Mine Index 4121   George F. Motsinger,   Edwards Bank

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Williamson unlocated
County: Williamson
Quadrangle: Crab Orchard
County Coal Data: Williamson
Shown On Map: No
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 4121

Company Name: George F. Motsinger
Mine Name: Edwards Bank
Start Date: 1889 End Date: 1895
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Acres after map date: 4 General Area of mining acres shown:

Not Shown On Map. Not shown on accompanying map due to later surface mining.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main drift Williamson 9S 4E 30 SW SW SW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 5 4.0 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Edwards Brothers Edwards Bank 1889-1890 400
Cline and Edwards Edwards Bank 1890-1891 720
George F. Motsinger Edwards Bank 1891-1895 22,985
Total Production: 24,105

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Mine notes Undated (text only) 1:24000 [1] Secondary source
ISGS field notes (G. H. Cady) 1908 (text only) 1:24000 [2] Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Point plotted onto 1:24,000 USGS topographic map and digitized.
  2. Point plotted onto 1:24,000 USGS topographic map and digitized.