Mine Index 7213 Peter Grant and Son, Excelsior Mine

Mine Index Number: 7213

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Peter Grant and Son
Mine Name:	Excelsior Mine
Start Date:	1885	End Date:	1906
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	77
Production Indicated Acres:	100	General Area of mining acres shown:
The area shown on the accompanying map is a general property outline.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Main shaft	Peoria	8N 7E	14	SW NW NW

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Springfield	75-140			4.0-4.5	RP

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Peter Grant and Son (add)	Grant No. 2 (add)	1885-1895	160,198

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Peter Grant, Jr. (add)	Excelsior (add)	1895-1900	94,446

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Peter Grant and Son (add)	Excelsior (add)	1900-1906	124,931

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 379,575

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type

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)

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

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

Bibliography
Standard Atlas of Peoria County, 1896 - Shaft location.