Mine Index Number: 0088
| Company Name:
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Willis Coal and Mining Company
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| Mine Name:
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Willis No. 1 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1895
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End Date:
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February 1923
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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836The boundary between Willis No. 1 Mine and Willis No. 8 Mine (mine index 7271) could not be determined. The area mined by both is 1,273 acres.
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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The easternmost portions of the mine were later stripped by the Captain Mine (mine index 873).
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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
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Perry
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6S 4W
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30
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NE NW NW
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| Air shaft
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Perry
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6S 4W
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30
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NW NW NW
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Geology
| Herrin
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59-67
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5.5
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8.0
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6.0
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RPPHatching on the source map probably indicates pulled pillars and high extraction retreat mining.
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Geological Problems Reported
The roof was composed of white top lenses up to 6 feet thick, with black shale above, topped by up to 5 feet of limestone. The white top commonly had rolls cutting into the coal for some distance. The coal had sulfur lenses, and charcoal and clay bands.
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 352131
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4-1934
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1-2400
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1:4468
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Final
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| Microfilm, document 352103
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1-1924
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1:2400
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1:3972
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Final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Perry County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Perry County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Microfilm map, document 352131, reel 03138, frames 139, 140 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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| Microfilm map, document 352103, reel 03138, frames 88-91 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
