Mine Index Number: 5867
| Company Name:
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Jesse French
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| Mine Name:
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French Mine
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| Start Date:
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1934
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End Date:
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1935
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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1
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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The acres mined after the map date are not known, as are the years and reporting name at the time the mine map was produced.
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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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| Drift or slope
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Peoria
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9N 6E
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15
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NW SE SW
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| Air shaft
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Peoria
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9N 6E
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15
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NW SE SW
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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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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Microfilm, document 352277
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4-2-1938
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1:600
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1:497
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Not final The map date is 1938 while production was reported only in 1934 and 1935. It is possible that someone else operated the mine after Jesse French’s reported production. (See the unlocated mines)
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Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)
| Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Peoria County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Microfilm map, document 352277, reel 03138, frame 343 - Drift & shaft locations, mine outline, mining method.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
