Mine Index 4021 McLaren Coal Company, McLaren Mine

Disclaimer INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
	Unlocated Mines In:	Williamson unlocated
	County:	Williamson
	Quadrangle:	Herrin Johnston City
	County Coal Data:	Williamson
	Shown On Map:	Yes
	Unlocated:	No
	MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 4021


Company Name:	McLaren Coal Company
Mine Name:	McLaren Mine
Start Date:	Circa 1918	End Date:	Unknown
Type of Mine:	Surface
Total acres shown:	140
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Pit / tipple

Williamson

9S 2E

4

NW NW

Pit

Williamson

9S 2E

5

NE SE

Geology

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

Herrin

Surface

Springfield

Surface

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

McLaren Coal Company ^[1] (add)	McLaren (add)	circa 1918

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

ISGS map library, 4103.W52 i5.1-189

8-11-1934

1:63360

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

Mine notes (Williamson County) - Mine type, mine location.

ISGS map library, 4103.W52 i5.1-189, work map for Federal Land Bank Report map - Mine location, mine outline.

Mine Notes

M4021 minenotes.pdf

Mine Images

These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.	Map Type:	ISGS map library
	Map ID:	4103.w52 i5.1-189
	Company:
	Mine Name:
	Caption:	Work map for Federal Land Bank Report map
	Map Date:	8/11/34
	Map Status:	Secondary
	Image Credit:
	Note:
	More Info:	Willsn co.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/williamson/willsn co.zip

Photographs

Notes

↑ The location given is the same as the New Enterprise Mine (mine index 4022); they were probably the same mine, reporting production under the New Enterprise name. Production shown for the New Enterprise Mine indicates 40 to 45 acres were mined (see the back of the directory for additional possible production). The ISGS field notes (dated 1932) also refer to a Britain Coal Company, a shipping mine that operated in the Springfield Coal in 33-T8S-R2E west of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad. No production was reported in the annual Coal Reports under this name. The ISGS field notes dated 1906 also note a surface mine in the middle of the west half of 4-T9S-R2E operated by E. D. Odeum. The back of this directory shows an Odum mine, but this operated in the 1920s. It seems likely that numerous small producers operated in this area over the years.

[1] The location given is the same as the New Enterprise Mine (mine index 4022); they were probably the same mine, reporting production under the New Enterprise name. Production shown for the New Enterprise Mine indicates 40 to 45 acres were mined (see the back of the directory for additional possible production). The ISGS field notes (dated 1932) also refer to a Britain Coal Company, a shipping mine that operated in the Springfield Coal in 33-T8S-R2E west of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad. No production was reported in the annual Coal Reports under this name. The ISGS field notes dated 1906 also note a surface mine in the middle of the west half of 4-T9S-R2E operated by E. D. Odeum. The back of this directory shows an Odum mine, but this operated in the 1920s. It seems likely that numerous small producers operated in this area over the years.

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