Mine Index 2297   Boswell Coal Company,   Boswell Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 2297

Company Name: Boswell Coal Company
Mine Name: Boswell Mine
Start Date: 1865 End Date: 1865
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
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 slope Gallatin 10S 9E 26 NW SE SW

Geology

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

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Boswell Coal Company Boswell 1865-1865 Unknown [1]
Total Production: Unknown [1]

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Mine notes Undated (text only) 1:24000 [2] Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Gallatin County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Gallatin County) - Mine location, seam.
Worthen, A. H et al., 1875, Geology and Paleontology of Illinois - Mine type, mine ownership, years of operation.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Production before 1882 is unknown.
  2. The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.