Mine Index Number: 0284
| Company Name:
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Henrietta Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Henrietta No. 1 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1898
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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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112
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| Acres after map date:
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14
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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
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Madison
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4N 8W
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1
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660 FSL, 330 FWL
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| Air shaft
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Madison
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4N 8W
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1
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NW SW SW
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Geology
| Herrin
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169-174
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5.5-6.3
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MRP
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Geological Problems Reported
Gas was noted at the working face and in old workings. Small faults were seen, with up to 18 inches of displacement. The roof was 6 inches to 2 feet of “soapstone”, which was very brittle and required props at the working face.
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 911,242
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Microfilm, document 352357
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2-2-1929
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1:2400
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1:3972
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Not final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Madison County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Madison County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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| Microfilm map, document 352357, reel 03138, frames 471, 472 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Microfilm: 352357 3138 471-472
Map Date: 2-2-1929
Coal Co.: Henrietta Coal Company
Mine Name: Henrietta No. 1
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Photographs
Additional Notes
Notes
- ↑ also known as Penny Coal Company (Coal Report of 1899, page 123; no production reported under this name)
- ↑ Idle 1901
- ↑ Idle March 1913
- ↑ Idle 1920
- ↑ Reported idle through 1937
- ↑ Production after map date
