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Streator North Quadrangle

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Mining in the Streator North Quadrangle

According to the History of La Salle County, Illinois, mining on a large scale began with the arrival of Colonel Ralph Plumb, representing eastern capitalists. The 1876 Atlas for La Salle County shows several mines in the vicinity of Streator, especially seven small coal mines west of Streator, a shaft right on the railroad tracks in the northern half of the town and the Chicago, Wilmington & Vermilion No. 2 Mine (mine index 2608) in the southeastern part of town. The Chicago, Wilmington & Vermilion Coal Company (C., W. & V.) had the largest mines in Streator. The C., W. & V. No. 1 Mine (mine index 2609) had mined 310 acres before 1881, and C., W. & V. No. 2 Mine (mine index 2608) had mined 229 acres before 1881. Mining ended in the Streator North Quadrangle when the French Coal Company closed its mine (mine index 0620) in 1955.

Three seams were mined in the vicinity of Streator, the Herrin, Spring Lake and Colchester Coals. The Herrin Coal was generally between 4 and 5.5 feet thick and was mined with the room-and-pillar method, while the Colchester Coal was thinner, generally 2.5 to 3.0 feet thick. This thin coal was most often mined in the old longwall method, where all the coal was removed and gob from the roof was packed behind the coal to support the roof. In this area, the thick underclay was removed and the coal was wedged down from the face; no blasting powder was required. The Herrin Coal often had poor roof conditions, with slips and small faults. Horsebacks replaced the seam in some areas, and clay partings up to 3 inches thick were present in some mines. The Spring Lake Coal was mined in the eastern part of the quadrangle, where the coal was very thick, sometimes 8 to 10 feet thick.

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Coal Mines In Illinois Streator North Quadrangle

Mines that Appear on the Streator North Quadrangle

 CombinedCounty
0099Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Coal Company, C., W. and V. (Third) No. 3 Mine
Chicago, Wilmington and Franklin Coal Company, C., W. and F. (Third) No. 3 Mine		La Salle
0275Acme Coal Company, Acme No. 3 MineLa Salle
0276Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Coal Co., C., W. and V. (Third) No. 2 Mine
Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Coal Co., C., W. and V. No. 2 Mine		La Salle
0620French Coal Company, French MineLa Salle
0645Star Coal Company, Ripley Mine
Streator Wilmington Star Coal Company, Star No. 1 Mine
Star Coal Company, Star No. 1 Mine		La Salle
0754Acme Coal Company, Acme No. 1 MineLa Salle
2567Fink, Moran and Goldin, Fink, Moran and Goldin Mine
James Moran and C. Goldone, Moran and Goldone Mine
James Moran, Moran Mine
Moran Coal Company, Moran Mine
Fink, Moran and Teldane, Fink, Moran and Teldane Mine
Fink, Moran and Goldino, Fink, Moran and Goldino Mine		La Salle
2569Hillside Coal Company, Hillside Mine
Lux and Poldek, Hillside Mine		La Salle
2574La Katos and Uhrin, La Katos and Uhrin Mine
Senko, Uhrin and Bavolar, Senko, Uhrin and Bavolar Mine
George A. Bavolar, Bavolar Mine
Joe Senko, Senko Mine
Senko Coal Company, Senko Mine		La Salle
2575Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Coal Co., C., W. and V. No. 1 Mine
Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Coal Co., C., W. and V. (new) No. 1 Mine		La Salle
2576Streator Coal Company, Streator MineLa Salle
2577Hill and Wahl, Hill and Wahl Mine
Hill and Brown, Hill and Brown Mine		La Salle
2578Joe Hozie Coal Company, Hozie MineLa Salle
2579Bargreen Brothers, Bargreen MineLa Salle
2580Blue Eagle Coal Company, Blue Eagle MineLa Salle
2581Sowerby Brothers, Sowerby (old) Mine
Thomas Sowerby and Brothers, Sowerby (new) Mine		La Salle
2582Star Coal Company, Star No. 2 Mine
Streator and Wilmington Star Coal Company, Streator and Wilmington Star No. 2 Mine		La Salle
2583Thomas Francisco, Francisco MineLa Salle
2586Louis Evans and Son, Evans MineLa Salle
2594John Petrotte, Petrotte MineLa Salle
2595Star Coal Company, Star No. 3 Mine
Spring Hill Coal Company, Spring Hill Mine		La Salle

Unlocated Mines

La Salle County

 CombinedCity
2610Howe and Roberts, Howe and Roberts MineStreator (City)
2685R. C. Iliff, Iliff MineStreator (City)
5533George Prater, Prater No. 3 MineOttawa (City)
5652Frank Block, Block MineLa Salle (City)
Split Rock (City)
5662George A. Bavolac, Bavolac MineStreator (City)
5664C. A. Conners, Conners Mine
T. E. Willet, Willet Mine
Sam Smith Mine		Ottawa (City)
Marseilles (City)
5665Ray Coal Company, Ray MineStreator (City)
5666Smith Brothers, Smith MineStreator (City)
5668J. Robertson, Robertson Mine
Hive and Robertston, Hive and Robertson Mine		Streator (City)
5669E. Howard, Howard Mine
Peter Howard, Howard Mine
T. Howard, Howard Mine		Streator (City)
5670Foyd Bussard, Bussard MineStreator (City)
5672Himelrich and Stevens, Himelrich and Stevens MineStreator (City)
5673James McCready, McCready MineStreator (City)
5674Burgess & Courtney, Burgess & Courtney MineStreator (City)
5676Penman Company, Penman MineStreator (City)
5678Sylvester Kimes, Kime MineStreator (City)
5679E. B. Dawson, Dawson Mine
Goodmanson & Dawson, Goodmanson & Dawson Mine		Streator (City)
5680Nelson & Westerlund, Nelson & Westerlund Mine
John Westerlund, Westerlund Mine		Streator (City)
5681William Lawton, Lawton MineStreator (City)
5683Peter Ryan, Ryan MineStreator (City)
5684Conquelin & Company, Conquelin MineStreator (City)

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