Mine Index 3920 Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Coal Company, D Mine

Disclaimer INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
	Unlocated Mines In:	Will unlocated
	County:	Will
	Quadrangle:	Wilmington
	County Coal Data:	Will
	Shown On Map:	Yes
	Unlocated:	No
	MSHA ID:

For more information about Longwall Mining See: History of Longwall Coal Mining In Illinois

Mine Index Number: 3920

This includes approximately 55 acres mined by the I Mine (mine index 5961). The I Mine appears to have been connected underground to the D Mine and to have mined at least the northern portion of the outline shown for the D Mine on the accompanying map. Another shaft for the D and/or I Mine may exist within the boundary shown.
Company Name:	Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Coal Company
Mine Name:	D Mine
Start Date:	Unknown	End Date:	Before 1881
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	127
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 shaft

Will

32N 9E

5

SE SW NW

Geology

For more information about Longwall Mining See: History of Longwall Coal Mining In Illinois

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

Colchester

LW (old longwall)

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Coal Company (add)	D^[1] (add)	Before 1881	Unknown
Total Production: Unknown

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

ISGS map library, 4103.W51 i5.1-4

1935

1:31680

Secondary source

Company, 1-32-74

1888

1:2400

Final ^[2]

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

Mine notes (Will County) - Shaft location.

Microfilm map, document 353039, reel 03141, frames 222-223, map of Murphy-Linskey-Kasher Mine (mine index 224) - Ownership.

ISGS map library, 4103.W51 i5.1-4, sheet 1, work map compiled from J. C. Quade (Federal Land Bank Report) notes & maps - Shaft location, ownership.

Company map, Coal Section files, 1-32-74, traced from original mine map courtesy of the Carbon Hill School Museum - Mine outline.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.	Map Type:	Coal Company holdings, J.C. Quade field notes
	Map ID:	4103.W51 i5.1-4 sheet 1
	Company:
	Mine Name:
	Caption:
	Map Date:	1935
	Map Status:	Secondary
	Image Credit:
	Note:
	More Info:	Q32n9e.jpg
	Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!	https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/will/q32n9e.zip

These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.	Map Type:	Company
	Map ID:	1-32-74
	Company:	Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Coal Company
	Mine Name:	H
	Caption:	This map is traced from the original mine map loacted at the Carbon Hill School Museum, Carbon Hill, IL. This map is a final outline for this mine, index 3923. Secondary Source Map for Mine-Indexs 3920 & 5961
	Map Date:	05/24/1888
	Map Status:	Final
	Image Credit:
	Note:
	More Info:	M3923.jpg
	Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!	https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/will/m3923.zip

These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.	Map Type:	Microfilm
	Map ID:	353039, 3141, 222-223, 23x
	Company:	Murphy, Linskey and Kasher
	Mine Name:	Murphy, Linskey and Kasher No. 4
	Caption:	Secondary Source Map for Mine-Indexs 3920 & 5961
	Map Date:	04/01/1916
	Map Status:	Final
	Image Credit:
	Note:
	More Info:	M0224.jpg
	Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download!	https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/will/m0224.zip

Photographs

Notes

↑ This mine was not listed in the Coal Reports. The D Mine probably opened and closed before 1881, when the G Mine was the reported active mine.
↑ The southern boundary for this mine was not shown on this map and is shown on the accompanying map as incomplete.

[1] This mine was not listed in the Coal Reports. The D Mine probably opened and closed before 1881, when the G Mine was the reported active mine.

[2] The southern boundary for this mine was not shown on this map and is shown on the accompanying map as incomplete.

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