Mine Index 3496   Dutch Hollow Coal Company,   Birkner Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: St. Clair unlocated
County: St. Clair
Quadrangle: French Village
County Coal Data: St. Clair
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
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Mine Index Number: 3496

Company Name: Dutch Hollow Coal Company
Mine Name: Birkner Mine
Start Date: Pre 1874 End Date: 1889
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 30
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

The Birkner Mine was connected underground to the Excelsior Mine (mine index 4330).

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft [1] St. Clair 1N 8W 6 SE SE NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 130-135 6.0-7.0 RPB

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Edward Avery and Company Birkner pre1874-1883 [2] 25,260
Dutch Hollow Coal Company Birkner 1883-1884 12,000
Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis Birkner 1884-1889 none [3]
Total Production: 37,260

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
State archive, IL_221 2-2-1930 1:2400 1:2400 Secondary source
Atlas of St. Clair County, Illinois 1874 1:36205 1:36205 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (St. Clair County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
State archive, IL_221, map of Valley Mine (mine index 3615) - Shaft locations, mine outline, method.
Atlas of St. Clair County, Illinois, 1874, Warner & Beers, Chicago, Illinois - Years of operation.

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Notes

  1. The Birkner Mine was connected underground to the Excelsior Mine (mine index 4330).
  2. Production prior to 1882 is not known. The Coal Report of 1882 indicates 21 acres were mined.
  3. The Coal Report of 1889 indicates this mine was abandoned, owned by Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis. No production reported under this name.