Mine Index 0435 Western Coal and Mining Company, Western No. 1 or Bush Mine

Mine Index Number: 0435

Company Name:	Western Coal and Mining Company
Mine Name:	Western No. 1 or Bush Mine
Start Date:	1903	End Date:	June 1917
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	588
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 (9.5 x 19.5 ft)

Williamson

8S 1E

8

NW NW NW

Air shaft

Williamson

8S 1E

8

SW NW NW

Geology

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

Herrin

118-185

6.5-9.0

RPP

Geological Problems Reported

The roof was poor, a shale that slaked off after exposure. Bad top and water were noted on the source map in 8-T8S-R1E. Generally, 1.5 to 2 feet of top coal was left to support the roof.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Western Coal and Mining Company (add)	Bush, Western No. 1 (add)	1903-1917	3,389,204

Total Production: 3,389,204

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 353303

9-10-1917

1:2400

1:4634

Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mining method, depth, thickness.

Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Williamson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.

Mine notes (Williamson County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, geologic problems.

Microfilm map, document 353303, reel 03142, frames 266 and 267 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.