Mine Index Number: 3498
Company Name:
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William Izatt
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Mine Name:
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Pollock Mine
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Start Date:
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Pre 1874
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End Date:
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1884
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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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Production Indicated Acres:
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1, but the area mined before reported production is not known.
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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The Pollock Mine was connected underground to the Victor Mine (mine index 4331) for ventilation of the Victor Mine.
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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 [1]
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St. Clair
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1N 8W
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6
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NE SE NW
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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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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
State archive, IL_221
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2-2-1930
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1:2400
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1:2400
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Secondary source
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Atlas of St. Clair County, Illinois
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1874
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1:36205
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1:36205
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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, seam, depth, thickness.
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Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (St. Clair County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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State archive, IL_221, map of Valley Mine (mine index 3615) - Shaft location, method.
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Atlas of St. Clair County, Illinois, 1874, Warner & Beers, Chicago, Illinois - Years of operation.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Atlas:
Map Date: 1874
Coal Co.: Dutch Hollow Coal Company
Mine Name: Birkner Mine
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Company Map: IL_221
Map Date: 2-2-1930
Coal Co.: Superior Mining Company
Mine Name: Valley Mine
Image Credit: Illinois Department of Natural Resources - Office of Mines and Minerals
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Photographs
Notes
- ↑ The Pollock Mine was connected underground to the Victor Mine (mine index 4331) for ventilation of the Victor Mine.
- ↑ Production, ownership, and years of operation prior to 1882 are not known.