Mine Index 7203   Newsam Brothers,   Reed City Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 7203

Company Name: Newsam Brothers
Mine Name: Reed City Mine
Start Date: 1885 End Date: 1917
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 130 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Peoria 7N 7E 19 NE NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 46-190 4.33-4.5 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Buckeye Coal and Coke Company Buckeye No. 2 1885-1888 23,500
Orchard Mining and Manufacturing Company Reed City 1888-1889 14,000
Illinois Coal and Coke Company Reed City 1889-1892 [1] 99,545
Peoria Coal and Mining Company Reed City 1892-1896 126,397
Reed City Coal Company Reed City 1896-1900 120,189
Newsam Brothers Reed City 1900-1917 520,588
Total Production: 904,588

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Standard Atlas of Peoria County 1896 1:31680 1:31680 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 (Peoria County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Standard Atlas of Peoria County, Illinois, 1896 - Shaft location.

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Notes

  1. Idle 1892