Mine Index Number: 2575
| Company Name:
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Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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C., W. and V. (new) No. 1 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1894
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End Date:
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1907
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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276
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| Production Indicated Acres:
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446 acres in the Herrin Coal and 64 acres in the Colchester Coal
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)
| Type
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County
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Township-Range
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Section
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Part Section
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| Main shaft
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La Salle
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31N 3E
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10
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NW SE NW
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| Air shaft
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La Salle
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31N 3E
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10
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SE SW NW
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| Slope
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La Salle
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31N 3E
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10
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SW NE SW
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Geology
| Herrin
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64
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5.0-6.0
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MRP, some HER
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| Colchester
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209
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3.0
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LW (old longwall)
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Geological Problems Reported
Heavy timbering was required because of many slips and faults in the roof.
Production
| Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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| Total Production: 2,522,232
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Microfilm, document 352413
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5-1908
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1:1200
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1:2565
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Final
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| Microfilm, document 352400
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1-15-1940
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1:1200
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1:1075
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Secondary source
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, thickness, mining method.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (La Salle County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (La Salle County) - Shaft location, seam, depth, geologic problems.
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| Microfilm map, document 352413, reel 03139, frames 82-84 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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| Microfilm map, document 352400, reel 03139, frame 52, map of Kollar Mine (mine index 2568) - Mine outline (western part).
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
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