Mine Index Number: 2955
| Company Name:
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R. W. Peterson
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| Mine Name:
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Peterson Mine
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| Start Date:
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1895
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End Date:
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1921
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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14
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| Production Indicated Acres:
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8
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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The source map merely indicates a general area of mining.
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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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Mercer
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14N 1W
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2
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NW NW
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Geology
| Rock Island
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10-50
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|
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2.5-5.5
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RP
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Geological Problems Reported
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
| ISGS Mined Out Area Map, Area 6
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1950
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approx. 1:130000
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1:62500 The outline and shaft location drawn on the 1950 Mined Out Area map were designated as “Quade”, after John C. Quade who made maps and reports in the mid-1930s for the Federal Land Bank of St. Louis. The scale of the maps included with the Federal Land Bank reports was generally approximately 1:130000, while the 1950 Mined Out Area maps were drawn at 1:62500.
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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, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Mercer County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Mercer County) - Mine type, mine location.
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| ISGS Mined Out Area Map, Area 6 - Shaft location, mine outline.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
