Mine Index 0828 Third Vein Coal Company, Orchard Mine

Mine Index Number: 0828

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Third Vein Coal Company
Mine Name:	Orchard Mine
Start Date:	1890	End Date:	1909
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	162
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:
The longwall area shown on the accompanying map is larger than expected for the reported production. Longwall production in the Colchester Coal was 109,401 tons (expected acreage is about 27 acres), and the room and pillar mining in the Springfield Coal was 34,087 tons (expected acreage is about 8 acres). The longwall mine is certainly encompassed in the area shown on the accompanying map, although it is likely the entire area shown for the Colchester Coal is not all undermined.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Main shaft (Colchester)	Peoria	7N 7E	14	center NW

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Shaft (Springfield)	Peoria	7N 7E	14	SE NW NW

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Springfield				4.5	RP

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Colchester	100-165	2.67	3.5	2.33-2.67	LW

Geological Problems Reported

A small amount of gas was emitted from the roof of the Colchester Coal. The roof was8 to 12 feet of gray shale, with 10 feet of black shale over that. Concretions were occasionally encountered, up to 12 by 6 by 18 inches in size. Pyrite nodules were rare, although one measuring 1 by 6 inches was reported.

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Frank Lowery (add)	Lowery (Springfield Coal) (add)	1890-1897	30,749

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Lowery Estate (add)	Lowery (Springfield Coal) (add)	1897-1898	2,223

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
A. Beharelle and Company (add)	Lowery (Springfield Coal) (add)	1898-1899	615

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Frank Lowery (add)	Lowery (Colchester Coal) (add)	1896-1897	967

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Lowery Estate (add)	Lowery (Colchester Coal) (add)	1897-1898	1,650

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
A. Beharelle (add)	Lowery (Colchester Coal) (add)	1898-1900	7,240

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Third Vein Coal Company (add)	Orchard; Third Vein No. 2 (add)	1900-1909	100,044

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 143,488

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Standard Atlas of Peoria County	1896	1:31680	1:31680	Secondary source

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Federal Land Bank of St. Louis	8-18-1933	1:142560	1:142560	Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth.

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

Bibliography
Mine notes (Peoria County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, thickness, geologic problems.

Bibliography
Standard Atlas of Peoria County, Illinois, 1896 - Shaft location (Colchester Coal).

Bibliography
Federal Land Bank of St. Louis Report - Mine outline (Springfield Coal).