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Mine Index 3757   Shumaker and Tuttle,   Shumaker and Tuttle 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: 3757

Company Name: Shumaker and Tuttle
Mine Name: Shumaker and Tuttle Mine
Start Date: 1905 End Date: 1914
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: less than 10 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main slope Vermilion 19N 11W 34 SE NW NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 86 6.0-7.0 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
George H. Haskins Haskins 1905-1914 58,917
Shumaker and Tuttle Shumaker and Tuttle 1914-1914 [1] 750
Total Production: 59,667

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS mine notes Undated (text only) 1:24000 [2] Undated

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, thickness, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Vermilion County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Vermilion County) - Mine type, slope location, seam, depth, thickness.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Mine apparently closed after Thomas Tuttle was killed by a fall of coal in October 1914.
  2. Point plotted onto 1:24,000 USGS topographic map and digitized.