Mine Index 5594 Josher Coal Company, Josher Mine

Mine Index Number: 5594

Company Name:	Josher Coal Company
Mine Name:	Josher Mine
Start Date:	1925	End Date:	1928
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	None
Production Indicated Acres:	Less than 2	General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main shaft

Madison

6N 8W

31

SW SW NW

Geology

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

Herrin

27

7.1

5.0

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Hausman Brothers (add)	Hausman (add)	1925-1925	640

Fred Hausman (add)	Hausman (add)	1925-1926	4,842

Josher Coal Company (add)	Josher Mine (add)	1927-1928	1,615

Total Production: 7,097

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

ISGS field notes (McCabe & Cady)

1-2-1929

(text only)

1:24000 Point plotted onto 1:24,000 USGS topographic map and digitized.

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

ISGS field notes (Madison County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.