Mine Index 6465 J. P. Sheward Coal Company, Sheward No. 2 Mine

Mine Index Number: 6465

Company Name:	J. P. Sheward Coal Company
Mine Name:	Sheward No. 2 Mine
Start Date:	1937	End Date:	1943
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	2
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:
The slope and air shaft are not shown on the accompanying map due to later surface mining by Dixon-Block No. 2 Mine (mine index 3850).

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Slope

Vermilion

19N 12W

21

SE SW NE Not shown on accompanying map due to later surface mining by Dixon-Block No. 2 Mine (mine index 3850)

Air shaft

Vermilion

19N 12W

21

SE SW NE Not shown on accompanying map due to later surface mining

Geology

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

Danville

42

6.17

RPB

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

J. P. Sheward Coal Company (add)	Sheward No. 2 (add)	1937-1943	6,641
Total Production: 6,641

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 352884

3-27-1943

1:600

1:497

Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

Mine notes (Vermilion County) - Mine type, slope location, seam, depth, thickness.

Microfilm map, document 352884, reel 03140, frame 515 - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.