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Mine Index 3650   P. J. Dowaitt and Sons Coal Company,   Dowiatt No. 2 Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Vermilion unlocated
County: Vermilion
Quadrangle: Danville SE
County Coal Data: Vermilion
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:

Mine Index Number: 3650

Company Name: P. J. Dowaitt and Sons Coal Company
Mine Name: Dowiatt No. 2 Mine
Start Date: 1935 End Date: 1942
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 3
Acres after map date: 4 General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main slope Vermilion 18N 11W 3 SW SW SW
Air shaft Vermilion 18N 11W 3 NW SW SW

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 190 6.0-6.5 RPB

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
P. J. Dowiatt and Sons Coal Company Dowiatt No. 2 1935-1939 11,286
P. J. Dowiatt and Sons Coal Company Dowiatt No. 2 1939-1942 22,570 [1]
Total Production: 33,856

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Microfilm, document 352011 2-20-1939 1:1200 1:2400 Not final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Vermilion County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Vermilion County) - Mine type, slope location, seam, depth, thickness.
Microfilm map, document 352011, reel 03141, frame 157 - Slope & shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

Photographs

Notes

  1. Production after map date