Mine Index 7166 Wild and Gill, Willis Mine

Mine Index Number: 7166

Accessible description: Mine Name and Data Summary

Company Name:	Wild and Gill
Mine Name:	Willis Mine
Start Date:	1889	End Date:	1900
Type of Mine:	Underground
Total acres shown:	6
Production Indicated Acres:	20	General Area of mining acres shown:
A general area of mining has been added to the accompanying map to indicate the probable location of this mining.

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section

Shaft Type	County	Township-Range	Section	Part Section
Main shaft	Jackson	8S 2W	33	NW SE SW

Geology

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

Seam	Depth (ft)	Thickness Min	Thickness max	Thickness Ave.	Mining Method
Murphysboro	130-140			6.0-7.0	RP

Production

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Daniel P. Willis (add)	Willis (add)	1889-1898	131,247

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Wild and Gill (add)	Willis (add)	1898-1900	20,870

Company	Mine Name	Date	Production (tons)
Total Production: 152,117

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
ISGS map library, 4103.J31 i5.1-37	ca. 1931	1:31680	1:31680	Secondary source

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Bibliography
Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, seam, depth, thickness, mining method.

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

Bibliography
ISGS map library, 4103.J31 i5.1-37 sheets 3 and 5, Federal Land Bank Report work map - Shaft location, mine outline.

Mine Images

Mine Map: 4103.J31 i5.1-37 sheets 3 & 5

These files may not be true to scale and are not georgistered.	Map Type:	Library
	Map ID:	4103.J31 i5.1-37 sheets 3 & 5
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	Mine Name:
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	Map Date:	1931
	Map Status:	Secondary
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	More Info:	M0266
	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://go.illinois.edu/ILMImages/jackson/m0266.zip