Mine Index Number: 3151
| Company Name:
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DuQuoin Union Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Browning Mine
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| Start Date:
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1883
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End Date:
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1899
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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252
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| Acres after map date:
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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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16
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NE SE NW
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| Air shaft
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Perry
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6S 1W
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16
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NE SE NW
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| Pump shaft
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Perry
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6S 1W
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9
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SW SW SE
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Geology
Geological Problems Reported
The mine probably had water problems. The shallow 45-ft depth of the mine, combined with a specific pump shaft (pump holes are common on mine maps, a drill hole large enough for a hose of some kind), indicates water problems may have been more severe than other mines in the region. The 1884 Coal Report indicated they abandoned a shaft and developed the property near the railroad track so that they would not have to haul their coal 1 mile. The pump shaft was probably the original shaft for the mine, and workings were extended so that the pump shaft could also be used for escapement. The roof was bad near the pump shaft.
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: 1,365,700
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| WPA, T6S-R1W
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1940
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1:12000
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1:55096
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Secondary source
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| Microfilm, document 352117
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3-1927
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1:1400
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1:4138
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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, mining method, geologic problems.
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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) - Seam, depth, thickness.
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| WPA map, T6S-R1W - Shaft locations, mine outline, geologic problems.
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| Microfilm, document 352117, reel 03138, frames 115-118, map of Paradise Mine (mine index 54) - Mine outline (northeastern part).
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
