Mine Index Number: 3153
| Company Name:
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Jupiter Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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Eaton Mine (Jupiter No. 1 Mine)
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| Start Date:
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1888
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End Date:
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1902
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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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120
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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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SE NW 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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SE NW 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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SE NW NW
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| Slope Identified on the source map as Jupiter No. 2 Mine (not to be confused with Jupiter No. 2 Mine, mine index 179 in 32-T5S-R1W).
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Perry
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6S 1W
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16
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SW NW NW
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| Air shaft Identified on the source map as Jupiter No. 2 Mine (not to be confused with Jupiter No. 2 Mine, mine index 179 in 32-T5S-R1W).
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Perry
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6S 1W
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16
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SW NW NW
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| Pump shaft Coded as an air shaft on the accompanying map
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Perry
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6S 1W
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9
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SE SW SW
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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: 707,680
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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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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, mining method.
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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
Photographs
Notes
