Mine Index 7213 Peter Grant and Son, Excelsior Mine

Mine Index Number: 7213

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

Main shaft

Peoria

8N 7E

14

SW NW NW

Geology

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

Springfield

75-140

4.0-4.5

RP

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Peter Grant and Son (add)	Grant No. 2 (add)	1885-1895	160,198

Peter Grant, Jr. (add)	Excelsior (add)	1895-1900	94,446

Peter Grant and Son (add)	Excelsior (add)	1900-1906	124,931

Total Production: 379,575

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, 1896 - Shaft location.