Mine Index 2353   Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Company,   Braceville No. 2 Mine

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Unlocated Mines In: Grundy unlocated
County: Grundy
Quadrangle: Gardner
County Coal Data: Grundy
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Unlocated: No
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Mine Index Number: 2353

Company Name: Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Company
Mine Name: Braceville No. 2 Mine
Start Date: Circa 1877 End Date: March 3, 1894
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 88
Acres after map date: 400 [1] General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Grundy 32N 8E 23 NW SW SE

Geology

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Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Colchester 105-117 2.0-3.5 LW

Geological Problems Reported

In 1884, the Coal Report noted that this and the No. 3 Mine (mine index 2356) were probably the most dangerous in the state. The major problem was the percolation of water down to the roof, causing roof falls. The source map shows two persistent rolls that bisected the mine in 1883, although neither prevented through-mining. One trended north-south and ran through the western part of the mine. The other was on the eastern edge and trended northeast-southwest.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Fred Schultz Braceville No. 2 circa 1877 [2] Unknown [3]
Braceville Coal Company Braceville No. 2 pre1881-1883 193,040
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Braceville No. 2 1883-1883 99,684
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Braceville No. 2 1884-1891 1,595,183 [4]
Braceville Coal Company Braceville No. 2 1891-1892 193,955 [5]
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Braceville No. 2 1892-1894 219,226 [6]
Total Production: 2,301,088

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Coal Section files 1883 [7] 1:3249 1:3249 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Grundy County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Grundy County) - Mine type, shaft location, depth, thickness, mining method.
Coal Section files, 1-32-71- Mine type, shaft location, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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Notes

  1. Some of these acres may be included within the outline for Braceville No. 3 Mine (mine index 2356) shown on the accompanying map.
  2. According to the History of Grundy County (1914), Fred Schultz sank the shaft and operated the mine for a short time before selling to Braceville Coal Company (which was owned by the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad). The shaft was not shown on the 1874 Atlas of Grundy County. Production before 1881 is not known.
  3. According to the History of Grundy County (1914), Fred Schultz sank the shaft and operated the mine for a short time before selling to Braceville Coal Company (which was owned by the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad). The shaft was not shown on the 1874 Atlas of Grundy County. Production before 1881 is not known.
  4. Production after map date
  5. Production after map date
  6. Production after map date
  7. The map was taken from the 1884 Coal Report. No survey date is shown on the map, but workings for 1881, 1882 and 1883 are shaded differently.