Mine Index 5022 Emil Kramer, Drift Mine

Mine Index Number: 5022

Company Name:	Emil Kramer
Mine Name:	Drift Mine
Start Date:	Pre 1899	End Date:	1913
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	7
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

Shaft

St. Clair

2N 8W

18

NE NE NW

Air shaft

St. Clair

2N 8W

18

NE NE NW

Air shaft (proposed?)

St. Clair

2N 8W

18

NW NW NE

Geology

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

Herrin

25-30

6.0

RPB

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Drift Coal Company The source map has earlier survey dates of 6-10-1899 and 5-4-1904. The Coal Reports did not list production for Drift Coal Company in those years. Presumably the mine operated under another (unknown) operator or mine name. (add)	Drift (add)	pre 1907-1910	3,715

Emil Kramer (add)	Drift (add)	1910-1913	5,691 Production since map date, mine reported idle 1913.

Total Production: 9,406

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 351124

1-25-1910

1:1200

1:1655

Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

Microfilm map, document 351124, reel 03134, frame 258 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.