Mine Index Number: 0754
| Company Name:
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Acme Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Acme No. 1 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1892
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End Date:
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April 1914
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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199
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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 is too small for the reported production. Production indicates approximately 375 acres were mined.
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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 shaft
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La Salle
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31N 4E
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31
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SE NW NW
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| Air shaft
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La Salle
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31N 4E
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31
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SE NW NW
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Geology
| Herrin
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106-110
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4.4-6.5
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MRP
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Geological Problems Reported
Rolls were common. There were several small clay bands within the seam that extended throughout the mine. Each band varied in thickness. A washing plant was necessary to clean the product.
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: 2,027,724
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Microfilm, mines074.tif
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1898
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1:1200
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1:1200
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Not final
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| Microfilm, mines0b1.tif and mines0b2.tif
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7-31-1903
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1:1200
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1:2148
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Not final
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| Microfilm, mines051.tif
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5-1913
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1:1200
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1:1416
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Not final
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| Microfilm, mines079.tif
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1-22-1914
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1:1200
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1:1440
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Not final
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| Microfilm, document 352420
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5-7-1915
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1:1200
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1:1655
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Secondary source
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, thickness.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (La Salle County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (La Salle County) - Mine type, shaft location, geologic problems.
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| Microfilm, Coal Section files, mines074.tif - Slope & air shaft.
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| Microfilm, Coal Section files, mines0b1.tif and mines0b2.tif - Mine outline, mining method.
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| Microfilm, Coal Section files, mines051.tif - Mine outline (northern and western part).
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| Microfilm, Coal Section files, mines079.tif - Mine outline (partial, eastern and southern part).
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| Microfilm map, document 352420, reel 03139, frame 92, map of Munts Mine (mine index 2644) - Mine outline (northeastern part).
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
