Mine Index Number: 5708
Company Name:
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John Preston
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Mine Name:
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Preston Mine
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Start Date:
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1896
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End Date:
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1903
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Type of Mine:
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Underground
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Total acres shown:
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None
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Acres after map date:
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1
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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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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Shaft
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Jackson
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9S 1W
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36
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SW SW SW
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Geology
Murphysboro
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12-22
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7.0-7.5
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RP
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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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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
Standard Atlas of Jackson County
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1907
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1:31680
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1:31680
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Secondary source
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Federal Land Bank Report
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10-27-1934
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1:158400
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1:158400
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Secondary source
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, depth, thickness, mining method.
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Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Jackson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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Standard Atlas of Jackson County, Illinois, 1907, compiled by George Ogle and Company, Chicago - Mine location.
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Federal Land Bank Report (Jackson County) - General area of mining.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes