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John W. Meachum posted
Here is a trivia question for you. How deep was (and probably is) the skip-hoist shaft at Peabody Mine #17 south of Pana pictured below.
Dennis DeBruler shared
John's comment: "According to Mine Superintendent John Abrell, the skip-hoist shaft was 800 feet deep. The reason the shaft was sunk so far below the coal seam was to accommodate the skips when fully lowered into the mine and I would guess a sump below them. See Taylorville Breeze Courier, Wednesday, October 12, 1949."
Gary Joe Hatfield: My father William “Bill” Hatfield Sr. Was Chief Mine Manager there until it closed I think around 1957-58. My brother and sisters graduated from Pana High School and we moved back to Taylorville and dad went back to Mine #10. |
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I normally use the oldest aerail that I have access to. But this mine started after that. So I found this 1956 aerial. [ ARA550330080748] |
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Dennis DeBruler commented on his share
This overview shows that the industrial spur went up to the C&EI+BigFour railroad as well as down to the IC. |
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Dennis DeBruler commented on his share
I'm disappointed that this topo map doesn't show the spur because it would have been built in 1947.
1949 Pana Quad @ 62,500 |
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The topo map shows that Paragon Lake was man made. Looking closer, one sees the tree line of a dam just west of N 2350 East Road and its spillway at the south end.
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