Mine Index Number: 3031
| Company Name:
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Fernwood Mining Company
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| Mine Name:
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Hilltop Mine
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| Start Date:
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1924
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End Date:
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September 1952
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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1,267
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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The mined area shown on the accompanying map includes the Hilltop Mine, Empire No. 2 Mine (mine index 0025), and New Star Mine (mine index 7211).
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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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Peoria
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8N 7E
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3
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NE SW SE
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| Air shaft
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Peoria
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8N 7E
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3
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SW NE SE
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Geology
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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| Total Production: 1,039,248
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Microfilm, document 352197
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12-29-1952
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1:2400
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1:3641
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Final
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| Microfilm, document 352171
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3-4-1950
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1:2400
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1:3972
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Not final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Peoria County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Peoria County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
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| Microfilm map, document 352197, reel 03138, frames 249, 250 - Air shaft location, mine outline, mining method.
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| Microfilm map, document 352171, reel 03138, frame 204 - Shaft location.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
