Mines in Wmson Co

This is a list of mines that I know of, they maybe others.

Blairsville Twp

Section Mine  
01 Rend #2 then Old Ben #20 opened Sep 1902, closed due to quicksand, reopened 1904, sold to Old Ben in 1921
05 unknown opened by Western Coal & Mining 1902
07 unknown opened by Johnson Hubbs
08 Mine #1 opened by Paralee Murphy
14 Big Muddy #8 opened 1902-1923 by OL Garrison
20 Mine #12 opened 1908-1932
22 Mine # 9 opened 1901 by John Colp, he sold it in 1906
25 Sunnyside opened Sep 1899-1925
26 unknown  
27 Madison #27  
28 Perrine opened abt 1903 by William A Perrine
30 unknown opened 1900-1920 by Mark Rendleman
32 Cambria opened in 1904 by Thomas Jones
34 Dewmaine opened by Samuel T Brush
35 Dawes Shaft--Mine #8 opened 1893 by Samuel T Brush, riots in 1898, last non union mine
36 Pumpkin Ridge opened 1903-1925 by Henry Hafer
unknown Blue Blaze #2  

Carterville Twp

Section Mines  
02 unknown mile east of Carterville
05 unknown opened by OL Garrison & EA Hitchcock
  Hickory Hill NW of Carterville opened by Chicago & Carterville Coal Co
  Burr C  
  Madison #12  

Corinth Twp--no mines

Crab Orchard Twp

Section Coal Mine  
9 on 1876 plate map  
10 on 1876 plate map  
19 on 1876 plate map  
28 Old Delta  
29 on 1876 plate map  
30 on 1876 plate map  
32 on 1876 plate map  

Creal Springs Twp--no mines

East Marion Twp

Section Mines  
01 mine #2 opened 1898 SI Coal Mining
01 mine #3 opened 1902 Washing CO
02 mine #1 opened 1893 CC Cox
02 unknown opened by Big Muddy Coal & Coke
03 Watson #1 opened 1904
03 Watson #2 opened 1904
05 unknown on 1876 map
32 unknown opened 1901 Chicago Big Muddy Coal

Grassy Twp--no mines

Herrin Twp

Section Mine  
04 Possium Ridge opened in 1908
08 unknown  
11 Stiritz #1 & 2 closed in 1938
12 Old Ben #18  
18 Old Squirrel  
20 Mine #7 opened 1896-1939 by Big Muddy Coal & Iron Co
22 Jefferies opened 1904-1952 by Carterville & Herrin Coal Co
24 Unknown opened 1903 by Johnston City & Big Muddy Coal
25 Unknown opened 1902 by New York Coal Co
29 unknown opened 1904 by St Louis & Carterville Coal Co
30 Nubbing Ridge opened 1900 by Alexander Coal Co
30 Taylor #3 Hemlock  
31 Taylor #1 opened by Carterville Coal Co
31 Taylor #2 opened by Carterville Coal Co
31 Walnur Ridge opened by Carterville Coal Co
32 Taylor #4 Oak Ridge opned by Carterville Mining Co
35 Big Muddy Mine opened 1910-1929
26 Carterville Mine District opened 1901-1915
  Blue Blaize #20  

Lake Creek Twp

Section Mine  
01 unknown opened by W C & C not worked
08   opened 1903 WCM Co
12   opened by Madison Coal Co
14   opened 1904 by BMC & I Co
18   opened by Concolidated Coal St Louis
19   opened 1902 closed 1930 due to flooding
19 4 C's opened 1900 by Chicago & Carterville Coal
23   opened 1904 by Anderson Coal Co
24   opened 1897 by Williamson County Coal
25   opened 1901 by SS Coal
26   opened 1903 by Daniel K Coal Co
28   opened by RD Coal Co
29 Old Ben #17  
30   opened by Williamson County Coal
31   opened 1903-1922 Charles Agent operated
32 Mine #1 opened by Standard Collieries Co
33 New Ohio #2 opened by Big Muddy Coal Co
33   opened 1890 by Chicago & Herrin CoalCo
34 Mine #2 opened 1899 by CC Coal
34 Mine #3 opened 1903 by CC Coal
35   opened 1906 by Colp Coal Co sold in 1918
36 New Ohio #3 opened 1915 by Big Muddy Coal Co
  East Side Mine Winter of 1924 33 miners died

Southern Twp--no mines

Stonefort Twp--no mines

West Marion Twp

Section Mines  
01 Mine #2 opened 1898 by SI Coal Mining
01 Mine #3 opened 1902 by Washing Coal
02 CC Cox #1 opened 1893 by CC Cox
02 unknown opened by Big Muddy Coal & Coke
03 Watson #1 opened 1904
03 Watson #2 opened 1904
12 Mine #3 opened 1910
32 unknown opened 1901 by Chicago Big Muddy Coal Co

 

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