Mine Index 0297   Bessemer Washed Coal Company,   White Walnut Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 0297

Company Name: Bessemer Washed Coal Company
Mine Name: White Walnut Mine
Start Date: 1900 End Date: September 1911
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 380 [1]
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Perry 5S 3W 25 SE NW NW
Air shaft Perry 5S 3W 25 NE SW NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 92 6.0 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

The source map showed the Pinckneyville Fault 300 feet west of the east line of 26- T5S-R3W, with 32 feet of displacement.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
White Walnut Coal Company White Walnut 1900-1907 894,799
Bessemer Washed Coal Company White Walnut 1907-1911 628,461
Total Production: 1,523,260

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 352116 Undated 1:1200 1:2068 Undated
Federal Land Bank Report 9-21-1933 1:126720 1:126720 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Perry County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Perry County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
Microfilm map, document 352116, reel 03138, frame 114 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.
Federal Land Bank Report (Perry County) - Mine outline.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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Notes

  1. 380 as a general area of mining; the company map shows only 5 acres. Production indicates approximately 280 acres were mined.