Mine Index 3667 Scarce Brothers, Scarce No. 1 Mine

Mine Index Number: 3667

Company Name:	Scarce Brothers
Mine Name:	Scarce No. 1 Mine
Start Date:	1934	End Date:	1937
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	10 The source map includes many areas of old workings that are shown under this mine index that were previously mined, perhaps by the unknown mines shown at the back of this report.
Production Indicated Acres:	Less than 1	General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main shaft

Vermilion

18N 11W

3

NW SE NW

Air shaft

Vermilion

18N 11W

3

NE SE NW This air shaft is shared with Talbert & Anderson (mine index 3654).

Geology

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

Herrin

RP

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

O. E. Scarce (add)	Scarce (add)	1934-1936	2,644

Scarce Brothers (add)	Scarce No. 1 (add)	1937-1937	715

Total Production: 3,359

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 352968

4-2-1937

1:2400

1:1986

Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

Mine notes (Vermilion County) - Mine type, shaft location.

Microfilm map, document 352968, reel 03141, frame 111 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.