Mine Index 5015 Thomas Barton, Old Chapman Mine

Mine Index Number: 5015

Company Name:	Thomas Barton
Mine Name:	Old Chapman Mine
Start Date:	1873	End Date:	1891
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	22
Production Indicated Acres:	5	General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main shaft

Fulton

8N 4E

2

NW SE NW The shaft was not shown on the source map and is not included on the accompanying map. The shaft is located somewhere within the polygon shown on the accompanying map.

Geology

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

Springfield

160-165

4.0-4.5

RP

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

P. P. Chapman (add)	Chapman (add)	1873-1886	80,500

Joseph Whitehead (add)	Old Chapman (add)	1886-1887	15,700

Mrs. P. P. Chapman (add)	Old Chapman (add)	1887-1888	20,143

Mrs. J. C. Chapman (add)	Old Chapman (add)	1888-1889	11,289 Production after map date

Farmington Coal Company (add)	Farmington No. 2 (add)	1889-1890	4,809 Production after map date

Thomas Barton (add)	Old Chapman (add)	1890-1891	3,040 Production after map date

Total Production: 135,481

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 351652

1952 The mine outline on the source map is labeled “survey extent 1888", which is not a final map.

1:2400

1:4966

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 notes (Fulton County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.

Microfilm map, document 351652, reel 03137, frame 15, map of Alden No. 5 (mine index 110) - Mine outline (partial).