Mine Index 0341   Perry Coal Company,   Pittsburg Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: St. Clair unlocated
County: St. Clair
Quadrangle: O'Fallon
County Coal Data: St. Clair
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 0341

Company Name: Perry Coal Company
Mine Name: Pittsburg Mine
Start Date: 1884 End Date: March 1923
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 181
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft St. Clair 1N 8W 16 SW NE SW
Air shaft St. Clair 1N 8W 16 SW NE SW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 123 6.5 RPB

Geological Problems Reported

The roof shale had numerous concretions. The mine was very wet, presumably from a flooded mine to the north, which necessitated drilling 15 to 25 feet in advance of the workings to avoid the danger of flooding.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Pittsburgh Mining Company Pittsburgh 1884-1885 7,560
New Pittsburgh Mining Company Pittsburg 1885-1886 8,450
Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis [1] Pittsburg 1886-1889 26,950
Pittsburg Mining Company Pittsburg 1889-1890 5,000
Lewis Mishaelis Pittsburg 1891-1892 [2] 12,080
Pittsburg Mine Pittsburg 1892-1894 24,600
Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis Pittsburg 1894-1896 28,204
Louis Michaelis Pittsburg 1896-1897 28,128
Consolidated Coal Company Pittsburg 1897-1902 102,655
Theodore Micheals Pittsburg 1902-1903 32,131
Pittsburg Mining Company Pittsburg 1903-1919 665,254
Perry County Coal Corporation Pittsburg 1919-1921 97,529
Perry Coal Company Pittsburg 1921-1923 53,151
Total Production: 1,091,692

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 350961 3-30-1910 1:2400 1:5297 Not final [3]
Microfilm, document 351103 3-23-1923 1:1200 1:2652 Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (St. Clair County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (St. Clair County) - Shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
Microfilm map, document 350961, reel 03134, frame 4 - Mine outline (western).
Microfilm map, document 351103, reel 03134, frame 218 - Shaft locations, mine outline (southern and eastern).

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Lessees Pittsburg Coal Company (1887-1888), L. Michael (1888-1889)
  2. Idle 1890-1891
  3. This source map was used for the portion of the mine adjoining the Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis mines to the west. The source map is a final map for the adjoining mines, and is therefore shown as a "Final" line type on the accompanying map.