 Hennepin, who in 1679 recorded the site of a " cole mine " on the Illinois River near the present city of Ottawa, Illinois, but the first actual mining appears to have occurred in the Richmond basin, Virginia, about seventy years later. The first records...  Economic Geology - Page 21by Heinrich Ries - 1916Full view - About this book
 | United States. Bureau of Mines - Digital images - 1906 - 1424 pages
...United States is contained in the journal of Father Hennepin, a Jesuit missionary, who in 1679 recorded a "cole mine" on the Illinois River near the present city of Ottawa, 111. The first actual mining of coal was in the Richmond basin, Va., about 70 years after Father Hennepin's... | |
 | Geological Survey (U.S.) - Geology - 1909 - 248 pages
...contained in the journal of Father Hennepin, a French missionary, who, as early as lf>79, reported a " cole mine " on the Illinois River, near the present city of Ottawa. The earliest record of actual mining is that coal was produced in Jackson County in 1810. In 1 833... | |
 | United States. National Conservation Commission - 1909 - 862 pages
...is contained in the journal of Father Hcnnepin, a French missionary, who, as early as 1679, reported a " cole mine " on the Illinois River, near the present city of Ottawa. The earliest record of actual mining is that coal was produced in Jackson County in 1810. In 1833 the... | |
 | William R. Calvert - Coal - 1909 - 556 pages
...is contained in the journal of Father Hennepin, a French missionary, who, as early as 1079. reported a "cole mine'' on the Illinois River, near the present city of Ottawa. The earliest record of actual mining is that coal was produced in Jackson County in 1810. In 1833 the... | |
 | Heinrich Ries - Geology, Economic - 1910 - 894 pages
...p. 53 and collected by the executive committee of the International Geological Congress of 11113,' are of interest. They include both the actual and...seventy years later. The first records of production are i The Coal Resources of the World. VoLs. I, II, III aud Atlas. Moraug & Co., Ltd., Toronto, 1913. COAL... | |
 | Heinrich Ries - Geology, Economic - 1910 - 756 pages
...may prove an important source of supply for Nome; but still the shipping problem is a serious one. Production of Coal. — The first mention of coal...seventy years later. The first records of production are in 1822. Ohio probably ranks second in priority of production, as coal was discovered there in 1755,... | |
 | Illinois State Geological Survey - Coal mines and mining - 1913 - 1212 pages
...is contained in the journal of the Jesuit Missionary, Father Heimepin, who as early as 1679 reported a "cole" mine on the Illinois River near the present city of Ottawa. The recorded output to the close of 1911 approximates 850 million tons, a record surpassed in this... | |
 | Heinrich Ries - Geology, Economic - 1916 - 896 pages
...percentages of fixed carbon, including, besides the anthracites, the dry, non-coking coals that bum with a short flame. B and C. Bituminous coals, including...years later. The first records of production are COAL RESERVES OF THE WORLD (ix MILLION TONS) CLAW or COAL A B and CD SCBBITCMINOUS AND LIGN1TK8 TOTAL* A... | |
 | Heinrich Ries - Geology, Economic - 1916 - 896 pages
...Coal. — The first mention of coal in the United States is probably in the journal of Father Hcnnepin, who in 1679 recorded the site of a " cole mine " on...seventy years later. The first records of production are 1 The Coal Resources of the World. Vols. I, II, III and Atlas. Moraug & Co., Ltd., Toronto, 1913. COAL... | |
 | Wilbur Fiske Stone - Colorado - 1918 - 950 pages
...mention of coal beds in the United States is made in the journal of Father Hennepin, a French missionary, who, in 1679, recorded the site of a "cole" mine on...River, near the present City of Ottawa, Illinois. The first actual mining of coal was in the Richmond Basin, Virginia, about seventy years after Father... | |
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