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Mining in the Streator South Quadrangle

The earliest commercial mining in the Streator South Quadrangle took place along the banks of the Vermilion River with some early drift mines (mine index 5907) and Francis Murphy’s mine (mine index 2346) in 1851. By 1876, several mines were established in the south half of Streator, with the Chicago, Wilmington & Vermilion No. 2 Mine (mine index 2608). According to Paula Angle in Biography in Black, a History of Streator, Illinois, most of the town of Streator was undermined by 1900. Coal mine operators continued to mine the Herrin Coal near town and in some instances, extended the shaft deeper to mine the Colchester Coal. Mining continued in the Streator South Quadrangle until the Streator Clay Pipe Mine (mine index 2727) closed in 1961.

The Herrin Coal was generally between 4.5 and 5.5 feet thick. The Colchester Coal was thinner, between 2.5 and 3 feet, and this coal was mined with the longwall method. The Coal Reports indicated that some of the mines included in this report did mine the Colchester for up to two years, but no maps of workings in the Colchester Coal have survived. The areas of these mines fit the size of the polygons shown on the accompanying map. Therefore, the accuracy of the seam designation in the Coal Reports is uncertain, since the cost of extending a shaft more than 100 feet further down would have been significant at any time and mining that coal should have proceeded for more than a couple of years to justify that cost. One possibility is that slopes or shafts were lowered to the level of the Colchester Coal, but the associated underclay was the desired product and not the coal.

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Coal Mines In Illinois Streator South Quadrangle

Mines that Appear on the Streator South Quadrangle

 CombinedCounty
0754Acme Coal Company, Acme No. 1 MineLa Salle
2074Coal Run Coal Company, Peanut MineLa Salle
2292 La Salle
2346Francis Murphy, Murphy MineLa Salle
2373 La Salle
2608Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Coal Company, C., W. and V. (First) No. 2 MineLa Salle
2609Vermilion Coal Company, Vermilion No. 1 Mine
Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Coal Company, C., W. and V. (old) No. 1 Mine		La Salle
2612Carlin Worthington, Worthington Mine
West Side Coal Company, West Side Mine		La Salle
2613Vermilion Coal Company, Old Slope Mine
Joseph Crew, Crew Mine
James Crew, Crew Mine		La Salle
2618Oscar Kimes, Kimes Mine
Ed Liptak and Son, Liptak Mine
Louis L. Liptak, Liptak Mine		La Salle
2619R. D. Lyons, Lyons MineLa Salle
2620Richard Evans, Evans MineLa Salle
2622R. V. Swarthout Coal Company, Swarthout MineLa Salle
2623Ben Davis, Davis Mine
Ben Davis and Son, Davis Mine
Massey Brothers, Massey Mine
Pratt Coal Company, Pratt Mine
H. Worthington & Company, Davis Mine		La Salle
2624 La Salle
2625Grover G. Gilbert, Gilbert MineLa Salle
2626Elvin Huber, Huber Mine
Seventh Street Coal Company, Seventh Street Mine		La Salle
2627William Woods, Woods No. 2 Mine
Hyduk Brothers Coal Company, Hyduk Mine		La Salle
2628Robert Haswell, Haswell MineLa Salle
2629Robert Fairbairn, Fairbairn MineLa Salle
2630River Bank Coal Company, River Bank MineLa Salle

Unlocated Mines

Livingston County

 CombinedCity
2710Gall and Wargo Coal Company, Gall and Wargo Mine
John Gall, Gall Mine		Streator (City)
91050001Porter, Wager & Company, Porter & Wager Mine
H. E. Hamilton, Hamilton Mine		Fairbury (City)
91050004Star Coal Company, Star No. 2 MineStreator (City)
91050005H. T. Shelton, Moon Mine
Shackelton & Son, Moon Mine
Jacob Moon, Moon Mine		Streator (City)
91050006S. H. Mallory, Mallory Mine
Thomas Edwards, Mallory Mine		Streator (City)
91050007Joseph Hayson, Hayson MineStreator (City)
91050009Joseph Kimes, Kimes MineStreator (City)
91050011W. H. Leavers, Leavers MinePontiac (City)
91050012G. Strawn, Strawn MineStreator (City)
91050013B. Shackelton, Shackelton MineStreator (City)
91050017Marshall & Company, Marshall MineStreator (City)
91050018Fairbairn & White, Fairbairn & White Mine
J. Fairbairns, Fairbairns Mine		Streator (City)
91050020Riverbank Coal Company, Riverbank No. 2 MineStreator (City)
91050021Riverbank Coal Company, Riverbank No. 3 Mine
Riverbank Coal Company, Riverbank No. 2 & No. 3 Mine
Riverbank Coal Company, Riverbank No. 2 Mine		Streator (City)
91050022John Edwards, Edwards Mine
Thomas Edwards, Edwards Mine
W. B. Edwards, Edwards Mine		Streator (City)
Coalville (City)
91050023Pleasant Hill Coal Company, Pleasant Hill Mine
Pleasant Hill Cooperative Coal Company, Pleasant Hill Mine		Streator (City)
91050024L. A. Muncie & Son, Muncie MineStreator (City)
91050025John Marshall, Marshall MineStreator (City)
91050026Jesse Massy, Massy Mine
William J. McMillen, McMillen Mine		Streator (City)
South Streator (City)
91050027Alexander Bergren, Bergren MineStreator (City)
Pleasant Hill (City)
91050028Barton & Monaghan, Barton & Monaghan Mine
Woods & Barton, Woods & Barton Mine		Streator (City)

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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