Mine Index 2616   Fred W. Eads,   Eads Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 2616

Company Name: Fred W. Eads
Mine Name: Eads Mine
Start Date: Before 1881 End Date: 1890
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 12 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 26 NE NW NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 56 5.0-5.5 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Fred W. Eads Eads pre1881-1890 54,904[1]
Total Production: 54,904

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS map library, 4103.L32 i5.1-23 Undated 1:12069 1:12069 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.
ISGS map library, 4103.L32 i5.1-23, map of Streator Coal Field - Shaft location.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Production before July 1881 is unknown, but the 1882 Coal Report indicated 25 acres had been mined.