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

Mine Index Number: 3531

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

Main shaft

St. Clair

1N 8W

28

SW SW NW

Air shaft

St. Clair

1N 8W

28

SW SW NW

Geology

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

Herrin

45

6.0

RP

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Fred Murphy (add)	Murphy No. 1 (add)	1888-1890	18,312

Frank Murphy (add)	Murphy (add)	1890-1895	3,000

Total Production: 21,312

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 351101

1-31-1895

1:960

1:960

Final

Microfilm, document 351160

2-10-1908

1:1200

1:1655

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

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

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