Mine Index Number: 0014
| Company Name:
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Gartside Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Gartside No. 4 Mine
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| Start Date:
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Pre 1876
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End Date:
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March 1923
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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368
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
| Type
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County
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Township-Range
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Section
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Part Section
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| No. 4 shaft
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Jackson
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8S 2W
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29
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NE SW SE
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| No. 5 shaft
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Jackson
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8S 2W
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29
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SW NW SE
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| No. 2 shaft
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Jackson
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8S 2W
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32
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NW SE NE
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| Air shaft
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Jackson
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8S 2W
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29
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NW SE SE
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| Air shaft
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Jackson
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8S 2W
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29
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NW NW SE
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Geology
| Murphysboro
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135
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4.5
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7.0
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6.0
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MRP
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Geological Problems Reported
A fault was noted with the northern side downthrown about 30 inches. The roof consisted of over 100 ft of shale above a 1 to 3 ft layer of soft flakey shale. Slips along clay horsebacks were common but the impact on mining was minimal. The seam was split into two benches; the upper bench was 30 to 40 inches thick and the lower bench was 36 to 48 inches, separated by a gray shale parting. Pyrite was present in streaks and plates along bedding planes. The upper bench of coal had pyrite bands. The floor was a gray shale that was firm when dry. Some heaving occurred.
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| Gartside Coal Company
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Gartside No. 2
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pre 1876-1880 The No. 2 and No. 5 Mines are shown on the 1876 Atlas of Jackson County. The opening year of these mines is unknown, and production for these mines is unknown. Production may have been reported under the No. 4 Mine, which is included within the same mine outline.
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Unknown The No. 2 and No. 5 Mines are shown on the 1876 Atlas of Jackson County. The opening year of these mines is unknown, and production for these mines is unknown. Production may have been reported under the No. 4 Mine, which is included within the same mine outline.
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| Gartside Coal Company
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Gartside No. 5
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pre 1876-1880 The No. 2 and No. 5 Mines are shown on the 1876 Atlas of Jackson County. The opening year of these mines is unknown, and production for these mines is unknown. Production may have been reported under the No. 4 Mine, which is included within the same mine outline.
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Unknown The No. 2 and No. 5 Mines are shown on the 1876 Atlas of Jackson County. The opening year of these mines is unknown, and production for these mines is unknown. Production may have been reported under the No. 4 Mine, which is included within the same mine outline.
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| Total Production: 2,303,208
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Microfilm, document 352497
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3-1923
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1:1200
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1:2483
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Final
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| Atlas of Illinois, Jackson County
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1876
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1:150000
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1:150000
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Secondary source
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Jackson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Jackson County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Microfilm map, document 352497, reel 03139, frames 189-192 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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| Atlas of Illinois, Warner and Beers, Union Atlas Co., Chicago, 1876 - Shaft No. 2 location.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
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