Mine Index 0284 Henrietta Coal Company, Henrietta No. 1 Mine

Mine Index Number: 0284

Company Name:	Henrietta Coal Company
Mine Name:	Henrietta No. 1 Mine
Start Date:	1898	End Date:	1934
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	112
Acres after map date:	14	General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main shaft

Madison

4N 8W

1

660 FSL, 330 FWL

Air shaft

Madison

4N 8W

1

NW SW SW

Geology

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

Herrin

169-174

5.5-6.3

MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Gas was noted at the working face and in old workings. Small faults were seen, with up to 18 inches of displacement. The roof was 6 inches to 2 feet of “soapstone”, which was very brittle and required props at the working face.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Henrietta Coal Company also known as Penny Coal Company (Coal Report of 1899, page 123; no production reported under this name) (add)	Henrietta No. 1 (add)	1898-1909 Idle 1901	434,285

St. Louis and Illinois Coal Company (add)	St. Louis and Illinois No. 1 (add)	1909-1911	62,218

W. S. Walker (add)	Henrietta (add)	1911-1914 Idle March 1913	78,100

Cowan and Ottearea (add)	Henrietta (add)	1914-1916	0

Beck-White Coal Company (add)	Henrietta No. 1 (add)	1916-1920 Idle 1920	103,091

New Castle Coal Company (add)	New Castle (add)	1920-1925	106,554

Henrietta Coal Company (add)	Henrietta No. 1 (add)	1926-1929	31,484

Henrietta Coal Company (add)	Henrietta No. 1 (add)	1929-1934 Reported idle through 1937	95,510 Production after map date

Total Production: 911,242

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 352357

2-2-1929

1:2400

1:3972

Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, thickness, geologic problems.

Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Madison County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.

Mine notes (Madison County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.

Microfilm map, document 352357, reel 03138, frames 471, 472 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.