Mine Index 2545   G. W. Bowman,   Bowman 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: No
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 2545

Company Name: G. W. Bowman
Mine Name: Bowman Mine
Start Date: 1884 End Date: 1906
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Acres after map date: 7 General Area of mining acres shown:

Not Shown On Map. The Bowman Mine is not shown on the accompanying map because of later surface mining by Middle Grove Mine (mine index 621).

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Knox 9N 4E 26 NW NE NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 22-50 4.0-4.5 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
George Bowman Bowman 1884-1892 [1] 4,144
Bowman Brothers Bowman 1892-1905 20,189
G. W. Bowman Bowman 1905-1906 936
Total Production: 25,269

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Federal Land Bank Report 8-1935 1:110191 1:110191 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Knox County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Federal Land Bank Report (Knox County) - Shaft location, mine outline.

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Notes

  1. Idle 1889, 1891 and 1892