Mine Index 3515   Northwestern Coal Company,   Northwestern Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: St. Clair unlocated
County: St. Clair
Quadrangle: French Village
O'Fallon
County Coal Data: St. Clair
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 3515

Company Name: Northwestern Coal Company
Mine Name: Northwestern Mine
Start Date: Pre 1874 End Date: 1892
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 516
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

The source map for the Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis mines in this area is very poor, and the boundaries between the separate mines could not be distinguished. The acreage reported is the total for mine index numbers 3513, 3515, 3517 and 3518.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft St. Clair 1N 8W 16 SW NW NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 100-185 6.0-7.0 RPB

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Northwestern Coal Mining Company Northwestern pre1874-1886 79,416 [1]
Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis [2] Northwestern 1886-1889 36,100
Northwestern Coal Company Northwestern 1889-1892 17,950
Total Production: 133,466

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 350961 3-30-1910 1:2400 1:5297 Final
Atlas of St. Clair County 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, mine type.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (St. Clair County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Microfilm map, document 350961, reel 03134, frame 4 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
Atlas of St. Clair County, Illinois, 1874, Warner & Beers, Chicago, Illinois - Shaft location, years of operation.

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Mine Images

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Notes

  1. Production prior to 1882 is not known. The Coal Report of 1882 indicates 12 acres were mined.
  2. F. Kerchner, lessee 1887-1889