Mine Index 0283   William Summers,   Summers Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 0283

Company Name: William Summers
Mine Name: Summers Mine
Start Date: 1902 End Date: 1925
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: Between 7 and 9 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Shaft Madison 6N 10W 36 SE SE SE [1]
Shaft Madison 6N 10W 36 NW SE SW [2]

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Colchester 40-130 [3] 2.0 2.25-3.5 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Frank Eccles Eccles 1902-1906 6,610
Benjamin Eccles Eccles 1906-1922 [4] 12,401
William Wood Wood 1922-1924 377
William Summers Summers 1924-1925 514
Total Production: 19,902

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS mine notes 1909 (text only) 1:24000 [5] Secondary source
ISGS field notes (G. H. Cady) 1916 (text only) 1:24000 [6] Secondary source
ISGS field notes (T. B. Root) 1922 (text only) 1:24000 [7] Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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Notes

  1. There are probably more shafts in the area than indicated. The mine notes state that Benjamin Eccles would sink a new shaft whenever the distance got too far (about 300 feet) to shove a small box of coal back to the shaft.
  2. There are probably more shafts in the area than indicated. The mine notes state that Benjamin Eccles would sink a new shaft whenever the distance got too far (about 300 feet) to shove a small box of coal back to the shaft.
  3. The range of depths may vary due to the different shafts used by Benjamin Eccles. Field notes in 1922 gave a 130-foot depth; 1916 field notes gave a 40-foot depth; mine notes from 1909 gave a 63-foot depth.
  4. Production not reported in 1922 for mines producing less than 10,000 tons.
  5. Point plotted onto 1:24,000 USGS topographic map and digitized.
  6. Point plotted onto 1:24,000 USGS topographic map and digitized.
  7. Point plotted onto 1:24,000 USGS topographic map and digitized.