Mine Index Number: 5970
| Company Name:
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James Kerwin and Company
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| Mine Name:
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Kerwin Mine
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| Start Date:
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1885
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End Date:
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1887
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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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4
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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14
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Not Shown On Map. This mine was later partially stripped out by Northern Mine (mine index 834).
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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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Kankakee
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31N 9E
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18 The location is derived from the mine address of Tracy listed in the Coal Reports. Tracy was a location on the railroad track, approximately 850 FNL, 2640 FWL, 18-T31N-R9E. Other operators may have also mined at this location.
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NW NE NE
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Geology
| Colchester
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73
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|
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3.0
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LW (old longwall)
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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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| James Kerwin and Company
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Kerwin
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1885-1887 The 1888 Coal Report contained a note that the mine had been bought by Taylor Williams, but the mine did not re-open.
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20,205
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| Total Production: 20,205
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| ISGS field notes (G. H. Cady)
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Undated
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1:62500
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1:62500
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Secondary source
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| Coal Section files, 5-e-16
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Undated
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1:12000
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1:12000
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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, mine type, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Kankakee County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| ISGS field notes (Kankakee County) - Mine location.
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| Coal Section files, 5-e-16, map of Northern Mine (mine index 834) - Mine outline.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
