Mine Index 5126   W. S. Middleton,   Middleton No. 1 Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Fulton unlocated
County: Fulton
Quadrangle: Canton
County Coal Data: Fulton
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 5126

Company Name: W. S. Middleton
Mine Name: Middleton No. 1 Mine
Start Date: 1905 End Date: 1915
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 6 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 4 NE NE NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 4.67-5.0 Underground

Geological Problems Reported

A few horsebacks were noted in the mine, as well as concretions.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Wages and Burbridge Wages and Burbridge 1905-1906 1,424
Ed Wages Wages 1906-1909 3,868
Ames Wages Wages 1909-1911 7,920
Landis and Wages Landis and Wages 1911-1912 5,720
W. D. Landis Landis 1912-1914 4,392
W. S. Middleton Middleton No. 1 1914-1915 1,890
Total Production: 25,214

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS field notes (T. E. Savage) Undated 1:62500 1:62500 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Fulton County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
ISGS field notes (Fulton County) - Mine type, drift location, thickness, mining method, geologic problems.

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