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