Mine Index Number: 2598
Company Name:
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Price and Jones
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Mine Name:
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Price and Jones Mine
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Start Date:
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1887
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End Date:
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1898
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Type of Mine:
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Underground
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Total acres shown:
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10
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Production Indicated Acres:
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17
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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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23
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SE SE SW
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Geology
Geological Problems Reported
A roll that was 16 feet long was present in one room, causing poor roof conditions.
Production
Company
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Mine Name
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Date
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Production (tons)
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
Microfilm, mines09a.tif and mines09c.tif
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Undated
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Unknown
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1:45248
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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, depth, thickness, geologic problems.
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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) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
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Microfilm map, Coal Section files, mines09a.tif & mine09c.tif - Shaft location, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs