Mine Index 3743   Brookside Coal Mining Company,   Brookside No. 4 Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Vermilion unlocated
County: Vermilion
Quadrangle: Danville SE
County Coal Data: Vermilion
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 3743

Company Name: Brookside Coal Mining Company
Mine Name: Brookside No. 4 Mine
Start Date: 1892 End Date: 1898
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 16
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 slope The slope is double entry and may have operated as airway and haulage way; no air shaft was found. The map is secondary, however, and an air shaft may exist in another part of the mine. Vermilion 19N 11W 33 NE NE SW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 60-90 6.5-7.0 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
C. and W. Riley Riley 1892-1893 6,180
Riley Brothers Riley 1893-1894 3,560
Coaster and Wilson No. 4 1894-1895 2,340
C. J. and W. Reilly Reilly 1895-1896 1,052
Brookside Coal Mining Company Brookside No. 4 1896-1898 62,870
Total Production: 76,002

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS map library, 4103.V4 i5.1-92 8-1913 1:7956 1:7956 Secondary source
ISGS map library, 4103.V4 i5.1-107 Undated 1:3636 1:3636 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, thickness.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Vermilion County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Vermilion County) - Mine type, slope location, seam.
ISGS map library, 4103.V4 i5.1-92, map of Danville Belt Coal Company - Mine outline, mining method.
ISGS map library, 4103.V4 i5.1-107, map of Danville Belt Coal Company - Mine outline, slope location.
Standard Atlas of Vermilion County, Illinois, published by Geo. A. Ogle & Co., Chicago, 1895 - Ownership, years of operation.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/vermilion/thumbnails/4103_v4_i5_1-92_th.jpgThese files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: ISGS map library
Map ID: 4103 v4 i5 1-92
Company: Danville Belt Coal Company
Mine Name:
Caption:
Map Date: 08-1913
Map Status: Secondary
Image Credit:
Note:
More Info: 4103 v4 i5 1-92.jpg
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! https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/vermilion/4103 v4 i5 1-92.zip
https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/vermilion/thumbnails/4103_v4_i5_1-107_th.jpgThese files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: ISGS map library
Map ID: 4103 v4 i5 1-107
Company:
Mine Name:
Caption:
Map Date: Undated
Map Status: Secondary
Image Credit:
Note: ISGS map library, 4103.V4 i5.1-107, is a composite map of 16 pieces combined into one map of Danville Belt Coal Company
More Info: 4103 v4 i5 1-107.jpg
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! https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/vermilion/4103 v4 i5 1-107.zip

Photographs