Mine Index 3518   Consolidated Coal Company,   Schureman 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: 3518

Company Name: Consolidated Coal Company
Mine Name: Schureman Mine
Start Date: Pre 1874 End Date: 1905
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 17 SE NW SW
Skellet shaft St. Clair 1N 8W 17 NW SE NE
Shaft St. Clair 1N 8W 17 SW NE SW
Shaft St. Clair 1N 8W 17 NW SE SW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 125-150 6.0-6.5 RPB

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
William Skellett Skellett pre1874-1886 121,359 [1]
Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis Skellett 1886-1887 9,519 [2]
Schureman Brothers Schureman pre1882-1886 159,766 [3]
Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis Schureman 1886-1896 543,893
T. Westwood , lessee Schureman 1896-1897 48,647
Consolidated Coal Company Schureman 1897-1905 348,836
Total Production: 1,232,020

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
ISGS field notes (G. H. Cady) Undated 1:62500 1:62500 Secondary source

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) - Shaft location, mine type, seam, depth, thickness.
Atlas of St. Clair County, Illinois, 1874, Warner and Beers, Chicago, Illinois - Skellett shaft location, years of operation; years of operation of Schureman shaft.
Microfilm map, document 350961, reel 03134, frame 4 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
ISGS field notes (St. Clair County) - Shaft locations (SW NE SW and NW SE SW).

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Mine Images

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Notes

  1. Production and ownership prior to 1882 are unknown. The Coal Report of 1882 indicates 120 acres were mined. The Coal Report of 1884 stated that the Skellett Mine was adjacent to and operated co-jointly with the Schureman mine. Because the source maps of this area are poor and the boundary between the two mines cannot be distinguished, the Skellett mine was not given a separate index number.
  2. Production and ownership prior to 1882 are unknown. The Coal Report of 1882 indicates 120 acres were mined. The Coal Report of 1884 stated that the Skellett Mine was adjacent to and operated co-jointly with the Schureman mine. Because the source maps of this area are poor and the boundary between the two mines cannot be distinguished, the Skellett mine was not given a separate index number.
  3. Production and ownership prior to 1882 are unknown. The Coal Report of 1882 indicates 30 acres were mined.