Mine Index Number: 0601
| Company Name:
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Crescent Mining Company
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| Mine Name:
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Lamarsh No. 6 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1922
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End Date:
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February 1940
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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1,771
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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The area shown on the accompanying map represents the area undermined by Lamarsh No. 6 Mine and Lamarsh No. 2 Mine (mine index 5837).
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Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
| Type
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County
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Township-Range
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Section
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Part Section
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| Main slope
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Peoria
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7N 7E
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8
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SW NW NW
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| Slope
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Peoria
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7N 7E
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8
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SW NW NW
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| Slope
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Peoria
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7N 7E
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7
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SE NE NE
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| Air shaft
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Peoria
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7N 7E
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7
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SW NW NW
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| Air shaft
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Peoria
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7N 7E
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18
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NW NW NE
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| Air shaft
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Peoria
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7N 8E
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12
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NW SE NW
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Geology
| Springfield
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58
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4.16-4.33
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RPP
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Geological Problems Reported
The immediate roof was 2 to 3 feet of black shale with sandstone above.
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 7,372,579
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Microfilm, document 352193
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6-27-1951
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1:2400
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1:5131
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Final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Peoria County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Peoria County) - Slope location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Microfilm map, document 352193, reel 03138, frames 231-251 - Slope & shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
