Mine Index 4260 Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis, Grant Mine

Disclaimer INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
	Unlocated Mines In:	St. Clair unlocated
	County:	St. Clair
	Quadrangle:	French Village
	County Coal Data:	St. Clair
	Shown On Map:	Yes
	Unlocated:	No
	MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 4260


Company Name:	Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis
Mine Name:	Grant Mine
Start Date:	Pre 1881	End Date:	1889
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	124
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

"Grant" shaft

St. Clair

1N 8W

20

NE SW SW

"Chester" shaft/air shaft

St. Clair

1N 8W

29

NW NE NW

Escape shaft

St. Clair

1N 8W

20

SE SW NE

Air shaft

St. Clair

1N 8W

20

SE NW SW

Air shaft

St. Clair

1N 8W

20

NE NW SE

Geology

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

Herrin

65-140 ^[1]

6.0-7.0

RPB

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Hazard, Wilson and Company (add)	Chester (add)	pre1881-1882	37,000 ^[2]

Harzard Coal Company (add)	Harzard No. 1 (add)	1882-1883	36,400

Harding, Emery and Company (add)	Harding and Emery No. 1 (add)	1883-1886	55,155

Hazard, Wilson and Company (add)	Hazard and Wilson (add)	pre1881-1882	5,000 ^[3]

Harzard Coal Company (add)	Harzard No. 2 (add)	1882-1883	5,140

Harding, Emery and Company (add)	Harding and Emery No. 2 (add)	1883-1886	39,951

Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis ^[4] (add)	Grant (add)	1886-1889	71,444


Total Production: 250,090

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Microfilm, document 350990

2-14-1886

1:2400

1:2152

Not final

Microfilm, document 351041

3-3-1938

1:2400

1:4634

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness.

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

Microfilm map, document 350990, reel 03134, frames 58,59 - Shaft locations, mine outline, method.

Microfilm map, document 351041, reel 03134, frame 130, map of Alcoa Mine (mine index 0502) - Mine outline (southern), shaft identification.

Mine Notes

M4260 coalreport1884.pdf

Mine Images

Microfilm: 351041
Map Date: 3-3-1938
Coal Co.: Alcoa Ore Company
Mine Name: Alcoa Mine
Full Res Download
Microfilm: 350990
Map Date: 2-14-1886
Coal Co.: Harding, Emery and Company
Mine Name: Harding & Emery Mine
Full Res Download

Photographs

Notes

↑ Depth of No. 1 shaft ranged from 65-70, No. 2 shaft ranged from 130-140.
↑ Production, ownership, and years of operation prior to 1882 are unknown. The Coal Report of 1882 indicates 20 acres were mined.
↑ Production, ownership, and years of operation prior to 1882 are unknown. The Coal Report of 1882 indicates 65 acres were mined.
↑ Map sources indicate Grant Mine includes workings of Harding & Emery No. 1 and No. 2. The Daily Advocate newspaper stated on February 4, 1887 that Consolidated Coal Company controlled Harding Coal Company. The November 12, 1904 issue stated that Consolidated Coal Company sold Grant Coal Company to J. Reinman, but no production was listed after 1889 under either name.

[1] Depth of No. 1 shaft ranged from 65-70, No. 2 shaft ranged from 130-140.

[2] Production, ownership, and years of operation prior to 1882 are unknown. The Coal Report of 1882 indicates 20 acres were mined.

[3] Production, ownership, and years of operation prior to 1882 are unknown. The Coal Report of 1882 indicates 65 acres were mined.

[4] Map sources indicate Grant Mine includes workings of Harding & Emery No. 1 and No. 2. The Daily Advocate newspaper stated on February 4, 1887 that Consolidated Coal Company controlled Harding Coal Company. The November 12, 1904 issue stated that Consolidated Coal Company sold Grant Coal Company to J. Reinman, but no production was listed after 1889 under either name.

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