Mine Index Number: 3138
| Company Name:
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Rogers and Company
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| Mine Name:
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Possum Hollow Mine
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| Start Date:
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1881
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End Date:
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1883
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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None
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| Acres after map date:
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10
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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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Perry
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6S 1W
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8
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SE NE SE
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| Shaft
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Perry
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6S 1W
|
8
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NW SE SE
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| Air shaft
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Perry
|
6S 1W
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8
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SE NE SE
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Geology
| Herrin
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40
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|
|
5.0
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Underground
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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
| WPA, T6S-R1W
|
1940
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1:12000
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1:12000
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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.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Perry County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Perry County) - Shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
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| WPA map, T6S-R1W - Shaft locations.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
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