Mine Index 3970 John Reed, Reed Mine

Mine Index Number: 3970

Company Name:	John Reed
Mine Name:	Reed Mine
Start Date:	1895	End Date:	1903
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	None
Production Indicated Acres:	2	General Area of mining acres shown:
Not Shown On Map. Not shown on accompanying map because of later surface mining by Van Hoos Mine (mine index 3967).

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main shaft

Williamson

8S 2E

32

NW SE SE

Geology

		Thickness (ft)
Seam	Depth (ft)	Min	Max	Ave	Mining Method

Herrin

40

7.0-9.0

RP

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

John Reed (add)	Reed (add)	1895-1903	12,453

Total Production: 12,453

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 353047

3-1924

1:2400

1:4965

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.

Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Williamson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.

Mine notes (Williamson County) - Mine type, shaft location.

Microfilm map, document 353047, reel 03141, frames 231 and 232 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.