Marquette Heights Quadrangle

Mining in the Marquette Heights Quadrangle

Mining was taking place southeast of the town of Pekin before 1857, and the 1873 atlas shows 3 separate mine locations east and southeast of Pekin. Mining in the Marquette Heights Quadrangle ended in 1956 when Lakeside Mine (mine index 667) closed. In 20-T24N-R4W, a shaft was driven 85 feet down, but was abandoned because of problems dealing with the water seeping into the shaft.

The Springfield Coal was mined. Horsebacks were common, and coal balls were noted. In some mines, a sandstone above the coal seeped water. Other mines had difficulty with clod that stuck to the coal (making a dirty product or slowing production by requiring hand sorting and cleaning). Pyrite was common.

Two mines operated 40 years or more: Ubben No. 1 Mine (mine index 3630) from 1890 to 1938 and Pekin Mine (mine index 3640) from 1913 until 1953.

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Coal Mines In Illinois Marquette Heights Quadrangle

Mines that Appear on the Marquette Heights Quadrangle

	Combined	County
0027	Ubben Coal Company, Ubben Mine Tazewell Coal Company, Tazewell Mine	Tazewell
0108	Groveland Coal Mining Company, Groveland No. 2 Mine Crescent Coal Company, Crescent No. 2 Mine	Tazewell
0667	Lakeside Coal Company, Lakeside Mine	Tazewell
3629	Chapman and Petrie Coal Company, Chapman and Petrie Mine Champion Coal Company, Champion Mine Pekin Coal Company, Pekin No. 1 Mine Johnston City – Big Muddy Coal Company, Johnston City – Big Muddy No. 3 Mine Regal Coal Company, Regal Mine	Tazewell
3630	Louis Grant and Sons, Grant No. 2 Mine Grant Brothers, Grant No. 2 Mine L. Grant and Sons, Grant Mine Grant Brothers, Grant Mine Ubben Coal Company, Ubben No. 1 Mine	Tazewell
3631	David M. Alexander, Hope Mine Louis Grant and Sons, Grant No. 1 Mine William Grant, Grant No. 1 Mine	Tazewell
3639	Lick Creek Coal Company, Lick Creek Mine	Tazewell
3640	Grant Brothers, Grant Mine William Grant and Sons, Grant Mine David Grant, Grant Mine David Grant Coal Company, Grant Mine Pekin Mining Company, Pekin Mine Fred Schaefer, Jr., Schaefer Mine Pekin Coal Mining Company, Pekin Mine	Tazewell
7387	John Ledterman, Empire Mine	Tazewell
7388		Tazewell
7389	William Rundle, Rundle Mine Rundle and Gould, Victor Mine Bohlander Brothers, Bohlander Mine	Tazewell
7390		Tazewell

Unlocated Mines

Tazewell County

	Combined	City
3632	Adam Sholl, Sholl Mine	Hilton (City) East Peoria (City)
91790001	Jacob G. Vogelsang, Vogelsang Mine	Hilton (City) Fondulac (City)
91790002	James Murray, Murray Mine	Hilton (City)
91790003	Wesley Coal Company, Wesley Mine	Peoria (City)
91790004a	George Millard, Blue Town Mine Chamberlain and Workman, Blue Town Mine John Chamberlain, Blue Town Mine	Hilton (City) Fondulac (City)
91790004b	Millard Brothers, Millard Mine Wesley Coal Company, Wesley Mine	Peoria (City) East Peoria (City)
91790005	Joseph Rusia and Brother, Rusia Mine G. C. Rushet, Rushet Mine Joseph Russia and Brothers, Russia Mine Ruche Brothers, Ruche Mine Jospehy Rushia, Rushia Mine Rusche Brothers, Rusche Mine	East Peoria (City) Hilton (City) Wesley (City))
91790007	John McDugle, McDugle Mine	Pekin (City)
91790010	Martin Stoner, Stoner Mine George Baxter, Baxter Mine	Pekin (City)
91790011	G. D. Dissman, Union Mine August Morritz, Union Mine	Pekin (City)
91790013a	Joseph Ely, Ely Mine Samuel Allen, Allen Mine	Hilton (City)
91790013b	Jacob Schmidt, Schmidt Mine John Franks and Philip Beedly, Franks and Beedly Mine Philip Butler, Butler Mine	East Peoria (City) Hilton (City)
91790014	Wesley City Coal Company, Wesley Mine Wesley City Cooperative Coal Company, Wesley Mine Wesley Coal Company, Wesley Mine James Millard and Company, Wesley Mine Wesley City Co-op Coal Company, Wesley Mine	Wesley City (City)
91790015	Pekin Coal Association, Pekin Mine	Pekin (City)
91790016	Carter and Little, Carter and Little Mine Edward Little, Little Mine Hillard and Leonard, Hillard and Leonard Mine Edward Little, Hillard No. 2 Mine Little Coal Company, Hillard No. 2 Mine	Wesley City (City) East Peoria (City)
91790017	Beidler and Heims, Beidler and Heims Mine	Pekin (City)
91790018	James Shaw, Shaw Mine Jesse Mack, Mack Mine	Pekin (City)
91790019	Smith and Reynolds, Smith and Reynolds Mine William Reynolds and Company, Reynolds Mine Culver and Edwards, Culver and Edwards Mine William H. Bowden, Bowden Mine Reynolds and Williams, Reynolds and Williams Mine Reynolds and Company, Reynolds Mine	East Peoria (City)
91790020	Wesley Union Fuel Company, Wesley Union Mine James Freer Co-op Coal Company, Freer Mine	Wesley City (City)
91790021	Jones, Sloan and Lee, Jones, Sloan and Lee Mine	East Peoria (City)
91790022	Harvey and Blake, Harvey and Blake Mine Alfred C. Blake, Blake Mine A. G. Cummings, Standard Mine	East Peoria (City)

