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Mine Index 3889   W. F. Crawford and Sons,   Crawford Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 3889

Company Name: W. F. Crawford and Sons
Mine Name: Crawford Mine
Start Date: 1905 End Date: 1918
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 13 [1] General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Vermilion 20N 12W 20 NW NE SE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Danville 106 5.5-6.0 RPB

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
W. F. Crawford and Sons Crawford 1905-1918 63,065
Total Production: 63,065

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] Secondary source
Federal Land Bank Report 1-1934 1:105000 1:105000 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Vermilion County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
ENR Document 85/01 - Mining method.
Mine notes (Vermilion County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
Federal Land Bank Report (Vermilion County) - Mine outline (general area of mining).

Mine Notes

Mine Images

[[:Crawford|Crawford]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: State Archive
Map ID: MSHA_1039_01
Company:
Mine Name: Crawford
Caption:
Map Date: 08-14-1908
Map Status: Not Final
Image Credit:
Note:
More Info: M3889 MSHA 1039 01
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://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/vermilion/m3889 MSHA 1039 01.zip
https://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/vermilion/thumbnails/vermilion_quade_th.jpgThese files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: Federal Land Bank Report
Map ID: Vermilion County
Company:
Mine Name:
Caption:
Map Date: 1934
Map Status: Secondary
Image Credit:
Note: Full Federal Land Bank (Quade) Download
More Info: Vermilion quade
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://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/vermilion/vermilion quade.zip

Photographs

Notes

  1. This is shown on the accompanying map as a 27 acre general area of mining from the Federal Land Bank Report.
  2. The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.