Mine Index 4625   De Soto Coal and Mining Company,   Pee Wee Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Jackson unlocated
County: Jackson
Quadrangle: De Soto
County Coal Data: Jackson
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
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Mine Index Number: 4625

Company Name: De Soto Coal and Mining Company
Mine Name: Pee Wee Mine
Start Date: 1912 End Date: 1919
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 15 [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 Jackson 8S 1W 17 NE NE NE

Geology

Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Herrin 40-54 8.0-10.0 RP

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
De Soto Peacock Coal Company [2] Pee Wee 1912-1917 64,616
De Soto Coal and Mining Company [3] Pee Wee 1917-1919 41,520

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
ISGS map library, 4103.J31 i5.1-37 ca. 1934 1:31680 1:31680 Secondary source
ISGS field notes (E. T. Benson) 1934 (text only) 1:24000 [4] Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Jackson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
Mine notes (Jackson County) - Mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness.
ISGS field notes (Jackson County) - Mine name, mine type, shaft location, seam, depth, thickness
ISGS map library, 4103.J31 i5.1-37 sheet 1 - Mine outline.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

  1. The mine was later partially surface-mined by Admiral Mine (mine index 2492).
  2. Operated by Charles Hart
  3. Operated by Mr. McClearey, and later sold to the Grand Rapids Furniture Company, which closed the mine soon after because it was worked out.
  4. The shaft location was plotted on a 1:24000 USGS topographic map from the shaft location description and digitized.