Mine Index 6260   J. W. Harpe and Company,   Harpe 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: 6260

Company Name: J. W. Harpe and Company
Mine Name: Harpe Mine
Start Date: 1923 End Date: 1929
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 10
Acres after map date: Less than 1 General Area of mining acres shown: 10

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 6N 4W 36 NE SW SE

Geology

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

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
William Haines Haines 1923-1925 443
Hocker and Haines Hocker and Haines 1926-1926 468
Haines and Kilgore Haines and Kilgore 1927-1927 80
Harpe, Kilgore and Company Harpe and Kilgore 1928-1928 150
J. W. Harpe and Company Harpe 1929-1929 68
Total Production: 1,209

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 353317 10-16-1929 1:360 1:360 Final

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.
Microfilm map, document 353317, reel 03142, frame 293 - Slope location, mine outline, mining method.

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