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Mine Index 5685   Freeman C. Bliss,   Bliss Mine

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Unlocated Mines In: La Salle unlocated
County: La Salle
Quadrangle: Streator North
Streator South
Leonore
County Coal Data: La Salle
Shown On Map: No
Unlocated: Yes
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 5685

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
Company Name: Freeman C. Bliss
Mine Name: Bliss Mine
Start Date: 1891 End Date: 1893
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown:
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:
This Mine is unlocated and does not appear on the map.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Shaft Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main slope La Salle

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Seam Depth (ft) Thickness Min Thickness max Thickness Ave. Mining Method
Danville 18-20 5.0 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Fairbairn & Bliss Fairbairn & Bliss 1891-1892 1,828
Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Freeman C. Bliss Bliss 1892-1893 2,060
Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Total Production: 3,888

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.

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