Mine Index 0788 East Side Coal Company, East Side Mine

Mine Index Number: 0788

Company Name:	East Side Coal Company
Mine Name:	East Side Mine
Start Date:	1924	End Date:	March 1960
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	48
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

1S 7W

29

SW NE NW

Air shaft

St. Clair

1S 7W

29

SW NE NW

Geology

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

Herrin

127

6.5

MRP

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

East Side Coal Company (add)	East Side (add)	1924-1960	268,825

Total Production: 268,825

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 351159

4-11-1960

1:1200

1:2400

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) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.

Microfilm map, document 351159, reel 03134, frame 299 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.