Mine Index 2772   J. A. Prickett,   Prickett Mine

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Unlocated Mines In: Madison unlocated
County: Madison
Quadrangle: Edwardsville
County Coal Data: Madison
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
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Mine Index Number: 2772

Company Name: J. A. Prickett
Mine Name: Prickett Mine
Start Date: 1869 End Date: 1882
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 3 General Area of mining acres shown:

Production prior to 1881 is unknown and the area is probably larger than 3 acres.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Madison 4N 8W 10 SE NE NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 125-136 5.0-7.0 Underground

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Tunstell and Holmes Tunstell and Holmes 1869-1879 Unknown [1]
J. A. Prickett [2] Prickett 1879-1882 16,000
Total Production: 16,000

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
History of Madison County Undated (text only) 1:24000 [3] Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Madison County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Madison County) - Mine type, seam, depth, thickness, ownership.
History of Madison County, Illinois; Published by W. R. Brink & Co., Edwardsville, Illinois, 1882 - General mine location, ownership.

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Additional Notes

Notes

  1. Production prior to 1881 is not known.
  2. The History of Madison County reports that Prickett purchased the mine and leased it in the fall of 1881 to the St. Louis and Edwardsville Coal Company for the term of 20 years. Production was never reported under that name.
  3. The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.