Mine Index 2608 Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Coal Company, C., W. and V. (First) No. 2 Mine


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

Mine Index Number: 2608



Company Name:	Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Coal Company
Mine Name:	C., W. and V. (First) No. 2 Mine
Start Date:	1875	End Date:	1894
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	367
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^[1]	La Salle	31N 3E	36	SE NW NE

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Herrin	85-120			5.0-5.5	MRP

Geological Problems Reported

The seam was faulty, full of clay slips and horsebacks.

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Coal Company (add)	C., W. and V. (First) No. 2 (add)	1875-1894^[2]	1,484,282

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Total Production: 1,484,282

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
Microfilm, mines087.tif and mines088.tif	Undated	Unknown	1:4248	Secondary source

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Microfilm, document 352420, frame 93	8-7-1936	1:600	1:720	Secondary source

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Microfilm, document 352425	1-12-1916	1:1200	1:1821	Secondary source

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
State archive, IL_2239_01	5-7-1915	1:1200	1:1200	Secondary source

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Microfilm, mines07c.tif	3-30-1908	1:720	1:840	Secondary source

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Microfilm, mines06f.tif	2-1914	1:720	1:756	Secondary source

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Microfilm, mines051.tif	5-1913	1:1200	1:1416	Secondary source

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
State archive, PC_68_01	1-22-1914	1:1200	1:1200	Secondary source

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Atlas of La Salle County	1876	1:31680	1:31680	Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, thickness, mining method, geologic problems.

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

Bibliography
Microfilm map, Coal Section files, mines087.tif and mines088.tif - Mine outline (northern half), mining method.

Bibliography
Microfilm map, document 352420, reel 03139, frame 93, map of Munts No. 1 Mine (mine index 2640) - Mine outline (southeastern part).

Bibliography
Microfilm map, document 352425, reel 03139, frame 99, map of Stobs Mine (mine index 2632) - Mine outline (southern part).

Bibliography
State archive, IL_2239_01, map of Munts Mine (mine index 2644) - Mine outline (eastern & northeastern part).

Bibliography
Microfilm map, Coal Section files, mines07c.tif - Mine outline (southwestern part).

Bibliography
Microfilm map, Coal Section files, mines06f.tif, map of Stobs Mine (mine index 2632) - Mine outline (western part).

Bibliography
Microfilm map, Coal Section files, mines051.tif, map of Acme No. 1 Mine (mine index 0754) - Mine outline (eastern).

Bibliography
State archive, PC_68_01, map of Acme No. 1 Mine (mine index 0754) - shaft identification, mine outline (southwestern and northwestern parts).

Bibliography
Warner and Beers, 1876, Atlas of La Salle County, Illinois, Chicago, Illinois - Years of operation, shaft location.

Bibliography
Angle, Paula, 1962, Biography in Black: a History of Streator, Illinois, Weber Company, 170p. - Opening year.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Mine Map: mines09
These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.	Map Type:	Microfilm
	Map ID:	mines09
	Company:
	Mine Name:
	Caption:
	Map Date:
	Map Status:	Secondary
	Image Credit:
	Note:
	More Info:	Streator mines09
	Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!	https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/la salle/streator mines09.zip

Mine Map: mines07c
These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.	Map Type:	Microfilm
	Map ID:	mines07c
	Company:	Howe Coal Company
	Mine Name:	Howe
	Caption:
	Map Date:	03-30-1908
	Map Status:	Not Final
	Image Credit:
	Note:
	More Info:	M5677
	Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!	https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/la salle/m5677.zip

Mine Map: IL_2239_01
These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.	Map Type:	State Archive
	Map ID:	IL_2239_01
	Company:	Munts Brothers
	Mine Name:	Munts
	Caption:
	Map Date:	05-07-1915
	Map Status:	Not Final
	Image Credit:
	Note:
	More Info:	M2644 IL 223901
	Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!	https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/la salle/m2644 IL 223901.zip

Mine Map: mines06f
These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.	Map Type:	Microfilm
	Map ID:	mines06f
	Company:
	Mine Name:	Stobs
	Caption:
	Map Date:	02-1914
	Map Status:	Not Final
	Image Credit:
	Note:
	More Info:	M2632b
	Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!	https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/la salle/m2632b.zip

Mine Map: Mines_087 & Mines088
These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.	Map Type:	Microfilm
	Map ID:	Mines_087 & Mines088
	Company:
	Mine Name:
	Caption:
	Map Date:	Undated
	Map Status:	Secondary
	Image Credit:
	Note:
	More Info:	M2608
	Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!	https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/la salle/m2608.zip

Mine Map: PC_68_01
These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.	Map Type:	State Archive
	Map ID:	PC_68_01
	Company:	Acme Coal Company
	Mine Name:	Acme No. 1
	Caption:
	Map Date:	1914
	Map Status:	Not Final
	Image Credit:
	Note:
	More Info:	M0754 PC 68 01
	Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!	https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/la salle/m0754 PC 68 01.zip

Photographs

Notes

↑ The 1885 Coal Report indicated there may have been as many as four air shafts (two upcast and two downcast).
↑ Production before July 1881 is unknown, but the 1882 Coal Report indicated 229 acres had been mined. According to Biography in Black, A History of Streator, Illinois, the mine opened in 1875.

[1] The 1885 Coal Report indicated there may have been as many as four air shafts (two upcast and two downcast).

[2] Production before July 1881 is unknown, but the 1882 Coal Report indicated 229 acres had been mined. According to Biography in Black, A History of Streator, Illinois, the mine opened in 1875.

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