I may have that same book in a digital format. I have two old stocks from that mining company so eventually I'm hoping I can learn who bought it out or what happened with it. I believe it originally was on part of my ancestor's land since I found letters that this commpany was requesting to buy some of their land. Kind of a mystery... Jonna --- Pam Vaughan <pamcob@ix.netcom.com> wrote: > Hello Jonna, > > I have a book put out by the Perry County Historical > Society called, > "Directory of Coal Mines in Illinois, Perry County." > It is from the > Illinois State Geological Survey. > > Anyway, it has the Whipporwill (all one word)mine > listed. This is the > information it has about it: > ISGS Index: 182 > Company Name: Whip Poor Will CC > Mine Name: Whippoorwill > Mine Type: Shaft > Method Years Operated: 1934-1939 > Seam Mined: Herrin > Location: 6S (twp) 4W (range) 5(section) > > I hope this helps. I don't have any information > about the personal lives of > the miners, etc. > > Pam > Vallejo, CA > > on 1/7/06 5:28 PM, Jonna at jonnawanna@yahoo.com > wrote: > > > I am wondering if anyone has any information on > teh > > Whip Poor Will mine in Perry County? > > Jonna > > > > > > > > __________________________________________ > > Yahoo! DSL – Something to write home about. > > Just $16.99/mo. or less. > > dsl.yahoo.com > > > > > > ==== ILPERRY Mailing List ==== > > Tim Casey is the Perry Co IL Mail List > Administrator email > > timcasey1@verizon.net > > Perry County web site: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilperry/ > > Perry County Message Board hosted by Ancestry.com > > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/board/an/localities.northam.usa.states.illin > > ois.counties.perry > > > > > > ==== ILPERRY Mailing List ==== > Tim Casey is the Perry Co IL Mail List Administrator > email timcasey1@verizon.net > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com