Mine Index 2357 Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad, Old Bruce Mine


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	Unlocated Mines In:	Grundy unlocated
	County:	Grundy
	Quadrangle:	Gardner
	County Coal Data:	Grundy
	Shown On Map:	Yes
	Unlocated:	No
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Mine Index Number: 2357



Company Name:	Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad
Mine Name:	Old Bruce Mine
Start Date:	Circa 1864	End Date:	Unknown
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	120 ^[1]
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Main shaft	Grundy	32N 8E	25	SE SW NW

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Colchester	105			3.0-3.5	LW

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
John Augustine (add)	Augustine (add)	circa 1864 ^[2]	Unknown ^[3]

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Bruce Coal Company (add)	Old Bruce No. 1 (add)	circa 1874 ^[4]	Unknown ^[5]

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad ^[6] (add)	Old Bruce (add)	Unknown	Unknown ^[7]

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
Mine notes	Undated	1:23571	1:23571	Secondary source

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Atlas of Grundy County	1874	1:6336	1:6336	Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

Bibliography
Mine notes (Grundy County), Company map - Mine type, shaft location, mine outline, depth, thickness, mining method.

Bibliography
1874 Atlas of Grundy County - Shaft location.

Bibliography
Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Grundy County, 1914 - Mine ownership.

Bibliography
Grundy County Sesquicentennial - Mine ownership.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

↑ The area shown includes the Cotton Mine (mine index 6671), which only operated a short time.
↑ Production and years of operation prior to July 1878 and between July 1879 and June 1881 are unknown. This mine is shown on the 1874 Atlas, on land owned by Bruce Coal Mining and Manufacturing Company. The mine owners and opening year are known from History of Grundy County (1914). In Miners of the Prairie, a cooperative shaft was said to have been sunk in 1858 at the present site of Braceville, which may indicate this mine.
↑ Production and years of operation prior to July 1878 and between July 1879 and June 1881 are unknown. This mine is shown on the 1874 Atlas, on land owned by Bruce Coal Mining and Manufacturing Company. The mine owners and opening year are known from History of Grundy County (1914). In Miners of the Prairie, a cooperative shaft was said to have been sunk in 1858 at the present site of Braceville, which may indicate this mine.
↑ Production and years of operation prior to July 1878 and between July 1879 and June 1881 are unknown. This mine is shown on the 1874 Atlas, on land owned by Bruce Coal Mining and Manufacturing Company. The mine owners and opening year are known from History of Grundy County (1914). In Miners of the Prairie, a cooperative shaft was said to have been sunk in 1858 at the present site of Braceville, which may indicate this mine.
↑ Production and years of operation prior to July 1878 and between July 1879 and June 1881 are unknown. This mine is shown on the 1874 Atlas, on land owned by Bruce Coal Mining and Manufacturing Company. The mine owners and opening year are known from History of Grundy County (1914). In Miners of the Prairie, a cooperative shaft was said to have been sunk in 1858 at the present site of Braceville, which may indicate this mine.
↑ Same as Braceville Coal Company
↑ Production and years of operation prior to July 1878 and between July 1879 and June 1881 are unknown. This mine is shown on the 1874 Atlas, on land owned by Bruce Coal Mining and Manufacturing Company. The mine owners and opening year are known from History of Grundy County (1914). In Miners of the Prairie, a cooperative shaft was said to have been sunk in 1858 at the present site of Braceville, which may indicate this mine.

[1] The area shown includes the Cotton Mine (mine index 6671), which only operated a short time.

[2] Production and years of operation prior to July 1878 and between July 1879 and June 1881 are unknown. This mine is shown on the 1874 Atlas, on land owned by Bruce Coal Mining and Manufacturing Company. The mine owners and opening year are known from History of Grundy County (1914). In Miners of the Prairie, a cooperative shaft was said to have been sunk in 1858 at the present site of Braceville, which may indicate this mine.

[3] Production and years of operation prior to July 1878 and between July 1879 and June 1881 are unknown. This mine is shown on the 1874 Atlas, on land owned by Bruce Coal Mining and Manufacturing Company. The mine owners and opening year are known from History of Grundy County (1914). In Miners of the Prairie, a cooperative shaft was said to have been sunk in 1858 at the present site of Braceville, which may indicate this mine.

[4] Production and years of operation prior to July 1878 and between July 1879 and June 1881 are unknown. This mine is shown on the 1874 Atlas, on land owned by Bruce Coal Mining and Manufacturing Company. The mine owners and opening year are known from History of Grundy County (1914). In Miners of the Prairie, a cooperative shaft was said to have been sunk in 1858 at the present site of Braceville, which may indicate this mine.

[5] Production and years of operation prior to July 1878 and between July 1879 and June 1881 are unknown. This mine is shown on the 1874 Atlas, on land owned by Bruce Coal Mining and Manufacturing Company. The mine owners and opening year are known from History of Grundy County (1914). In Miners of the Prairie, a cooperative shaft was said to have been sunk in 1858 at the present site of Braceville, which may indicate this mine.

[6] Same as Braceville Coal Company

[7] Production and years of operation prior to July 1878 and between July 1879 and June 1881 are unknown. This mine is shown on the 1874 Atlas, on land owned by Bruce Coal Mining and Manufacturing Company. The mine owners and opening year are known from History of Grundy County (1914). In Miners of the Prairie, a cooperative shaft was said to have been sunk in 1858 at the present site of Braceville, which may indicate this mine.

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