Christopher Quadrangle

Mining in the Christopher Quadrangle

The earliest mining in the Christopher Quadrangle was the Bell & Zoller No. 1 Mine (mine index 53) in 1904. The last mining in the quadrangle was Orient No. 1 Mine (mine index 505), which closed in 1955. The Herrin Coal was mined, averaging between 7 and 9 feet thick. The seam bottom undulated, sometimes resulting in steep grades of 8% or more, impeding haulage. The roof was a gray shale, sometimes sandy. Most of the mines left up to 2 feet of top coal to protect the shale from moisture in the ventilating air, which exacerbated the propensity of the shale to come down. The depth of the coal (200 to 619 feet) was probably a factor in forcing gas out of the seam. At least 11 explosions were noted, with a total of 154 fatalities. Some faults, associated with the Rend Lake Fault System, were noted in the mines. Displacement along the faults varied from as little as 5 feet to 35 feet or more.

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Coal Mines In Illinois Christopher Quadrangle

Mines that Appear on the Christopher Quadrangle

	Combined	County
0053	Zeigler Coal Company, Zeigler No. 1 Mine Bell and Zoller Mining Company, Bell and Zoller No. 1 Mine Bell and Zoller Coal and Mining Company, Bell and Zoller No. 1 Mine	Franklin
0057	Franklin Coal and Coke Company, Franklin No. 2 Mine Big Muddy and Carterville Mining Company, Big Muddy and Carterville Mine Franklin County Coal Company, Royalton No. 7 Mine	Franklin
0058	United Coal Corporation, United No. 1 Mine Old Ben Coal Corporation, Old Ben No. 12 Mine	Franklin
0145	Bell and Zoller Coal and Mining Company, Bell and Zoller No. 2 Mine	Franklin
0421	Taylor Mining Company, Possum Ridge Mine Taylor Coal Corporation, Taylor No. 5 Mine Franklin County Coal Corporation, Energy No. 5 Mine Southern Illinois Coal and Coke Company, Possum Ridge Mine	Franklin Williamson
0434	Zeigler District Colliery Company, Zeigler North Mine Christopher Coal Mining Company, Christopher No. 1 Mine Old Ben Coal Corporation, Old Ben No. 10 Mine	Franklin
0505	Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Coal Company, Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Mine Chicago, Wilmington and Franklin Coal Company, Orient No. 1 Mine	Franklin
0665	United Coal Mining Company, United No. 2 Mine United Coal Corporation, United No. 2 Mine Old Ben Coal Corporation, Old Ben No. 14 Mine	Franklin
0666	Christopher Coal Mining Company, Christopher No. 1 Mine Christopher Coal Mining Company, Christopher No. 2 Mine Old Ben Coal Corporation, Old Ben No. 11 Mine	Franklin

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Franklin County

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Pages in category "Christopher Quadrangle"

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M0053 coalreport 1905.pdf 633 × 977, 6 pages; 464 KB
M0053 coalreport 1909.pdf 1,595 × 1,233, 3 pages; 1.11 MB
M0053 coalreport 1913.pdf 793 × 1,187, 2 pages; 3.59 MB
M0053 coalreport 1917p252.pdf 602 × 991; 92 KB
M0053 coalreport 1918expl.pdf 883 × 1,295, 2 pages; 149 KB
M0053 minenotes.pdf 733 × 1,202, 33 pages; 8.15 MB
M0057 coalreport 1907.pdf 587 × 966; 74 KB
M0057 minenotes.pdf 739 × 1,202, 28 pages; 6.75 MB
M0058 coalreport 1907.pdf 587 × 966; 126 KB
M0058 minenotes.pdf 739 × 1,193, 15 pages; 3.59 MB
M0145 coalreport 1917p249.pdf 602 × 991; 94 KB
M0145 minenotes.pdf 739 × 1,202, 33 pages; 8.52 MB
M0434 coalreport 1907p328.pdf 587 × 966; 103 KB
M0434 minenotes.pdf 739 × 1,193, 11 pages; 9.15 MB
M0505 coalreport 1913p246.pdf 793 × 1,187; 1.46 MB
M0505 minenotes.pdf 733 × 1,202, 18 pages; 4.67 MB
M0665 coalreport 1912.pdf 795 × 1,241, 4 pages; 13.25 MB
M0665 minenotes.pdf 739 × 1,193, 15 pages; 4.12 MB
M0666 coalreport 1913p246.pdf 793 × 1,187; 1.46 MB
M0666 coalreport 1918expl.pdf 883 × 1,295, 7 pages; 264 KB
M0666 minenotes.pdf 739 × 1,193, 28 pages; 7.77 MB
M2071 coalreport 1910p410.pdf 583 × 943; 90 KB
M2071 coalreport 1915p227.pdf 1,539 × 1,270; 389 KB
M2071 minenotes.pdf 731 × 1,204, 6 pages; 1.79 MB