Mine Index 6649 John Larson Coal Company, Larson Mine

Mine Index Number: 6649

Company Name:	John Larson Coal Company
Mine Name:	Larson Mine
Start Date:	1919	End Date:	March 28, 1937
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	2
Production Indicated Acres:	7 A general area of mining has been added to the accompanying map, where old works were designated on the source map for the mine, to indicate the possible extent of the mine.	General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main slope

Vermilion

18N 11W

33

NE SE NE

Air shaft

Vermilion

18N 11W

33

NE SE NE

Geology

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

Herrin

RP

Geological Problems Reported

The mine’s advancement in the northwestern and southeastern parts of the mine was apparently halted because of areas labeled “sand”. These may have been channels that either caused wet conditions that hindered mining or eroded and/or replaced the coal.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

John Larson Coal Company (add)	Larson (add)	1919-1937	26,852 Production was not reported in 1922 for mines producing less than 10,000 tons.
Total Production: 26,852 Production was not reported in 1922 for mines producing less than 10,000 tons.

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 352888

4-1-1937

1:2400

1:2152

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, seam.

Microfilm map, document 352888, reel 03140, frame 519 - Slope/shaft locations, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.