Mine Index 3020   Crescent Coal Company,   Lamarsh No. 5 Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 3020

Company Name: Crescent Coal Company
Mine Name: Lamarsh No. 5 Mine
Start Date: 1919 End Date: January 1930
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 260
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 Peoria 7N 7E 17 NE NW NE
Air shaft Peoria 7N 7E 17 NE NW NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 130 4.5 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Newsam Brothers Coal Company Newsam No. 5 1919-1923 419,994
Crescent Coal Company Lamarsh No. 5 1923-1930 574,071
Total Production: 994,065

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 352193 6-27-1951 1:2400 1:5131 Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, depth, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Peoria County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Peoria County) - Drift location, thickness.
Microfilm map, document 352193, reel 03138, frames 231-251 - Drift & shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

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