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Mine Index 7221   Birdois and Swinger,   Birdois Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 7221

Company Name: Birdois and Swinger
Mine Name: Birdois Mine
Start Date: 1884 End Date: 1910
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 8 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main drift Peoria 8N 7E 12 SW NE SW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 80-150 4.0-4.5 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
John Birdois Birdois 1884-1889 7,023
Birdois Brothers Birdois 1889-1890 1,360
John Birdois and Son Birdois 1890-1895 6,692
John Birdois, Jr. Birdois 1895-1905 [1] 16,310
Birdois Brothers Birdois 1905-1906 50
Birdois and Swinger Birdois 1906-1910 [2] 566
Total Production: 32,001

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Atlas of Peoria County 1873 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.
Atlas of Peoria County, 1873 - Drift location.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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Notes

  1. Idle 1904
  2. Idle 1907 and 1908