Mine Index 3652 P. J. Dowiatt and Sons Coal Company, Dowiatt No. 1 Mine

Mine Index Number: 3652

Company Name:	P. J. Dowiatt and Sons Coal Company
Mine Name:	Dowiatt No. 1 Mine
Start Date:	1926	End Date:	1938
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	21
Acres after map date:		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

SE NE SW

Air shaft

Vermilion

18N 11W

3

NE SE SW

Geology

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

Herrin

100

6.33-6.67

RPB

Geological Problems Reported

The source map showed a sink hole (probably subsidence) on the northwest side of the mine.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

OBrien and Kyger (add)	OBrien and Kyger (add)	1926-1927	14,860

H. P. Kyger (add)	Kyger (add)	1928-1928	7,067

P. J. Dowiatt and Sons Coal Company (add)	Dowiatt No. 1 (add)	1929-1938	84,903

Total Production: 106,830

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

Microfilm, document 352889

1-24-1938

1:1200

1:2317

Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type.

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

Mine notes (Vermilion County) - Mine type, slope & shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.

Microfilm map, document 352889, reel 03140, frame 520 - Slope & shaft locations, mine outline, mining method, geologic problems.