Mine Index 0436   Franklin County Coal Company,   Walnut Ridge No. 3 Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Williamson unlocated
County: Williamson
Quadrangle: Herrin
County Coal Data: Williamson
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
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Mine Index Number: 0436

Company Name: Franklin County Coal Company
Mine Name: Walnut Ridge No. 3 Mine
Start Date: 1906 End Date: October 1923
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 233
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 (8.5 x 15 ft) Williamson 8S 2E 30 NE SE SW
Air shaft (8.5 x 13.5 ft) Williamson 8S 2E 30 NE SE SW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 137-155 8.0-11.0 RPP

Geological Problems Reported

The coal was fairly uniform in thickness.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Hemlock Coal Company [1] Hemlock 1906-1907 6,950
Big Muddy River Consolidated Coal Company Hemlock 1907-1908 54,865
Southern Illinois Coal and Coke Company Hemlock 1908-1912 385,485
Southern Illinois Coal and Coke Company Walnut Ridge 1912-1914 336,103
Taylor Mining Company Walnut Ridge No. 3 1914-1923 [2] 1,115,741
Franklin County Coal Company Walnut Ridge No. 3 1923-1923 34,688
Total Production: 1,933,832

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 353295 8-30-1925 1:2400 1:4965 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 353295, reel 03142, frame 254 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

[[:Walnut Ridge No. 3|Walnut Ridge No. 3]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: Microfilm
Map ID: 353295 3142 254 ,30x
Company: Franklin County Coal Company
Mine Name: Walnut Ridge No. 3
Caption:
Map Date: 08/30/1925
Map Status: Not Final
Image Credit:
Note:
More Info: M0436.jpg
Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download! https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/williamson/m0436.zip

Photographs

Notes

  1. Also known as Oak Ridge & Hemlock Coal Company
  2. Idle 1916