Mine Index Number: 2723
Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary
| Company Name:
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William Howe and Company
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| Mine Name:
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Howe Mine
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| Start Date:
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1883
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End Date:
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1890
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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6
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| Production Indicated Acres:
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25
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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The source map was incomplete (because of degradation before the paper map wasmicrofilmed). The mine outline was not labeled. The production listed below may be included in the general area of mining shown in this vicinity on the accompanying map rather than associated with this particular outline.
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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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| Shaft Type |
County |
Township-Range |
Section |
Part Section
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| Main shaft
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Livingston
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30N 3E
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1
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NW NE SW
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Geology
| Seam |
Depth (ft) |
Thickness Min |
Thickness max |
Thickness Ave. |
Mining Method
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| Herrin
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74-82
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4.5-5.0
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RP
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Geological Problems Reported
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| Company |
Mine Name |
Date |
Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 105,184
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Source Map |
Map Date |
Original Scale |
Digitized Scale |
Map Type
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| Microfilm, mines07e.tif
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Undated
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1:1200
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1:2800
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Secondary source [1]
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| Bibliography
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| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, thickness, mining method.
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| Bibliography
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Livingston County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Bibliography
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| Microfilm map, Coal Section files, mines07e.tif - Mine outline.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ The map is also incomplete for this mine outline.
