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

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

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

William Haines (add)	Haines (add)	1923-1925	443

Hocker and Haines (add)	Hocker and Haines (add)	1926-1926	468

Haines and Kilgore (add)	Haines and Kilgore (add)	1927-1927	80

Harpe, Kilgore and Company (add)	Harpe and Kilgore (add)	1928-1928	150

J. W. Harpe and Company (add)	Harpe (add)	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.