Pages in category "Marquette Heights Quadrangle"

The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total.

Media in category "Marquette Heights Quadrangle"

The following 36 files are in this category, out of 36 total.

M0027 coalreport1901 p167.pdf 1,331 × 1,170; 330 KB
M0027 coalreport1906 p230.pdf 1,577 × 1,289; 298 KB
M0027 fieldnotes.pdf 752 × 1,185; 207 KB
M0027 minenotes.pdf 727 × 1,160, 24 pages; 7.52 MB
M0108 coalreport1918.pdf 883 × 1,295; 168 KB
M0108 fieldnotes.pdf 752 × 1,185; 156 KB
M0108 minenotes.pdf 727 × 1,160, 22 pages; 4.11 MB
M0667 minenotes.pdf 727 × 1,160, 12 pages; 2.33 MB
M1790010 coalreport1882 p91.pdf 1,575 × 1,200; 275 KB
M1790011 coalreport1884 p507.pdf 1,662 × 1,264; 337 KB
M1790011 coalreport1885 p72.pdf 1,660 × 1,304; 873 KB
M1790026 coalreport1897 p80.pdf 839 × 1,185; 142 KB
M1790026 coalreport1898 p154.pdf 1,614 × 1,177; 320 KB
M1790026 coalreport1901 p167.pdf 1,331 × 1,170; 329 KB
M1790028 coalreport1902 p154.pdf 804 × 1,250; 110 KB
M3629 fieldnotes.pdf 752 × 1,185; 211 KB
M3629 minenotes.pdf 727 × 1,160, 16 pages; 2.8 MB
M3630 coalreport1906.pdf 1,577 × 1,289; 299 KB
M3630 fieldnotes.pdf 752 × 1,183; 190 KB
M3630 minenotes.pdf 727 × 1,160, 7 pages; 1.3 MB
M3631 coalreport1882.pdf 1,575 × 1,200; 283 KB
M3631 coalreport1884.pdf 1,662 × 1,264; 339 KB
M3631 coalreport1885.pdf 1,660 × 1,304; 873 KB
M3631 minenotes.pdf 727 × 1,160, 4 pages; 676 KB
M3639 minenotes.pdf 727 × 1,160, 8 pages; 1.41 MB
M3640 fieldnotes.pdf 752 × 1,185; 244 KB
M3640 minenotes.pdf 727 × 1,160, 5 pages; 1,010 KB
M7387 coalreport1882 p91.pdf 1,575 × 1,200; 275 KB
M7387 coalreport1884 p507.pdf 1,662 × 1,264; 337 KB
M7387 coalreport1885 p72.pdf 1,660 × 1,304; 873 KB
M7387 minenotes.pdf 727 × 1,160; 137 KB
M7389 coalreport1882 p91.pdf 1,575 × 1,200; 275 KB
M7389 coalreport1884 p507.pdf 1,662 × 1,264; 337 KB
M7389 coalreport1885 p72.pdf 1,660 × 1,304; 871 KB
M7389 minenotes.pdf 727 × 1,160; 119 KB
M7390 fieldnotes.pdf 758 × 1,187, 3 pages; 665 KB