Mine Index 3498   William Izatt,   Pollock Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: St. Clair unlocated
County: St. Clair
Quadrangle: French Village
County Coal Data: St. Clair
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
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Mine Index Number: 3498

Company Name: William Izatt
Mine Name: Pollock Mine
Start Date: Pre 1874 End Date: 1884
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: None
Production Indicated Acres: 1, but the area mined before reported production is not known. General Area of mining acres shown:

The Pollock Mine was connected underground to the Victor Mine (mine index 4331) for ventilation of the Victor Mine.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft [1] St. Clair 1N 8W 6 NE SE NW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 125 7.0 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
William Izatt Pollock pre1874-1884 5,800 [2]
Total Production: 5,800

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
State archive, IL_221 2-2-1930 1:2400 1:2400 Secondary source
Atlas of St. Clair County, Illinois 1874 1:36205 1:36205 Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (St. Clair County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
State archive, IL_221, map of Valley Mine (mine index 3615) - Shaft location, method.
Atlas of St. Clair County, Illinois, 1874, Warner & Beers, Chicago, Illinois - Years of operation.

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Notes

  1. The Pollock Mine was connected underground to the Victor Mine (mine index 4331) for ventilation of the Victor Mine.
  2. Production, ownership, and years of operation prior to 1882 are not known.