Mine Index 3226 Willis Coal Mining Company, Willis No. 5 Mine

Mine Index Number: 3226

Company Name:	Willis Coal Mining Company
Mine Name:	Willis No. 5 Mine
Start Date:	1903	End Date:	1904
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	80 Production indicates approximately 10 acres were mined. It is likely the mine was worked by other operators before 1903 or after 1904.
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:
Not Shown On Map. Not shown on accompanying map because of later surface mining by Streamline Mine (mine index 872).

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main shaft

Randolph

6S 5W

11

NW SE NW

Air shaft

Randolph

6S 5W

11

NW SE NW

Geology

		Thickness (ft)
Seam	Depth (ft)	Min	Max	Ave	Mining Method

Springfield

28

MRP

Geological Problems Reported

The source map shows that southward expansion was halted because of bad roof conditions.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Willis Coal Mining Company (add)	Willis No. 5 (add)	1903-1904	35,166
Total Production: 35,166

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 353352

8-1923

1:2400

1:4303

Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Randolph County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.

Mine notes (Randolph County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth.

Microfilm map, document 353352, reel 03142, frame 348 - Shaft locations, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.