Mine Index 3923 Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Coal Company, H Mine

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	Unlocated Mines In:	Will unlocated
	County:	Will
	Quadrangle:	Wilmington
	County Coal Data:	Will
	Shown On Map:	Yes
	Unlocated:	No
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For more information about Longwall Mining See: History of Longwall Coal Mining In Illinois

Mine Index Number: 3923


Company Name:	Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Coal Company
Mine Name:	H Mine
Start Date:	Pre 1881	End Date:	1887
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	907 ^[1]
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

6

NW SE SE

Air shaft

Will

32N 9E

6

NW SE SE ^[2]

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

85

3.0

LW (old longwall)

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Coal Company (add)	H (add)	pre1881-1887 ^[3]	410,700 ^[4]


Total Production: 410,700

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

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, thickness.

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

Mine notes (Will County) - Shaft location.

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, mine ownership.

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

Sanborn-Perris Map Company (Braidwood) - Air shaft location, depth.

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

Photographs

Notes

↑ The boundaries between separate mines could not be distinguished. The area shown includes Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Coal Company’s B Mine (mine index 3919), H Mine (mine index 3923), G Mine (mine index 3926), E Mine (mine index 3929) and C Mine (mine index 3931).
↑ No maps of this mine have been found, but the Sanborn-Perris Map Company showed the air shaft to be approximately 175 feet south of the main shaft. This location is very general and the air shaft is not shown on the accompanying map.
↑ Production and years of operation before July 1881 are unknown. The 1883 Coal Report indicated 500 acres had been mined by the G, H & I Mines. Production for 1881-1883 and 1885-1886 was reported with the G Mine (mine index 3926).
↑ Production and years of operation before July 1881 are unknown. The 1883 Coal Report indicated 500 acres had been mined by the G, H & I Mines. Production for 1881-1883 and 1885-1886 was reported with the G Mine (mine index 3926).

[1] The boundaries between separate mines could not be distinguished. The area shown includes Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Coal Company’s B Mine (mine index 3919), H Mine (mine index 3923), G Mine (mine index 3926), E Mine (mine index 3929) and C Mine (mine index 3931).

[2] No maps of this mine have been found, but the Sanborn-Perris Map Company showed the air shaft to be approximately 175 feet south of the main shaft. This location is very general and the air shaft is not shown on the accompanying map.

[3] Production and years of operation before July 1881 are unknown. The 1883 Coal Report indicated 500 acres had been mined by the G, H & I Mines. Production for 1881-1883 and 1885-1886 was reported with the G Mine (mine index 3926).

[4] Production and years of operation before July 1881 are unknown. The 1883 Coal Report indicated 500 acres had been mined by the G, H & I Mines. Production for 1881-1883 and 1885-1886 was reported with the G Mine (mine index 3926).

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