Mine Index 4608 Elmer Sponsler, Sponsler Mine

Mine Index Number: 4608

Company Name:	Elmer Sponsler
Mine Name:	Sponsler Mine
Start Date:	1901	End Date:	1908
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	None
Acres after map date:	1	General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Mine

Jackson

9S 1W

36

NW NW SW

Geology

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

Murphysboro

26-34

6.5-8.0

RP

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Elmer Sponsler (add)	Sponsler (add)	1901-1908	13,026
Total Production: 13,026

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Standard Atlas of Jackson County

1907

1:31680

1:31680

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

Standard Atlas of Jackson County, Illinois, 1907, compiled by George Ogle and Company, Chicago - Mine location.