Forty Fort

Forty Fort
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Year	Operation Name	Type	Opening	District	City	County	Company Name	Railroad Shipments (tons)	Railroad to Mine	Total Production (tons)	Days Worked	Employees	Notes
1875	Forty Fort	Colliery	Shaft	Middle	Wyoming	Luzerne	J. H. Swoyer	0		15,154		272
1876	Forty Fort	Colliery	Shaft	Middle	Wyoming	Luzerne	J. H. Swoyer	0		182,652	183	183
1878	Forty Fort	Colliery		Middle	Wyoming	Luzerne	Forty Fort Coal Co.	85,050		85,050	108	441
1879	Forty Fort	Colliery	Shaft	Middle	Wyoming	Luzerne	J. H. Swoyer	48,829		51,874	119	249
1880	Forty Fort	Colliery	Shaft / Tunnel	Middle	Wyoming	Luzerne	J. H. Swoyer	0		94,703	176	235
1881	Forty Fort	Colliery	Shaft / Tunnel	Middle	Wyoming	Luzerne	J. H. Swoyer	0		112,331	227	291
1882	Forty Fort	Colliery	Shaft / Tunnel	Middle	Wyoming	Luzerne	Wyoming Valley Coal Co.	0		120,477	231	358
1883	Forty Fort	Colliery	Shaft / Tunnel	Middle	Wyoming	Luzerne	Wyoming Valley Coal Co.	0		116,907	225	363
1884	Forty Fort	Colliery	Shaft	Middle	Wyoming	Luzerne	Wyoming Valley Coal Co.	0	Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)	97,970	201	399
1885	Forty Fort	Colliery	Shaft / Tunnel	2	Wyoming	Luzerne	Wyoming Valley Coal Co.	109,600	Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)	118,350	248	278
1886	Forty Fort	Colliery	Shaft	2	Kingston Twp.	Luzerne	Wyoming Valley Coal Co.	128,000	Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)	136,700	270	291
1887	Forty Fort	Colliery	Shaft	2	Kingston Twp.	Luzerne	Wyoming Valley Coal Co.	100,600		110,750	253	276
1888	Forty Fort	Colliery	Shaft	2	Kingston Twp.	Luzerne	Wyoming Valley Coal Co.	94,021		107,712	219	219
1889	Forty Fort	Colliery	Shaft	2	Kingston Twp.	Luzerne	Wyoming Valley Coal Co.	94,300		107,400	218	369
1890	Forty Fort	Colliery	Shaft	2	Kingston Twp.	Luzerne	Wyoming Valley Coal Co.	93,596		107,875	206	333
1891	Forty Fort	Colliery	Shaft	3	Kingston Twp.	Luzerne	Wyoming Valley Coal Co.	79,889		83,615	188	283
1892	Forty Fort	Colliery	Shaft	3	Kingston Twp.	Luzerne	Wyoming Valley Coal Co.	96,308		111,435	216	329
1893	Forty Fort	Colliery	Shaft	3	Forty Fort	Luzerne	Wyoming Valley Coal Co.	92,608		108,781	220	401
1894	Forty Fort	Colliery	Shaft	3	Forty Fort	Luzerne	Forty Fort Coal Co.	71,404		87,859	148	420
1895	Forty Fort	Colliery	Shaft	3	Forty Fort	Luzerne	Forty Fort Coal Co.	105,604		114,774	135	291
1896	Forty Fort	Colliery	Shaft	3	Forty Fort	Luzerne	Forty Fort Coal Co.	25,506		25,506	25	82
1897	Forty Fort	Colliery	Shaft	3	Forty Fort	Luzerne	Forty Fort Coal Co.	0		0		82
