Mine Index Number: 7166
| Company Name:
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Wild and Gill
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| Mine Name:
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Willis Mine
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| Start Date:
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1889
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End Date:
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1900
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| Total acres shown:
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8 [1]
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| Acres after map date:
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General Area of mining acres shown:
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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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Jackson
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8S 2W
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33
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NW SE SW
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Geology
| Murphysboro
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130-140
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6.0-7.0
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RP
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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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| Total Production: 152,117
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Production Notes
Coal Report production (if available)
Sources of Data
| ISGS map library, 4103.J31 i5.1-37
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ca. 1931
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1:31680
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1:31680
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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, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.
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| Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Jackson County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
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| ISGS map library, 4103.J31 i5.1-37 sheets 3 and 5 - Shaft location, mine outline.
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Mine Notes
Mine Images
Photographs
Notes
- ↑ Production indicates approximately 26 acres were mined. A general area of mining has been added to the accompanying map to indicate the probable location of this mining.
