Mine Index 5991   Dewitt Smith Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Knox unlocated
County: Knox
Quadrangle: Fairview
County Coal Data: Knox
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 5991

Company Name:
Mine Name: Dewitt Smith Mine
Start Date: {{{year-start}}} End Date: {{{year-end}}}
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 9
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
No. 1 drift Knox 9N 3E 35 NW NE NW
No. 2 drift Knox 9N 3E 35 NE NE NW
No. 3 drift Knox 9N 3E 35 NW NE NW
Air drift Knox 9N 3E 35 NW NE NW

Geology

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

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
[[Dewitt Smith [1]]]

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 352450 6-26-1942 1:1200 1:1407 Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Knox County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Microfilm map, document 352450, reel 03139, frame 126 - Drift locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. The property was owned by Dewitt Smith, but the operator is not known. The map was generated in 1919 with extensions and updates in 1938 and “work is abandoned June 26, 1942" labeling the eastern extension. It is likely that at least two operators mined here. The early work prior to July 1919 with room-and-pillar basic mining method, then later work in 1938 by a different operator who accessed the eastern part of the reserves through the No. 2 drift with modified room-and-pillar mining method. The operator is likely listed in the unlocated mines at the back of this directory .