Mine Index 4967 Harley Cape, Cape Mine

Mine Index Number: 4967

Company Name:	Harley Cape
Mine Name:	Cape Mine
Start Date:	1934	End Date:	1941
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:
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 drift

Fulton

6N 4E

21

Geology

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

Springfield

70

5.5

RP

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Dorich Brothers (add)	Dorich (add)	1934-1934	105

Joe Dorich (add)	Dorich (add)	1935-1937	374

Cape and Johnson (add)	Cape and Johnson (add)	1938-1938	80

Harley Cape (add)	Cape (add)	1939-1941	1,351

Total Production: 1,910

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Mine inspector’s reports

Undated

1:48000

1:48000

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

Mine Inspector's reports, courtesy of Joe Pelc, IDNR - Mine type, drift location, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.