Mine Index 4111 Askew and White Coal Company, Askew-White No. 1 Mine

Mine Index Number: 4111

Company Name:	Askew and White Coal Company
Mine Name:	Askew-White No. 1 Mine
Start Date:	1934	End Date:	1939
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	5
Acres after map date:		General Area of mining acres shown:
Most of the mine was later surface-mined by Ridge Top Mine (mine index 6804). Only a very small portion is shown on the accompanying map.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Main slope

Williamson

9S 4E

29

SW SE SE

Air shaft

Williamson

9S 4E

29

SW SE SE

Geology

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

Springfield

15

4.42

MRP

Production

Company

Mine Name

Date

Production (tons)

Old Hickory Coal Company (add)	Old Hickory (add)	1934-1935	6,729

Askew and White Coal Company (add)	Askew-White No. 1 (add)	1936-1939	20,175

Total Production: 26,904

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map

Map Date

Original Scale

Digitized Scale

Map Type

State archive, IL1466_01

7-7-1939

1:1200

1:1200

Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

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

Mine notes (Williamson County) - Mine type, slope location, seam, depth, thickness.

State archive map, IL_1466_01 - Slope and shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.