Mine Index 6979   Harpe and Wilson,   Harpe and Wilson Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: McDonough unlocated
County: McDonough
Quadrangle: Colchester
County Coal Data: McDonough
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 6979

Company Name: Harpe and Wilson
Mine Name: Harpe and Wilson Mine
Start Date: 1902 End Date: 1921
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 3 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main drift McDonough 5N 4W 2 SE NE NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Colchester 35-60 2.0-2.5 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Andrew Nelson Nelson 1902-1903 360
J. W. Harpe Harpe 1903-1904 186
Nelson and Harpe Nelson and Harpe 1904-1905 172
Harpe and Swanson Harpe and Swanson 1905-1906 375
Joseph W. Harpe Harpe 1906-1907 437
Harpe and Kilgore Harpe and Kilgore 1907-1910 1,269
Harpe and Fenten Harpe and Fenten 1910-1917 3,082
J. W. Harpe Harpe 1917-1918 352
Harpe and Wilson Harpe and Wilson 1918-1921 386
Total Production: 6,619

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS Bulletin 30 1917 1:48000 1:48000 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 (McDonough County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
ISGS Bulletin 30, Colchester-Macomb Quadrangles - Drift location, ownership.

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