Mine Index 5496   Wilsman Coal Company,   Wilsman Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 5496

Company Name: Wilsman Coal Company
Mine Name: Wilsman Mine
Start Date: 1915 End Date: 1919
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 1 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft La Salle 32N 3E 31 N1⁄2 SW NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Colchester 80 3.0 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
John Roth Roth 1915-1917 885
August Engelbrecht Engelbrecht 1917-1918 1,100
Wilsman Coal Company Wilsman 1918-1919 150
Total Production: 2,135

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Mine notes Undated 1:62500 1:24000The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized. Secondary source

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 (La Salle County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (La Salle County) - Shaft location.

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