Mine Index Number: 3890
| Company Name:
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Samuel Swisher
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| Mine Name:
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Pilot Mine
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| Start Date:
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1884
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End Date:
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1888
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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None [1]
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| Acres after map date:
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2
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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|
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Not Shown On Map. This area was surface mined by United Electric No. 1 Mine (mine index 400); however,the Federal Land Bank Report shows an underground-mined area in this vicinity
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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
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Vermilion
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20N 12W
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21
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SW SW SW [2]
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Geology
| Danville
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89-95
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|
|
5.5-6.0
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RP
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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
| ISGS mine notes
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Undated
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(text only)
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1:24000 [3]
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Secondary source
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| Federal Land Bank Report
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1-1934
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1:105000
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1:105000
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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, mining method.
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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, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
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| Federal Land Bank Report (Vermilion County) - Mine outline (general area of mining).
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ This area was surface mined by United Electric No. 1 Mine (mine index 400); however, the Federal Land Bank Report shows an underground-mined area in this vicinity. Other mining probably occurred here; see the unlocated mines at the back of this report.
- ↑ Not shown on accompanying map due to later surface mining in the area.
- ↑ The mine location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the mine location description and digitized.
