Mine Index Number: 0114
Company Name:
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Canton Coal Company
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Mine Name:
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Canton Mine
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Start Date:
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1917
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End Date:
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1934
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Type of Mine:
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Underground
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Total acres shown:
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762
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Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
Type
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County
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Township-Range
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Section
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Part Section
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Main shaft (9 x 16 ft)
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Fulton
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8N 4E
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34
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SE NW SW
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Air / escape shaft
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Fulton
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8N 4E
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34
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NE SW SW
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Geology
Geological Problems Reported
The cap rock was 6 to 12 inches of limestone above 24 to 30 inches of black shale. Between the coal and black shale was 4 inches of draw slate. Horsebacks were abundant and bothersome. Because the clay in the horsebacks was difficult to separate from the adjacent coal, much coal was
Production
Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
Microfilm, document 351576
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2-15-1935
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1:2400
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1:4966
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Final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, shaft size.
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Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Fulton County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Fulton County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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Microfilm map, document 351576, reel 03136, frames 358 & 359 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs