Mine Index 6439 V. A. Bowns, Bowns No. 2 Mine

Mine Index Number: 6439

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	V. A. Bowns
Mine Name:	Bowns No. 2 Mine
Start Date:	1938	End Date:	1940
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	None
Production Indicated Acres:	Less than 1	General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Main slope	Greene	12N 11W	23	SE NE SE

Geology

		Thickness (ft)
Seam	Depth (ft)	Min	Max	Ave	Mining Method

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Colchester	7-8			2.5-2.67	Underground

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Cummins & Sons (add)	Cummins (add)	1938-1938	320

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Fred H. Steckel (add)	Steckel (add)	1938-1938	351

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
W. M. Cardwell (add)	Cardwell (add)	1939-1939	224

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
V. A. Bowns (add)	Bowns No. 2 (add)	1940-1940	119

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 1,014

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type

Source Map	Map Date	Original Scale	Digitized Scale	Map Type
Mine notes	1938	1:62500	1:62500	Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation.

Bibliography
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Greene County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.

Bibliography
Mine notes (Greene County) - Mine type, slope location, seam, depth, thickness.