Mine Index 6200   William Enness,   Enness Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 6200

Company Name: William Enness
Mine Name: Enness Mine
Start Date: 1881 End Date: 1893
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown:
Production Indicated Acres: 4 General Area of mining acres shown: 11

The outline shown is a general area of mining.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main slope McDonough 5N 3W 6 NW SE SE

Geology

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

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
William Ennis Ennis 1881-1886 [1] 3,280
Barney Cash Cash 1886-1887 1,500
Ennos and Cash Ennos and Cash 1887-1889 2,760
Barney Cash Cash 1889-1890 760
N. B. Cash Cash 1890-1891 200
William Enness Enness 1891-1893 420
Total Production: 8,920

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Federal Land Bank Report 3-1936 1:124800 1:124800 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (McDonough County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Federal Land Bank Report (McDonough County) - Slope location, ownership.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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Notes

  1. Production and years of operation before July 1881 are unknown. The 1882 Coal Report indicates 4 acres were mined.