Sunday, July 3, 2022

Bureau C: Ladd, IL: Illinois Third Vein Coal Mine

(Satellite)

Roger Kujawa posted two photos with the comment: "2 Ladd Illinois used real photo postcards 1908-14 Coal Shaft 3rd Vein Coal Co"
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Andy Zukowski posted a darker exposure
Illinois 3rd vein Coal Co. Ladd, Illinois 1906

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Andy Zukowski posted
3rd Vein Coal Shaft, Ladd,Illinois.1914
 
Andy Zukowski posted
Third Vein Co. Coal Mine in Ladd, Illinois. 1908

Andy Zukowski posted
Illinois Third Vein Coal company Mine Ladd, Illinois. MILW, Burlington, NYC, LS&BC and C&NW all served the Ladd area coal mines in interchanges.

Dennis DeBruler commented on Roger's post

Dennis DeBruler commented on Roger's post

Andy Zukowski posted
Ladd, Illinois was home to the 3rd Vein Coal Company's coal shaft circa 1910.

Normally, these Illinois topo maps show the index and mined area of the mine. But this one shows only the tailings pile.
https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/webfiles/topo-mines/ladd.pdf

Dennis DeBruler commented on Roger's post
The Chicago Indiana & Southern became NYC's Kankakee Belt.
1913 La Salle Quadrant @ 1:62,500

Dennis DeBruler commented on Andy's post
The mine operated from 1889 to 1924.
The Chicago, Indiana & Southern became the NYC's Kankakee Belt Route.
1913 La Salle Quad @ 62,500
I see there was still a tailings pile in 2008: https://goo.gl/maps/csdK21UpneAcKy769


When looking for the satellite location, I noticed that the tailings pile had been terraced but that it is still standing.
Satellite

As recently as 2008, there was still a big tailings pile.
Street View, Oct 2008

But they have been removing it.
Street View, Nov 2022

Why did they do all of that work to terrace it if they were going to remove it anyhow?
Google Earth, Jul 2014

At least the tailings pile is no longer pink.
Andy Zukowski posted via Dennis DeBruler

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