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|company_note={{#info: Byron worked the shaft after coal was found by William Henneberry while digging a water well. The company may have operated under a different name. |note}} | |company_note={{#info: Byron worked the shaft after coal was found by William Henneberry while digging a water well. The company may have operated under a different name. |note}} | ||
|Mine-Name=The Coal Well | |Mine-Name=The Coal Well | ||
| | |Date=1864-ca. 1874 | ||
|Production=unknown | |||
|Sum=No | |Sum=No | ||
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|Mine-Name=F | |Mine-Name=F | ||
|minename_note={{#info: This mine was not listed in the Coal Reports. The F Mine probably opened and closed before 1881, when the G Mine was the reported active mine. |note}} | |minename_note={{#info: This mine was not listed in the Coal Reports. The F Mine probably opened and closed before 1881, when the G Mine was the reported active mine. |note}} | ||
| | |Date=ca. 1874-ca. 1880 | ||
| | |Production=unknown | ||
|Sum=No | |Sum=No | ||
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Revision as of 09:51, May 28, 2022
Mine Index Number: 3922
Company Name: | Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Coal Company | ||
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Mine Name: | F Mine | ||
Start Date: | {{{year-start}}} | End Date: | Circa {{{year-end}}} |
Type of Mine: | Underground | ||
Total acres shown: | 79 This outline may represent two different mines: the F Mine and the Murphy, Keenan & Company No. 1 Mine (mine index 3918). The source map was a generalized secondary map compiled over 50 years after this mine closed. Several mine boundaries were not differentiated. | ||
Acres after map date: | General Area of mining acres shown: | ||
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Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
Type | County | Township-Range | Section | Part Section |
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Main shaft | Will | 32N 9E | 5 | SW NE NE This shaft was located 550 feet east of the location shown on the source map to account for the mine dump that was shown on the older topographic maps of this area. |
Geology
Thickness (ft) | |||||
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Seam | Depth (ft) | Min | Max | Ave | Mining Method |
Colchester | LW |
Geological Problems Reported
Production
Company | Mine Name | Date | Production (tons) |
Michael Byron Byron worked the shaft after coal was found by William Henneberry while digging a water well. The company may have operated under a different name. | The Coal Well | 1864-ca. 1874 | unknown |
Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Coal Co. | FThis mine was not listed in the Coal Reports. The F Mine probably opened and closed before 1881, when the G Mine was the reported active mine. | ca. 1874-ca. 1880 | unknown |
Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
Source Map | Map Date | Original Scale | Digitized Scale | Map Type |
ISGS map library, 4103.W51 i5.1-4 | 1935 | 1:31680 | 1:31680 | Secondary Source |
USGS topographic map | 1954 | 1:24000 | 1:24000 | Secondary source |
Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Will County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation, seam. |
Mine notes (Will County) - Shaft location. |
ISGS map library, 4103.W51 i5.1-4, sheet 1, work map compiled from J. C. Quade notes & maps - Mine outline, ownership. |
USGS 7.5-minute topographic map, Wilmington Quadrangle, 1954 - Shaft location. |
The Braidwood Story - Mine names, years of operation, mine location. |
Wilmington Centennial - Mine names, years of operation. |
Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs