Mine Index Number: 3969
| Company Name:
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New Watson Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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McVey No. 1 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1921
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End Date:
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December 1946
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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30
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| Acres after map date:
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1
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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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 slope
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Williamson
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8S 2E
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32
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SW SW SW
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| Air shaft
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Williamson
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8S 2E
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32
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SW SW SW
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| Air shaft
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Williamson
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8S 2E
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32
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SE SW SW
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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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| Total Production: 377,449
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Company, 4103.W52 i5.1-48
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8-4-1946
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1:1200
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1:1200
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Not final
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| Microfilm, document 353081
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9-10-1939
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1:1200
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1:2317
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Not final
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mining method, seam, depth, thickness (Springfield).
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Williamson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Mine notes (Williamson County) - Mine type, slope location, seam, depth, thickness (Herrin).
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| Company map, ISGS map library, 4103.W52 i5.1-48 - Slope & shaft locations, mine outline (Herrin Coal), mining method.
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| Microfilm, document 353081, reel 03141, frames 276 & 277 - Mine outline (Springfield Coal), mining method, air shaft location.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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Microfilm
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| Map ID:
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353081 3141 278, 28x
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| Company:
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New Watson Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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07/07/1944
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| Map Status:
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Not Final
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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| More Info:
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M3969b.jpg
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| 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!
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https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/williamson/m3969.zip
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 These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.
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Map Type:
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Company
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| Map ID:
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4103.w52 i5.1-48
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| Company:
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New Watson Coal Company
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| Mine Name:
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| Caption:
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| Map Date:
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08/04/1946
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| Map Status:
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Not Final
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| Image Credit:
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| Note:
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| More Info:
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M3969.jpg
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| 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!
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https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/williamson/m3969.zip
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Photographs
Notes
- ↑ Idle 1923
- ↑ Reopened abandoned mine; changed ownership in 1944, but operated under the same name
- ↑ Idle 1939 & 1940
- ↑ Reopened abandoned mine; changed ownership in 1944, but operated under the same name
- ↑ Idle 1939 & 1940
- ↑ Production after map date
