Mine Index 2901 Naylor and McPherson, Naylor and McPherson Mine

Mine Index Number: 2901

Company Name:	Naylor and McPherson
Mine Name:	Naylor and McPherson Mine
Start Date:	Unknown	End Date:	1879
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:
A general area of mining is shown on the accompanying map. The extent of mining is not known.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main shaft

Macoupin

7N 8W

24

NE NW NW

Geology

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

Herrin

247-253

6.0

RP

Geological Problems Reported

The Worthen report on economic geology indicates the coal was from 5.0 to 7.0 feet thick, but split by a shale parting, with the coal above the parting of better quality.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Naylor and McPherson The mine notes indicate this mine was abandoned in 1879. The Coal Reports were published after 1882, and production and years of operation before that year are unknown. (add)	Naylor and McPherson (add)	-1879	unknown Production before 1882 is not known.

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

ISGS map library, 4103.M34 i5.1-27

3-20-1934

1:62500

1:62500

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

Mine notes (Macoupin County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.

Wanless, A. H., 1882, Economical Geology, Vol. III, Chapter XVII - Mine name, depth, geologic problems.

Wallace, L., 1926, Gillespie-Mt. Olive Folio, USGS Folio 220, 22p - Shaft location.

ISGS map library, 4013.M34 i5.1-27, work map for Federal Land Bank Report - Shaft location, mine outline.