Mine Index 7386 Frees Coal Company, Freese Mine

Mine Index Number: 7386

Company Name:	Frees Coal Company
Mine Name:	Freese Mine
Start Date:	1905	End Date:	1921
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	19
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:
The mine was later partially surface mined by River King Pit No. 6 Mine (mine index 0934). The mine is larger than expected for the reported production, which indicates about 10 acres would have been mined.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main shaft

St. Clair

3S 6W

28

SW NW SE

Escape shaft

St. Clair

3S 6W

28

SW NW SE

Geology

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

Herrin

60-67

6.0-7.0

RPB

Geological Problems Reported

The source map indicates that a roof fall blocked access to the southeastern part of the mine.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Cyrus Stubblefield , lessee (add)	Stubblefield (add)	1905-1906	1,675

John T. Nixon (add)	Nixon (add)	1906-1907	1,250

Little Muddy Coal Company (add)	Little Muddy (add)	1907-1909	2,680

O. W. Schumacher (add)	Schumacher (add)	1909-1911	7,900

McGouch Brothers and Stone (add)	McGouch and Stone (add)	1911-1914	11,210

McGouch and Kuntz (add)	McGouch and Kuntz (add)	1914-1915	2,500

J. W. McGouch (add)	McGouch (add)	1915-1917	9,000

Illmo Coal Company (add)	Illmo (add)	1917-1919	9,893

Frees Coal Company (add)	Frees (add)	1919-1921 Idle 1920	1,551

Total Production: 47,659

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 351147

1-14-1921

1:1200

1:2151

Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness.

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

Microfilm map, document 351147, reel 03134, frame 287 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.