Mine Index 4157 Ed A. Hughes, Hughes Mine

Disclaimer INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
	Unlocated Mines In:	Menard unlocated
	County:	Menard
	Quadrangle:	Greenview
	County Coal Data:	Menard
	Shown On Map:	Yes
	Unlocated:	No
	MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 4157


Company Name:	Ed A. Hughes
Mine Name:	Hughes Mine
Start Date:	1881	End Date:	1912
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:	18

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main shaft

Menard

19N 5W

31

SE SE SE ^[1]

Geology

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

Springfield

165-180

5.17-6.0

RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Deal and Parker (add)	Deal and Parker (add)	1881-1882	2,800

Sweetwater Coal Company (add)	Sweetwater (add)	1882-1884	3,700

William Parkin (add)	Parkin (add)	1884-1902	51,330

Arthur Wainwright (add)	Wainwright (add)	1902-1910	22,951

Ed A. Hughes (add)	Hughes (add)	1910-1912	6,980


Total Production: 87,761

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

History of Menard County

1988

(text only)

1:24000

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.

Menard County, Illinois, History, Menard County Historical Society, 1988, 382p - Mine location.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

↑ The Menard County Historical Society found evidence that this mine was south of the old school building (SE 31- T19N-R5W) and that most of the mining had taken place on the west side of the road.

[1] The Menard County Historical Society found evidence that this mine was south of the old school building (SE 31- T19N-R5W) and that most of the mining had taken place on the west side of the road.

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