Mine Index 4707   Electric Light and Coal Company,   Electric Light and Coal 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: 4707

Company Name: Electric Light and Coal Company
Mine Name: Electric Light and Coal Mine
Start Date: Pre 1874 End Date: 1891
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 10
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Shaft St. Clair 1N 8W 22 NW SE SE [1]
Cross Mine shaft St. Clair 1N 8W 22 SE SW SE [2]

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 60-65 6.0-6.5 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Jacob Brosius Brosius pre1874-1885 24,385 [3]
Electric Light Company Electric Light 1885-1886 5,081
Steam Supply Company Browns 1886-1887 2,800
St. Clair Steam Supply Company St. Clair Steam Supply 1887-1889 11,220
Electric Light and Coal Company Electric Light and Coal 1889-1891 13,042
Total Production: 56,528

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Sanborn Fire Insurance 1894 1:800 1:24000 Secondary source
WPA, document 351022 3-1-1891 1:12000 1:24828 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (St. Clair County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Insurance Maps of Belleville, Illinois, Sanborn-Perris Map Company, 1884 & 1894 - Shaft location.
WPA map (T1N-R8W) on microfilm, document 351022, reel 03134, frames 100 and 101 - Shaft location, mine outline.
Atlas of St. Clair County, Illinois, 1874, Warner & Beers, Chicago, Illinois - Years of operation.

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Notes

  1. shaft from WPA map
  2. Shown on 1894 Sanborn-Perris Insurance map. (Labeled Cross Mine on 1884 Sanborn-Perris map) This shaft is adjacent to the electric company.
  3. Production & ownership prior to 1882 are not known. The Coal Report of 1882 indicates 5 acres were mined.