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Mine Index 5961   Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Coal Company,   I Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Will unlocated
County: Will
Quadrangle: Wilmington
County Coal Data: Will
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:
For more information about Longwall Mining See: History of Longwall Coal Mining In Illinois

Mine Index Number: 5961

Company Name: Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Coal Company
Mine Name: I Mine
Start Date: 1883 End Date: 1885
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown:
Production Indicated Acres: 55 General Area of mining acres shown:

The boundary between this mine and D Mine (mine index 3920) could not be distinguished, and a total of 127 acres mined is shown for these two mines. Production indicates approximately 55 acres were mined by the I mine.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Mine [1] Will 32N 9E 5 SW NE NW

Geology

For more information about Longwall Mining See: History of Longwall Coal Mining In Illinois
Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Colchester 55-57 3.0 LW (old longwall)

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Coal Company I 1883-1885 270,000
Total Production: 270,000

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Company, 1-32-74 1888 1:2400 1:2400 Final [2]

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Will County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation, seam.
Mine notes (Will County) - Shaft location.
Company map, Coal Section files, 1-32-74, traced from the original mine map located at the Carbon Hill School Museum - Mine outline.

Mine Notes

Mine Images

https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/will/thumbnails/q32n9e_th.jpgThese files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: Coal Company holdings, J.C. Quade field notes
Map ID: 4103.W51 i5.1-4 sheet 1
Company:
Mine Name:
Caption:
Map Date: 1935
Map Status: Secondary
Image Credit:
Note:
More Info: Q32n9e.jpg
Full Res Download:These files are true to scale and most are georegistered for gis software. These files may be a very large (>1GB) download! https://wikiimage.isgs.illinois.edu/ilmines/will/q32n9e.zip
[[:H|H]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: Company
Map ID: 1-32-74
Company: Chicago, Wilmington and Vermilion Coal Company
Mine Name: H
Caption: This map is traced from the original mine map loacted at the Carbon Hill School

Museum, Carbon Hill, IL. This map is a final outline for this mine, index 3923.

Secondary Source Map for Mine-Indexs 3920 & 5961

Map Date: 05/24/1888
Map Status: Final
Image Credit:
Note:
More Info: M3923.jpg
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[[:Murphy, Linskey and Kasher No. 4|Murphy, Linskey and Kasher No. 4]]These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered. Map Type: Microfilm
Map ID: 353039, 3141, 222-223, 23x
Company: Murphy, Linskey and Kasher
Mine Name: Murphy, Linskey and Kasher No. 4
Caption: Secondary Source Map for Mine-Indexs 3920 & 5961
Map Date: 04/01/1916
Map Status: Final
Image Credit:
Note:
More Info: M0224.jpg
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Photographs

Notes

  1. The shaft location is unknown. Mining for the I shaft appears to be connected underground to the D Mine (mine index 3920), which may have been re-named, or there may be a shaft between the D shaft and the northern boundary of mining.
  2. The southern boundary for this mine was not shown on this map and is shown on the accompanying map as incomplete.