Mine Index 2995   Docherty Brothers,   Docherty Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Mercer unlocated
County: Mercer
Quadrangle: Viola
County Coal Data: Mercer
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
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Mine Index Number: 2995

Company Name: Docherty Brothers
Mine Name: Docherty Mine
Start Date: 1878 End Date: 1920
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 30 General Area of mining acres shown:

general area of mining has been added to the accompanying map to show the approximate area undermined.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Mercer 15N 2W 35 SE SW NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Rock Island 30-160 4.0-4.5 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Robert Taylor Taylor 1878-1889 19,309
Docherty and Barr Docherty and Barr 1889-1891 3,472
Thomas Docherty and Sons Docherty 1891-1898 17,440
Peter Docherty Docherty 1898-1901 7,450
Docherty Brothers Docherty 1901-1902 3,800
Peter Docherty Docherty 1902-1903 4,100
Docherty Brothers [1] Docherty 1903-1920 65,850
Total Production: 121,421

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Mine notes Undated 1:62500 1:62500 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Mercer County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Mercer County) - Shaft location.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. ISGS field notes written by J. A. Udden indicate that the Dog Town Mine operated by Docherty Brothers (mine index 2995) on 7-24-1911 worked at the shaft location shown for Boden Mine (SW SE SW 26-T15N-R2W). It is likely that the 35-T15N-R2W location was not the site for all of the production from 1878 to 1920.