County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, thickness.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. not listed in Coal Reports; production unknown.
  2. not listed in Coal Reports; production unknown.
  3. Seedler then moved to Rocky Branch, a mile and a half north of Bethalto and opened the Yankee Diggings
  4. not listed in Coal Reports; production unknown.