Mine Index 2587   DeMoss and Son,   DeMoss Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: La Salle unlocated
County: La Salle
Quadrangle: Leonore
County Coal Data: La Salle
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 2587

Company Name: DeMoss and Son
Mine Name: DeMoss Mine
Start Date: 1910 End Date: 1918
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: Less than 1
Production Indicated Acres: 1 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft La Salle 31N 3E 16 NW NE NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 20-50 3.5-4.0 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Fred Scott Scott 1910-1913 3,650
Chris Reading Reading 1913-1915 2,928
DeMoss and Son DeMoss 1915-1918 2,549
Total Production: 9,127

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 352432 1-22-1940 1:2000 1:2000 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, depth, thickness, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (La Salle County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (La Salle County) - Shaft location.
Microfilm map, document 352432, reel 03139, frame 107, map of Moran Mine (mine index 2567) - Mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

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