1900	Forty Fort	Colliery	Shaft	3	Forty Fort	Luzerne	Temple Iron Co.	0	LV	0		168
1901	Forty Fort	Colliery	Shaft	3	Forty Fort	Luzerne	Temple Iron Co.	91,284	LV	100,725	241	220
1902	Forty Fort	Colliery	Shaft	3	Forty Fort¹	Luzerne	Temple Iron Co.	0	LV	0		220
1903	Forty Fort	Colliery	Shaft	6	Forty Fort¹	Luzerne	Temple Iron Co.	92,683	LV	110,874	99	422
1904	Forty Fort	Colliery	Shaft	6	Forty Fort¹	Luzerne	Temple Iron Co.	175,927	LV	198,007	204	573
1905	Forty Fort	Colliery	Shaft	6	Forty Fort¹	Luzerne	Temple Iron Co.	228,478	LV	250,405	235	668
1906	Forty Fort	Colliery	Shaft	8	Forty Fort¹	Luzerne	Temple Iron Co.	219,930	LV	255,160	195	684
1907	Forty Fort	Colliery	Shaft	8	Forty Fort¹	Luzerne	Temple Iron Co.	282,298	LV	319,619	248	790
1908	Forty Fort	Colliery	Shaft	8	Forty Fort¹	Luzerne	Temple Iron Co.	257,719	LV	291,575	208	886
1909	Forty Fort	Colliery	Shaft	8	Forty Fort¹	Luzerne	Temple Iron Co.	261,265	LV	291,349	217	807
1910	Forty Fort	Colliery	Shaft	8	Forty Fort¹	Luzerne	Temple Iron Co.	239,770	LV	269,000	219	787
1911	Forty Fort	Colliery	Shaft	8	Forty Fort¹	Luzerne	Forty Fort Coal Co.	272,418	LV	306,570	239	807
1912	Forty Fort	Colliery	Shaft	8	Forty Fort¹	Luzerne	Forty Fort Coal Co.	224,704	LV	253,956	200	741
1913	Forty Fort	Colliery	Shaft	8	Forty Fort¹	Luzerne	Forty Fort Coal Co.	243,431	LV	261,467	214	695
1914	Forty Fort	Colliery	Shaft	8	Forty Fort¹	Luzerne	Forty Fort Coal Co.	261,405	LV	286,163	225	707
1915	Forty Fort	Colliery	Shaft	8	Forty Fort¹	Luzerne	Forty Fort Coal Co.	274,428	LV	303,548	231	758
1916	Forty Fort	Colliery	Shaft	9	Forty Fort¹	Luzerne	Forty Fort Coal Co.	244,912	LV	271,533	218	501
1917	Forty Fort	Colliery	Shaft	9	Forty Fort¹	Luzerne	Temple Coal Co.	209,511	LV	242,918	177	466
1918	Forty Fort	Colliery	Shaft	9	Forty Fort¹	Luzerne	Temple Coal Co.	184,099	LV	218,315	212	420
1919	Forty Fort	Colliery	Shaft	9	Forty Fort¹	Luzerne	Temple Coal Co.	166,848	LV	198,896	236	422
1920	Forty Fort	Colliery	Shaft	9	Forty Fort¹	Luzerne	Temple Coal Co.	219,100	LV	253,375	261	449
1921	Forty Fort	Colliery	Shaft	9	Forty Fort¹	Luzerne	Temple Coal Co.	228,120	LV	270,838	265	505
1922	Forty Fort	Colliery	Shaft¹	9	Forty Fort¹	Luzerne	Temple Coal Co.	143,241	LV	172,863	153	505
1923	Forty Fort	Colliery	Shaft¹	9	Forty Fort¹	Luzerne	Temple Coal Co.	208,345	LV	246,153	250	529
1924	Forty Fort	Colliery	Shaft¹	9	Forty Fort¹	Luzerne	Temple Coal Co.	159,165	DL&W / LV	192,860	248	488
1925	Forty Fort	Colliery	Shaft¹	9	Forty Fort¹	Luzerne	Temple Coal Co.	66,976	DL&W / LV	83,300	110	473	Adandoned June 1925. Coal prepared at Harry E. Breaker.

Note 1: Added, does not appear in the mine inspection report.