Mine Index 2709   Burrill and Dixon,   Burrill and Dixon Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 2709

Company Name: Burrill and Dixon
Mine Name: Burrill and Dixon Mine
Start Date: 1875 End Date: 1879
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Mine La Salle 33N 5E 24 NE SW NW

Geology

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

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Burrill & Dixon [1] Burrill and Dixon 1875-1879 unknown[2]

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Atlas of La Salle County, Illinois 1876 1:6000 1:6000 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (La Salle County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (La Salle County) - Mine location, mine name, years of operation.
Atlas of La Salle County, Illinois, published by Warner & Beers, Chicago, Illinois, 1876 - Shaft location.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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Notes

  1. Burrill & Dixon may have leased the mine from Seneca Coal Company. The surface property ownership was shown as Seneca Coal Company in the 1876 atlas, but the mine notes record Burrill and Dixon as the operators.
  2. Production before July 1881 is unknown.