Mine Index Number: 5420
| Company Name:
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Milo E. Howe
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| Mine Name:
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Heather No. 2 Mine
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| Start Date:
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1896
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End Date:
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1898
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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| Production Indicated Acres:
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Less than 1
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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| This Mine is unlocated and does not appear on the map.
Not shown on the accompanying map because the location is not known.
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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 shaft
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Grundy
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34N 7E
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The location of this mine is not known. The mine’s address was Morris, but mining occurred north and south of the town. This mine may be in the Morris Quadrangle.
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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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| Milo E. Howe
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Heather No. 2
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1898-1898
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unknown The 1898 Coal Report stated that Milo E. Howe bought the mine formerly operated by Charles Heather, but abandoned it after operating the mine for a short time. The production during that short time was not reported or the production was listed under Charles Heather.
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Grundy County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
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