Mine Index Number: 3839
| Company Name:
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John Matthews
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| Mine Name:
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Matthews Mine
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| Start Date:
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1922
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End Date:
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1926
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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2
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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Production indicates less than 1 acre was mined. The northern part of the mine was later surface-mined by Western Brick Company (mine index 3788).
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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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| Drift
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Vermilion
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19N 12W
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12
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SE SE SW Not shown on accompanying map due to later surface mining
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| Air drift
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Vermilion
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19N 12W
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12
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SE SE SW Not shown on accompanying map due to later surface mining
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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
| Company, 10-7-18
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6-25-1926
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1:1200
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1:1200
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Final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Vermilion County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Vermilion County) - Mine type, seam.
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| Company map, courtesy of Vermilion County Recorder's Office, traced, Coal Section files, 10-7-18 - Mine outline, drift locations, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Company: 10-7-18
Map Date: 6-25-1926
Coal Co.: John Matthews
Mine Name: Matthews Mine
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