Mine Index 3040   Peoria District Colliery Company,   Sholl No. 3 Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 3040

Company Name: Peoria District Colliery Company
Mine Name: Sholl No. 3 Mine
Start Date: 1896 End Date: 1914
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 270
Acres after map date: 38 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Shaft [1] Peoria 8N 7E 25 SW NW SW
Escape Shaft Peoria 8N 7E 26 SE NW SW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 76 4.25 RPP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Sholl Brothers Prosperity No. 3 1896-1910 1,031,884
Dering and Cruikshank Sholl No. 3 1910-1912 244,170
Peoria District Colliery Company Sholl No. 3 1912-1914 144,680 [2]
Total Production: 1,420,734

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 352151 4-1-1912 1:2400 1:5131 Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Peoria County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Peoria County) - Shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
Microfilm map, document 352151, reel 03138, frame 175 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. The poor condition of the source map prevents a clear view of the shaft area, but a symbol just north of the shaft isvery likely an air shaft (not shown on the accompanying map).
  2. Production after map date