Mine Index 2505   John Douglas Coal Company,   Douglas Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Jackson unlocated
County: Jackson
Quadrangle: Oraville
County Coal Data: Jackson
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
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Mine Index Number: 2505

Company Name: John Douglas Coal Company
Mine Name: Douglas Mine
Start Date: 1927 End Date: 1940
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown:
Acres after map date: General Area of mining acres shown: 20 General area of mining; production indicates approximately 1 acre was mined.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main drift Jackson 9S 3W 10 SE SE NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Murphysboro 65-80 4.25 4.0 Underground

Geological Problems Reported

A bone coal layer, varying from 1 to 1.5 inches thick, was noted 6 inches from the bottom of the seam.

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Walter E. Heiple Coal Company Heiple 1927-1937 Mines producing less than 1,000 tons per year were not reported from 1930 to 1933; idle 1937. 4,136
John Douglas Coal Company Operated by Howard Worthen in 1940 Douglas 1938-1940 712
Total Production: 4,848

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS field notes (M. W. Fuller) 8-29-1933 (text only) 1:24000 The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized. A microfilm map was available for the Douglas Mine (document 352511, reel 03139, frame 216), but the map has no north arrow, and no reference points, such as section corners or lines, or even a text description of the mine location. Secondary source
Federal Land Bank Report 10-27-1934 1:143457 1:143457 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Jackson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Jackson County) - Mine type, drift location, seam, depth, geologic problems.
ISGS field notes (Jackson County) - Thickness.
Federal Land Bank Report (Jackson County) - Mine outline.

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