▁ten ants ▁were ▁far ming ▁ ▁of ▁Scott ' s ▁land , ▁most ▁of ▁it ▁being ▁in ▁Central ▁Illinois . ▁ ▁Later ▁career ▁and ▁death ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁Matthew ▁T ▁Scott ▁founded ▁the ▁Mc Le an ▁County ▁Co al ▁Company ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁Ad la i ▁E . ▁Stevens on ▁I . ▁M clean ▁County ▁Co al ▁Company ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁successful ▁coal ▁mine ▁in ▁Mc Le an ▁County . ▁He ▁also ▁established ▁the ▁Blo om ington ▁Bul letin ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁Democratic ▁Daily ▁newspaper ▁based ▁in ▁Blo om ington , ▁Illinois . ▁ ▁Matthew ▁T ▁Scott ▁died ▁May ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁He ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁he ▁loved ▁and ▁developed . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 2 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 9 1 ▁death s ▁Category : C entre ▁College ▁al umn i ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Lex ington , ▁Kentucky ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Ch eno a , ▁Illinois <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 1 8 3 3 ▁Kun ming ▁earth qu ake ▁was ▁an ▁ 8 . 0 ▁M w ▁earth qu ake ▁that ▁struck ▁the ▁provincial ▁capital ▁Kun ming ▁in ▁Y unn an , ▁China ▁on ▁September ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 8 3 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁earth qu ake ▁had ▁its ▁ep ic enter ▁along ▁the ▁X iao ji ang ▁F ault ▁near ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Song ming , ▁approximately ▁ ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁Kun ming ' s