Mine Index 3502   Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis,   Knecht 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
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 3502

Company Name: Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis
Mine Name: Knecht Mine
Start Date: Pre 1874 End Date: March 21, 1903
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 136
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 St. Clair 1N 8W 7 NE NE NW
Air shaft St. Clair 1N 8W 7 SE NE NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 120-140 6.0-7.0 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Daniel Knecht Knecht pre1874-1885 137,430 Ownership and production prior to 1882 are unknown. The Coal Report of 1882 indicates 34 acres were mined. The 1874 Atlas of St. Clair County shows a shaft at this location, and the landowner is Knecht. Mining probably occurred at this location in the early 1870s.
Devoy and Feuerborn Knecht 1885-1886 40,237
Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis Knecht 1886-1896 450,537
Fred Sauer Knecht 1896-1897 18,073
Idle 1897-1901
M. Whitmore Knecht 1901-1902 14,932
Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis Knecht 1902-1903 8,900
Total Production: 670,109

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Company, 4103.S31 i5.1-49 3-21-1903 1:2400 1:4966 Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (St. Clair County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (St. Clair County) - Thickness, depth, seam, mine type, shaft location.
Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.S31 i5.1-49 - Mine outline, shaft location, mining method.
Atlas of St. Clair County, Illinois, 1874, Warner and Beers, Chicago, Illinois - Years of operation.

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