Mine Index 0823 St. Louis Coal and Iron Company, Black Briar No. 1 Mine

Mine Index Number: 0823

Company Name:	St. Louis Coal and Iron Company
Mine Name:	Black Briar No. 1 Mine
Start Date:	1896	End Date:	April 1924
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	612
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

Williamson

8S 2E

24

SE SE SE

Air shaft

Williamson

8S 2E

24

SE SE SE

Geology

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

Herrin

172 (air shaft 190)

7.0

12.0

9.33

RPP

Geological Problems Reported

An explosion of “fire damp” (methane) killed four men in 1897.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Williamson County Coal Company (add)	Williamson County (add)	1896-1897	51,161

A. W. Crawford lessee (add)	Williamson County (add)	1897-1898	59,080

Williamson County Coal Company (add)	Williamson County No. 1Also referred to as “Old Mine” (add)	1898-1920	3,289,369

St. Louis Coal and Iron Company (add)	Black Briar No. 1 (add)	1920-1924	1,097,238

Total Production: 4,496,848

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 353091

5-1924

1:2400

1:4303

Not final

ISGS map library, 4103.W52 i5.1-137

3-23-1929

1:2400

1:2400

Secondary source The mined area shown on the accompanying map is the approximate size expected for the production reported. This suggests that the mine outline is complete.

Microfilm, document 353175

7-1-1931

1:2400

1:4469

Secondary source The mined area shown on the accompanying map is the approximate size expected for the production reported. This suggests that the mine outline is complete.

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

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

Microfilm map, document 353091, reel 03141, frames 291-292 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

ISGS map library, 4103.W52 i5.1-137, map of Peabody No. 26 Mine (mine index 157) - Mine outline (western).

Microfilm map, document 353175, reel 3142, frames 65 and 66, map of Black Briar No. 2 Mine (mine index 506) - Mine outline (eastern).