Mine Index 6694 J. F. Morris, Morris Mine

Mine Index Number: 6694

Company Name:	J. F. Morris
Mine Name:	Morris Mine
Start Date:	1881	End Date:	1883
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	None
Production Indicated Acres:	Less than 1	General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main drift

Scott

15N 13W

25

Geology

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

Colchester

4-6

2.5

RP

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

J. F. Morris (add)	Morris (add)	1881-1883	1,070
Total Production: 1,070

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Coal Report

1883

(text only)

1:24000 The mine location was plotted onto 1:24,000 USGS topographic map and digitized.

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.

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