Mine Index 2537   Walker Brothers,   Hubbell Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 2537

Company Name: Walker Brothers
Mine Name: Hubbell Mine
Start Date: 1925 End Date: 1942
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 5
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 Knox 9N 3E 36 NW NE NE
Air shaft Knox 9N 3E 36 NW NE NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Springfield 11 3.83 MRP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
William Melton and Hubble Melton and Hubble 1925-1925 240
Jake Hubble Hubble 1926-1928 1,541
Hubble and Morse Hubble and Morse 1929-1929 280
Jake Hubbell Hubbell 1930-1936 4,375 Production was not listed in 1930 and 1931 for mines producing less than 1,000 tons per year.
Hubbell Coal Company Hubbell 1937-1939 3,612
Walker Brothers Hubbell 1940-1942 1,523
Total Production: 11,571

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 352463 1942 1:1200 1:993 Not final As the map was dated very vaguely, mining may have taken place after the map was produced. However, production after the map date can not be calculated.

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Knox County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Knox County) - Mine type, slope location, seam, depth, thickness.
Microfilm map, document 352463, reel 03139, frame 144 - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

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