Mine Index 0252   John McCaffrey,   Blossomburg Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 0252

Company Name: John McCaffrey
Mine Name: Blossomburg Mine
Start Date: {{{year-start}}} End Date: {{{year-end}}}
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 14 General Area of mining acres shown:

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Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Blossomburg Mine Henry 17N 1E 19 SE SW NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Rock Island 45-60 4.33-5.83 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Stoddard and Bair Blossomburg 1895-1896 idle
Blossomburg Coal Company Blossomburg 1896-1897 6,503
John McCaffrey Blossomburg 1897-1898 25,000
Stoddard and Summerson Blossomburg 1898-1899 9,250
John McCaffrey Blossomburg 1899-1901 16,700

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Mine notes Undated Mine notes 1:24000 [1] Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Henry County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Henry County) - Mine location, thickness.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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Notes

  1. The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.