Mine Index 2305   Vernie A. Bowns,   Bowns No. 4 Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 2305

Company Name: Vernie A. Bowns
Mine Name: Bowns No. 4 Mine
Start Date: 1913 End Date: 1947
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 4 General Area of mining acres shown:

All three pages of the mine notes indicate the location is in T10N, which is incorrect, as the mine’s address is Roodhouse (in T12N). The mine location is from the ISGS field notes. The air shaft is 88 ft from the slope entrance, but is not shown on map, due to problems with the source map.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main slope Greene 12N 11W 24 NE NE SW
Air shaft Greene 12N 11W 24 NE NE SW [1]

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Colchester 8-60 2.5 RP

Geological Problems Reported

The northwestern extensions were halted due to a “large rock bedded in coal” and the roof shale.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
James T. Adkins Adkins 1913-1942 [2] 9,599
Vernie A. Bowns Bowns No. 4 1942-1947 206
Total Production: 9,805

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS field notes (H. E. Culver) 10-13-1922 1:62500 1:62500 Secondary source
Microfilm, document 351568 [3] Undated (no scale given) 1:24000 Undated

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Greene County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Greene County) - Mine type, depth, thickness.
ISGS field notes (Greene County) - Drift location, seam.
Microfilm map, document 351568, reel 03136, frame 343 - Slope and air shaft locations.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

[[:Adkins|Adkins]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: Microfilm
Map ID: 351568 03136 343 18x
Company: James T. Adkins
Mine Name: Adkins
Caption:
Map Date: Undated
Map Status: Not Final
Image Credit:
Note: It is not possible to geo-register the mine map, as the map has no land surface features, scale, or angle to rotate the map.
More Info: M2305 351568 geo
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://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/greene/m2305 351568 geo.zip

Photographs

Notes

  1. The air shaft is 88 ft from the slope entrance, but is not shown on map, due to problems with the source map.
  2. Idle 1920 to 1924; mines producing less than 1,000 tons per year between 1930 and 1933 were not listed in the Coal Reports.
  3. It is not possible to geo-register the mine map, as the map has no land surface features, scale, or angle to rotate the map.