Peoria West Quadrangle

Mining in the Peoria West Quadrangle

The Springfield Coal was mined in this area, and it was generally about 4 feet thick. Horsebacks, clay veins and rolls were reported, but not as common as in other areas where the Springfield Coal was mined. Most of the mines are concentrated along the bluffs of Kickapoo Creek. The coal was readily accessible by drifts and shallow slope entrances, and the accompanying map shows how thoroughly the area around Peoria was mined.

The Treasure Mine (mine index 3042) operated the longest (76 years), opening before 1878 and closing in 1954. The area was also home to other long-lived mines, such as Mohn’s Empire Mine (mine index 3036, operating 50 years), Crescent No. 2 Mine (mine index 0106, operating 46 years), and the Bartonville Mine (mine index 0430, operating 45 years). The proximity to good transportation on Illinois River barges may have been a factor. The last coal mining took place in at the Big Bear Mine (mine index 3080) in 1968. The Colchester Coal was mined in only one mine, the Blue Fly Mine (mine index 3088), between 1895 and 1902. As was common at the time, this thin (2.5 feet) seam was mined by the longwall method.

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Coal Mines In Illinois Peoria West Quadrangle

Mines that Appear on the Peoria West Quadrangle

	Combined	County
0025	Clark Coal and Coke Company, B Mine Clark Coal and Coke Company, Empire No. 2 Mine	Peoria
0026	Crescent Coal Company, Crescent Mine	Peoria
0106	Adam Sholl, Sholl Mine Henry Sholl, Sholl Mine Sholl Brothers and Company, Sholl Mine Sholl Brothers, Sholl No. 1 Mine Brewster and Evans Coal Company, Walben Mine M. E. Case Coal Company, Brewster and Evans Mine Crescent Coal Company, Crescent No. 2 Mine	Peoria
0408	Crescent Mining Company, Lamarsh No. 1 Mine Rock Island Improvement Company, Lamarsh No. 1 Mine	Peoria
0430	Collier Co-operative Coal Company, Collier Mine Bartonville Coal Company, Bartonville Mine Joseph Collier, Collier Mine	Peoria
0601	Newsam Brothers Coal Company, Newsam No. 6 Mine Crescent Mining Company, Lamarsh No. 6 Mine	Peoria
0881	Morgan Coal Company, Edwards Mine Peabody Coal Company, Edwards Mine Midland Coal Company, Edwards Mine	Peoria
3031	Hilltop Coal Company, Hilltop Mine Middle Road Coal Company, Hilltop Mine Fernwood Mining Company, Hilltop Mine	Peoria
3032	Ira Darling, Blender Mine Blender Mining Company, Blender Mine Lewis G. White, Blender Mine Marteness Mining Company, Blender Mine William Blender, Domino Mine	Peoria
3033	Limestone Coal Company, Limestone Mine William Cook, Limestone Mine	Peoria
3034	Frank P. Schmidt and Son, Schmidt Mine Henry F. Schmidt, Schmidt Mine	Peoria
3035	Hibbard and Sneddon Coal Company, Hibbard and Sneddon Mine Brady and White Coal Company, Brady and White Mine	Peoria
3036	Edward Mohn and Son, Empire Mine	Peoria
3037	Winter and Myatt, Winter and Myatt Mine Bartonville Coal Company, Bartonville Mine Winter Coal Company, Winter Mine	Peoria
3038	Middle Road Coal Company, Middle Road Mine White Ash Coal Company, White Ash Mine	Peoria
3040	Sholl Brothers, Prosperity No. 3 Mine Dering and Cruikshank, Sholl No. 3 Mine Peoria District Colliery Company, Sholl No. 3 Mine	Peoria
3042	Walter Treasure Coal Company, Treasure Mine	Peoria
3043	Steve Wolschlag, Wolschlag Mine Wolschlag Co-operative Coal Company, Wolschlag Mine	Peoria
3044	Sword and Son, Jubilee Mine	Peoria
3069	Lee Patton Coal Company, Patton Mine	Peoria
3071	Pleasant Hill Coal Company, Pleasant Hill No. 2 Mine Theodore Zahner Coal Company, Zahner No. 2 Mine Pleasant Coal Company, Pleasant Hill No. 2 Mine Rock and Stevenson Coal Company, Rock and Stevenson Mine	Peoria

Unlocated Mines

Peoria County

	Combined	City

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)