Mine Index 0432 Chicago, Wilmington and Franklin Coal Company, Benton No. 1 Mine

Mine Index Number: 0432

Company Name:	Chicago, Wilmington and Franklin Coal Company
Mine Name:	Benton No. 1 Mine
Start Date:	1905	End Date:	March 1924
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	959
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

Franklin

6S 3E

19

1825 FSL, 625 FWL

Air shaft (“old”)

Franklin

6S 3E

19

1750 FSL, 850 FWL

Air shaft (“new”)

Franklin

6S 2E

24

SE SE SW

Geology

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

Herrin

618-624

6.0

13.0

8.5-9.25

RPP

Geological Problems Reported

Gas may have been a problem; one man was killed in an explosion. The roof was shale, and approximately 2 feet of top coal was left to support the roof.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Benton Coal Company (add)	Benton No. 1 (add)	1905-1922	5,243,181

Chicago, Wilmington and Franklin Coal Company (add)	Benton No. 1 (add)	1922-1924	811,192

Total Production: 6,054,373

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Company, 4103.F7 i5.1-2

12-1-1922

1:2400

1:2400

Not final

Microfilm, document 351453

7-1-1960

1:2400

1:5296

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

Mine notes (Franklin County) - Mine type, shaft locations, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.

Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.F7 i5.1-2 - Shaft locations, mine outline (north & east), mining method.

Microfilm map, document 351453, reel 03136, frames 160-171, map of Orient No. 2 Mine (mine index 366) - Mine outline (southern and western).