Mine Index 3531 Frank Murphy, Murphy (No. 1) Mine

Mine Index Number: 3531

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Frank Murphy
Mine Name:	Murphy (No. 1) Mine
Start Date:	1888	End Date:	1895
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	5
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Main shaft	St. Clair	1N 8W	28	SW SW NW

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Air shaft	St. Clair	1N 8W	28	SW SW NW

Geology

		Thickness (ft)
Seam	Depth (ft)	Min	Max	Ave	Mining Method

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Herrin	45			6.0	RP

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Fred Murphy (add)	Murphy No. 1 (add)	1888-1890	18,312

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Frank Murphy (add)	Murphy (add)	1890-1895	3,000

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 21,312

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Microfilm, document 351101	1-31-1895	1:960	1:960	Final

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Microfilm, document 351160	2-10-1908	1:1200	1:1655	Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.

Bibliography
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (St. Clair County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.

Bibliography
Microfilm map, document 351101, reel 03134, frame 215 - Shaft locations, mine outline.

Bibliography
Microfilm map, document 351160, reel 03134, frame 300, map of Taylor Mine (mine index 4292) - Mine outline (southwestern).