Mine Index Number: 3719
| Company Name:
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Coaster and Jacobs
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| Mine Name:
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Grape Creek No. 5 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1884
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End Date:
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1894
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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306 This includes area for Grape Creek No. 3 Mine (mine index 3750) since the boundary between the mines could not be distinguished.
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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The Grape Creek mines (No.s 1 through 5, mine index numbers 3756, 3755, 3750, 3745 and 3719) reported production at various times under only one or two mines. The total area shown for these Grape Creek mines is in line with the production of all the Grape Creek mines.
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Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
| Type
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County
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Township-Range
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Section
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Part Section
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| Main shaft
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Vermilion
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19N 11W
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28
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SW NW SE [1]
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Geology
| Herrin
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125-127
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6.25-6.58
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RP
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Geological Problems Reported
An explosion of fire-damp accumulated from a fault killed one man in 1884. The accumulation was not typical, but occurred after the fans had been shut down after the Saturday shift was over, and no other accidents occurred after changing the ventilation procedure (leaving fans running).
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 575,489
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| ISGS map library, 4103.V4 i5.1-92
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8-1913
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1:7956
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1:7956
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Secondary source
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| ISGS map library, 4103.V4 i5.1-107
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Undated
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1:3636
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1:3636
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Secondary source
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness, mining method, geologic problems.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Vermilion County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Vermilion County) - Mine type, shaft location.
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| ISGS map library, 4103.V4 i5.1-92, map of Danville Belt Coal Company - Mine outline, mine type, shaft location.
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| ISGS map library, 4103.V4 i5.1-107, map of Danville Belt Coal Company - Mine outline and unmined blocks within the mine.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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ISGS map library
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| Map ID:
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4103 v4 i5 1-92
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| Company:
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Danville Belt Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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08-1913
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| Map Status:
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Secondary
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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| More Info:
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4103 v4 i5 1-92.jpg
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| Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!
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https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/vermilion/4103 v4 i5 1-92.zip
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 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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ISGS map library
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| Map ID:
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4103 v4 i5 1-107
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| Company:
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| Mine Name:
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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Undated
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| Map Status:
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Secondary
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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ISGS map library, 4103.V4 i5.1-107, is a composite map of 16 pieces combined into one map of Danville Belt Coal Company
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| More Info:
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4103 v4 i5 1-107.jpg
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| Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!
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https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/vermilion/4103 v4 i5 1-107.zip
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Photographs
Notes
- ↑ Connected underground to Grape Creek No. 3 Mine; no specific air or escape shaft was noted for either mine and it is assumed that their underground connection satisfied legal requirements of the time.
