Mine Index Number: 2353
Company Name:
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Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Company
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Mine Name:
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Braceville No. 2 Mine
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Start Date:
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Circa 1877
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End Date:
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March 3, 1894
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Type of Mine:
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Underground
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Total acres shown:
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88
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Acres after map date:
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400 [1]
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
Type
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County
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Township-Range
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Section
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Part Section
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Main shaft
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Grundy
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32N 8E
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23
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NW SW SE
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Geology
Colchester
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105-117
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2.0-3.5
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LW
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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
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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Total Production: 2,301,088
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
Coal Section files
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1883 [7]
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1:3249
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1:3249
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Secondary source
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Grundy County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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Mine notes (Grundy County) - Mine type, shaft location, depth, thickness, mining method.
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Coal Section files, 1-32-71- Mine type, shaft location, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ Some of these acres may be included within the outline for Braceville No. 3 Mine (mine index 2356) shown on the accompanying map.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Production after map date
- ↑ Production after map date
- ↑ Production after map date
- ↑ 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.