Mine Index 6877   Henry Taylor,   Taylor Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: St. Clair unlocated
County: St. Clair
Quadrangle: O'Fallon
County Coal Data: St. Clair
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 6877

Company Name: Henry Taylor
Mine Name: Taylor Mine
Start Date: Pre 1874 End Date: 1882
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 2 General Area of mining acres shown:

The 1882 Coal Report indicates 23 acres were mined.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Shaft St. Clair 1N 8W 21 SW NE NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 90 6.5 Underground

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Henry Taylor Taylor pre1874-1882 10,000 [1]
Total Production: 10,000 [1]

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS mined out area map, Area 27 1950 1:62500 1:62500 Secondary source
Atlas of St. Clair County, Illinois 1874 1:3840 1:24000 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, depth, thickness.
ISGS mined out area map, 1950, Area 27 - Shaft location.
Atlas of St. Clair County, Illinois, 1874, Warner & Beers - Years of operation.

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Notes

  1. Production prior to 1882 is not known. The Coal Report of 1882 indicates 23 acres were mined.