Mine Index 2202   Shuler and Long Coal Company,   Shuler and Long Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Fulton unlocated
County: Fulton
Quadrangle: Fairview
County Coal Data: Fulton
Shown On Map: No
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 2202

Company Name: Shuler and Long Coal Company
Mine Name: Shuler and Long Mine
Start Date: 1917 End Date: May 1926
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 24
Production Indicated Acres: 37 General Area of mining acres shown:

Not Shown On Map. Production indicates approximately 37 acres were mined after the map date, but the later mining most likely was later surface-mined by the Elm Mine (mine index 706).

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Slope Fulton 8N 3E 31 NW NW NE
Slope Fulton 8N 3E 31 NW NW NE
Air shaft Fulton 8N 3E 31 NW NW NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 4.43 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
G. Wenzelman Coal Company Wenzelman 1917-1919 8,359
Shuler and Long Coal Company Shuler and Long 1919-1923 56,001
Shuler and Long Coal Company Shuler and Long 1923-1926 117,403 [1]
Total Production: 181,763

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
State archives, IL_796 1-30-1923 1:2400 1:2400 Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, thickness, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Fulton County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
State archives, courtesy of Robert Gibson, DNR, IL_796 - Slope & shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

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Mine Images

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Notes

  1. Production after map date