Coal mine boring logs, 1901-1936.

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Coal mine boring logs, 1901-1936.

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This record group consists of coal mine boring logs (1901-1936) from various coal mining companies of Michigan. Coal companies drilled bore holes for the purpose of exploration for coal mining. These logs record the name of the material, thickness of material, the bottom depth at which it was found, the location of the bore hole, and the name of the surface owner. Some of the logs are hand-written, while some are typed.

1 mss. box (.5 cu. ft.)

State Archive of Michigan

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SNAC Resource ID: 7608984

State Archive of Michigan

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Michigan Prospecting Company.

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Consolidated Coal Company

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Wolverine Coal Company.

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Michigan. Geological Survey Division

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The Michigan Geological Survey was created by Public Act 20 of 1837. Its purpose was to conduct a geological and mineralogical survey of the state. The state legislature appointed Douglass Houghton the first state geologist (1837). In 1921, the state legislature established the Department of Conservation, and the Michigan Geological Survey became part of that department (Public Act 17 of 1921). The Department of Conservation established the Geological Survey Division circa 1947. In 1968, the dep...

Handy Brothers Mining Company.

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Pere Marquette Coal Company.

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