Mine Index 2707 Standard Coal Company, Standard Mine

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	Unlocated Mines In:	La Salle unlocated
	County:	LaSalle La Salle
	Quadrangle:	Seneca
	County Coal Data:	LaSalle La Salle
	Shown On Map:	Yes
	Unlocated:	No
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Mine Index Number: 2707


Company Name:	Standard Coal Company
Mine Name:	Standard Mine
Start Date:	Before 1875	End Date:	1902
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:
Production Indicated Acres:	27	General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Shaft

LaSalle

33N 5E

24

SE SW SE

Air shaft

LaSalle

33N 5E

24

SE SW SE

Geology

For more information about Longwall Mining See: History of Longwall Coal Mining In Illinois

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

Colchester

102-110

2.75-3.0

LW (old longwall)

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Hugh Henry ^[1] (add)	Henry (add)

Abe Letsom ^[2] (add)	Letsom (add)

George Tatterson ^[3] (add)	Tatterson (add)	circa 1875

Prendergast and McCleary ^[4] (add)	Prendergast and McCleary (add)	ca. 1892 - ca. 1907

Standard Coal Company ^[5] (add)	Standard (add)	1892-1902	100,936


Total Production: 100,936

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

USGS topographic map

1916

1:62500

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, 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) - Mine location, years of operation, mine name.

USGS 15-minute topographic map, Marseilles Quadrangle, 1916 - Mine location.

Sanborn-Perris Map Company, 1892, 1898, 1907 - Ownership, years of operation, shaft location, depth.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Sanborn Fire Insurance map:
Map Date: 1898
Coal Co.: Prendergast and McCleary
Mine Name: Prendergast and McCleary
Sanborn Fire Insurance map:
Map Date: 1907
Coal Co.: Prendergast and McCleary
Mine Name: Prendergast and McCleary
Sanborn Fire Insurance map:
Map Date: 1892
Coal Co.: Prendergast and McCleary
Mine Name: Prendergast and McCleary

Photographs

Caption: The covering of the old shaft (abandoned 1902) has failed, resulting in subsidence below the shed entrance. Photo courtesy of David Kimmerle, P. E., Division of Abandoned Mined Land Reclamation
Credit: Illinois Department of Natural Resources - Office of Mines and Minerals
Date: 3-2020
Caption: The covering of the old shaft (abandoned 1902) has failed, resulting in subsidence below the shed entrance. Photo courtesy of David Kimmerle, P. E., Division of Abandoned Mined Land Reclamation
Credit: Illinois Department of Natural Resources - Office of Mines and Minerals
Date: 3-2020

Notes

↑ None of these owners were listed in the Coal Reports. Henry, Letsom and Tatterson were listed in the Coal Section mine notes. The dates of operation were not corroborated by other sources, and the source of that information is unknown. No mines were shown at this location in old plats or atlas maps. Prendergast & McCleary were shown on the Sanborn-Perris Map Company fire insurance maps, although the mine was labeled “not in operation” on the 1907 map.
↑ None of these owners were listed in the Coal Reports. Henry, Letsom and Tatterson were listed in the Coal Section mine notes. The dates of operation were not corroborated by other sources, and the source of that information is unknown. No mines were shown at this location in old plats or atlas maps. Prendergast & McCleary were shown on the Sanborn-Perris Map Company fire insurance maps, although the mine was labeled “not in operation” on the 1907 map.
↑ None of these owners were listed in the Coal Reports. Henry, Letsom and Tatterson were listed in the Coal Section mine notes. The dates of operation were not corroborated by other sources, and the source of that information is unknown. No mines were shown at this location in old plats or atlas maps. Prendergast & McCleary were shown on the Sanborn-Perris Map Company fire insurance maps, although the mine was labeled “not in operation” on the 1907 map.
↑ None of these owners were listed in the Coal Reports. Henry, Letsom and Tatterson were listed in the Coal Section mine notes. The dates of operation were not corroborated by other sources, and the source of that information is unknown. No mines were shown at this location in old plats or atlas maps. Prendergast & McCleary were shown on the Sanborn-Perris Map Company fire insurance maps, although the mine was labeled “not in operation” on the 1907 map.
↑ Standard Coal Company was listed in the Coal Reports. The years of operation concur with the years of operation of Prendergast & McCleary as shown in the Sanborn-Perris fire insurance maps. Standard Coal Company was previously listed in the ISGS mine database with North Wilmington Coal Company (mine index 2708). The Coal Reports clearly indicate Standard and North Wilmington are separate mines, by the 1902 Coal Report (p. 103) reporting the sinking of the North Wilmington shaft, and 1903 (p. 144) reporting the opening of North Wilmington while also reporting the abandonment of Standard Mine (1903 Coal Report, p. 145). The assumption that Prendergast & McCleary were the owners or operators of Standard Coal Company may not be correct, but it fits the little data we have.

[1] None of these owners were listed in the Coal Reports. Henry, Letsom and Tatterson were listed in the Coal Section mine notes. The dates of operation were not corroborated by other sources, and the source of that information is unknown. No mines were shown at this location in old plats or atlas maps. Prendergast & McCleary were shown on the Sanborn-Perris Map Company fire insurance maps, although the mine was labeled “not in operation” on the 1907 map.

[2] None of these owners were listed in the Coal Reports. Henry, Letsom and Tatterson were listed in the Coal Section mine notes. The dates of operation were not corroborated by other sources, and the source of that information is unknown. No mines were shown at this location in old plats or atlas maps. Prendergast & McCleary were shown on the Sanborn-Perris Map Company fire insurance maps, although the mine was labeled “not in operation” on the 1907 map.

[3] None of these owners were listed in the Coal Reports. Henry, Letsom and Tatterson were listed in the Coal Section mine notes. The dates of operation were not corroborated by other sources, and the source of that information is unknown. No mines were shown at this location in old plats or atlas maps. Prendergast & McCleary were shown on the Sanborn-Perris Map Company fire insurance maps, although the mine was labeled “not in operation” on the 1907 map.

[4] None of these owners were listed in the Coal Reports. Henry, Letsom and Tatterson were listed in the Coal Section mine notes. The dates of operation were not corroborated by other sources, and the source of that information is unknown. No mines were shown at this location in old plats or atlas maps. Prendergast & McCleary were shown on the Sanborn-Perris Map Company fire insurance maps, although the mine was labeled “not in operation” on the 1907 map.

[5] Standard Coal Company was listed in the Coal Reports. The years of operation concur with the years of operation of Prendergast & McCleary as shown in the Sanborn-Perris fire insurance maps. Standard Coal Company was previously listed in the ISGS mine database with North Wilmington Coal Company (mine index 2708). The Coal Reports clearly indicate Standard and North Wilmington are separate mines, by the 1902 Coal Report (p. 103) reporting the sinking of the North Wilmington shaft, and 1903 (p. 144) reporting the opening of North Wilmington while also reporting the abandonment of Standard Mine (1903 Coal Report, p. 145). The assumption that Prendergast & McCleary were the owners or operators of Standard Coal Company may not be correct, but it fits the little data we have.

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