Mine Index 6723 David D. Orchard, Orchard Mine

Mine Index Number: 6723

Company Name:	David D. Orchard
Mine Name:	Orchard Mine
Start Date:	1914	End Date:	1929
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	None
Production Indicated Acres:	2	General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main shaft (4 ft x 4 ft)

Scott

15N 12W

30

SE NE NE

Geology

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

Colchester

25-45

2.17-2.5

RP

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

David D. Orchard (add)	Orchard (add)	1914-1919 Idle 1918	1,254

Dug S. Orchard (add)	Orchard (add)	1919-1921	1,106

S. D. Orchard (add)	Orchard (add)	1922-1924 Idle 1924	480

D. D. Orchard (add)	Orchard (add)	1924-1925	1,070

David D. Orchard (add)	Orchard (add)	1928-1929 Idle 1926 & 1927	488

Total Production: 4,398

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

ISGS field notes (A. H. Bell)

9-24-1928

1:62500

1:62500

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

ISGS field notes (Scott County) - Mine location, mine type, shaft size.