Mine Index 3992 Hafer Washed Coal Company, Hafer No. 1 Mine

Mine Index Number: 3992

Company Name:	Hafer Washed Coal Company
Mine Name:	Hafer No. 1 Mine
Start Date:	1896	End Date:	1907
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	75
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

Williamson

9S 1E

3

NW NW SW

Air shaft

Williamson

9S 1E

3

NW SE NW

Geology

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

Herrin

40-70

7.0-9.75

RP

Geological Problems Reported

A bony streak was often found just below the top of the coal.

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Scott-Wilson Coal Company (add)	Prosperity, Scott-Wilson No. 1 (add)	1896-1900	291,836

New Ohio Washed Coal Company (add)	New Ohio No. 1 (add)	1900-1905	509,622

Hafer Washed Coal Company (add)	Hafer No. 1 (add)	1905-1907	21,549

Total Production: 823,007

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

ISGS map library, 4103.W52 i5.1-136

3-16-1932

1:2400

1:2400

Secondary source

ISGS map library, 4103.W52 i5.1-189

8-11-1934

1:63360

1:63360

Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

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

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

Mine notes (Williamson County) - Mine type, seam, depth, thickness, geologic problems.

ISGS map library, 4103.W52 i5.1-136, map of Peabody No. 25 Mine (mine index 0813) - Air shaft location, mine outline (northern, eastern and western parts).

ISGS map library, 4103.W52 i5.1-189, work map for Federal Land Bank Report map - Shaft location, mine outline (southern part).