Mine Index 2947 John Mallergren, Sr., Riverside Mine

Mine Index Number: 2947

Company Name:	John Mallergren, Sr.
Mine Name:	Riverside Mine
Start Date:	1899	End Date:	1920
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	46
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main shaft

Menard

18N 7W

13

NE SE NW

Air shaft

Menard

18N 7W

13

SE NE NW

Air / escape shaft

Menard

18N 7W

12

SW SW SE

Air shaft (oldest)

Menard

18N 7W

13

NE SE NW

Geology

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

Springfield

80

6.0

RPB

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Miller and Sampson (add)	Miller and Sampson (add)	1899-1900	1,520

Joseph Mallergren (add)	Mallergren (add)	1900-1903	5,109

Riverside Coal Company (add)	Riverside (add)	1903-1905	2,480

John Mallergren The spelling of Mallergren is uncertain. The listing in the Coal Reports was uncertain, and this name was spelled Mallegrahm, Mallegraham, Mallegram, millegram, Mallergran, Mellengrin, Mallergreen and Mallengren. Mellergren was the most frequently used version for John Sr. and John W. (John Jr.). (add)	Riverside (add)	1905-1912	27,204

John Mallergren, Sr. (add)	Riverside (add)	1912-1920 The microfilm source map showed surveys done in 1915, 1921, 1925 and 1927. The mine was apparently active in 1925 and 1927, but the production is unknown. None of the unlocated mines with the Petersburg address fit the Riverside Mine.	45,579 The microfilm source map showed surveys done in 1915, 1921, 1925 and 1927. The mine was apparently active in 1925 and 1927, but the production is unknown. None of the unlocated mines with the Petersburg address fit the Riverside Mine.

Total Production: 81,892

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 352447

7-1911

1:1200

1:1200

Incomplete

Microfilm, document 352221

12-13-1927

1:1200

1:1490

Incomplete

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

Mine notes (Menard County) - Mine type, shaft locations, seam, depth, thickness.

Microfilm map, document 352447, reel 03139, frame 123 - Mine outline, shaft locations (hoist, oldest air).

Microfilm map, document 352221, reel 03138, frame 279 - Mine outline, shaft locations (hoist, later air), mining method.