Mine Index 4294   Fritz Winter,   Winter Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 4294

Company Name: Fritz Winter
Mine Name: Winter Mine
Start Date: Pre 1874 End Date: 1885
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 7
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft St. Clair 1N 8W 21 SE SW NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 40-55 6.0-6.5 RPB

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Fritz Winter Winter pre1874-1885 6,140 [1]
Total Production: 6,140

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 350999 undated 1:1200 1:1324 Undated

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, thickness, depth, mine type.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (St. Clair County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Microfilm map, document 350999, reel 03134, frame 70 - Shaft location, mine outline, mining method.
Atlas of St. Clair County, Illinois, 1874, Warner & Beers, Chicago, Illinois - Years of operation.

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Notes

  1. Production & ownership prior to 1883 are not known. The Coal Report of 1883 indicates 10 acres were mined. Winter's Mine is shown on the 1874 Atlas of St. Clair County, indicating that mining was taking place in the early 1870s.