Marquette Heights Quadrangle
Mining in the Marquette Heights Quadrangle
Mining was taking place southeast of the town of Pekin before 1857, and the 1873 atlas shows 3 separate mine locations east and southeast of Pekin. Mining in the Marquette Heights Quadrangle ended in 1956 when Lakeside Mine (mine index 667) closed. In 20-T24N-R4W, a shaft was driven 85 feet down, but was abandoned because of problems dealing with the water seeping into the shaft.
The Springfield Coal was mined. Horsebacks were common, and coal balls were noted. In some mines, a sandstone above the coal seeped water. Other mines had difficulty with clod that stuck to the coal (making a dirty product or slowing production by requiring hand sorting and cleaning). Pyrite was common.
Two mines operated 40 years or more: Ubben No. 1 Mine (mine index 3630) from 1890 to 1938 and Pekin Mine (mine index 3640) from 1913 until 1953.
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Pages in category "Marquette Heights Quadrangle"
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M0027 coalreport1901 p167.pdf 1,331 × 1,170; 330 KB
M0027 coalreport1906 p230.pdf 1,577 × 1,289; 298 KB
M0027 fieldnotes.pdf 752 × 1,185; 207 KB
M0027 minenotes.pdf 727 × 1,160, 24 pages; 7.52 MB
M0108 coalreport1918.pdf 883 × 1,295; 168 KB
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M0667 minenotes.pdf 727 × 1,160, 12 pages; 2.33 MB
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M1790011 coalreport1884 p507.pdf 1,662 × 1,264; 337 KB
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M1790026 coalreport1898 p154.pdf 1,614 × 1,177; 320 KB
M1790026 coalreport1901 p167.pdf 1,331 × 1,170; 329 KB
M1790028 coalreport1902 p154.pdf 804 × 1,250; 110 KB
M3629 fieldnotes.pdf 752 × 1,185; 211 KB
M3629 minenotes.pdf 727 × 1,160, 16 pages; 2.8 MB
M3630 coalreport1906.pdf 1,577 × 1,289; 299 KB
M3630 fieldnotes.pdf 752 × 1,183; 190 KB
M3630 minenotes.pdf 727 × 1,160, 7 pages; 1.3 MB
M3631 coalreport1882.pdf 1,575 × 1,200; 283 KB
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M3631 minenotes.pdf 727 × 1,160, 4 pages; 676 KB
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M3640 fieldnotes.pdf 752 × 1,185; 244 KB
M3640 minenotes.pdf 727 × 1,160, 5 pages; 1,010 KB
M7387 coalreport1882 p91.pdf 1,575 × 1,200; 275 KB
M7387 coalreport1884 p507.pdf 1,662 × 1,264; 337 KB
M7387 coalreport1885 p72.pdf 1,660 × 1,304; 873 KB
M7387 minenotes.pdf 727 × 1,160; 137 KB
M7389 coalreport1882 p91.pdf 1,575 × 1,200; 275 KB
M7389 coalreport1884 p507.pdf 1,662 × 1,264; 337 KB
M7389 coalreport1885 p72.pdf 1,660 × 1,304; 871 KB
M7389 minenotes.pdf 727 × 1,160; 119 KB
M7390 fieldnotes.pdf 758 × 1,187, 3 pages; 665 KB