Mine Index Number: 6211
| Company Name:
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John Wilson
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| Mine Name:
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Wilson Mine
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| Start Date:
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1881
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End Date:
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1892
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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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8
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The outline shown is a general area of mining.
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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 slope
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McDonough
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5N 3W
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8
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NW NW NW
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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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| John Wilson
|
Wilson
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1881-1892 Production and years of operation before July 1881 are unknown. The 1882 Coal Report indicated 3 acres had been mined. Idle 1883.
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2,560
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| Total Production: 2,560
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| Federal Land Bank Report
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3-1936
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1:124800
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1:124800
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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.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (McDonough County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| Federal Land Bank Report (McDonough County) - Slope location, ownership.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
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