Mine Index 4995 August Ebel, Ebel Mine

Mine Index Number: 4995

Company Name:	August Ebel
Mine Name:	Ebel Mine
Start Date:	1892	End Date:	1908
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	22
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:
A general area of mining was added to the accompanying map to indicate the approximate size of the mine.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main shaft

St. Clair

1N 8W

34

NW The location of the shaft is unknown. The shaft has been placed in the center of the general area of mining that designates the mine’s approximate size and location.

Geology

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

Herrin

40-50

6.0-6.5

RP

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Ebel Brothers (add)	Ebel (add)	1892-1896	15,600

August Ebel (add)	Ebel (add)	1896-1897	4,320

Ebel Brothers (add)	Ebel (add)	1897-1899	11,300

August Ebel (add)	Ebel (add)	1899-1902	25,781

Ebel Brothers (add)	Ebel (add)	1902-1903	9,000

August Ebel (add)	Ebel (add)	1903-1908	55,125

Total Production: 121,126

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 351034

4-22-1937

1:2400

1:2400

Secondary source The source map only shows the eastward extent of an entry.

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

Microfilm map, document 351034, reel 03134, frame 119, map of Safety First Mine (mine index 0500) - Mine location.