Mine Index 4194 Willis Henson, Henson Mine

Mine Index Number: 4194

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Willis Henson
Mine Name:	Henson Mine
Start Date:	1904	End Date:	1917
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	None
Acres after map date:	less than 1	General Area of mining acres shown:
Not Shown On Map. This mine is not shown on the accompanying map as it was later surface-mined by Walnut Grove Mine (mine index 840).

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Main drift or slope	Saline	10S 6E	17	SW NW NW

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Davis	14-20			3.5-4.0	RP

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Willis Henson (add)	Henson (add)	1904-1917	603
Total Production: 603

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
ISGS field notes (G. H. Cady)	7-17-1925	(text only)	1:24000	Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, thickness, mining method.

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

Bibliography
ISGS field notes (Saline County) - Mine type, drift location, seam.