Elk Hill Coal & Iron Co.

Elk Hill Coal & Iron Co.
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Year	Operation Name	Number	Type	Opening	District	City	County	Company Name	Railroad Shipments (tons)	Railroad to Mine	Total Production (tons)	Days Worked	Employees	Notes
1872	Elk Hill		Colliery	Tunnels (2)	Eastern	Blakely Twp.	Luzerne	Elk Hill Coal & Iron Co.	0		79,327		169
1873	Elk Hill		Colliery	Tunnel¹	Eastern	Blakely Twp.	Luzerne	Elk Hill Coal & Iron Co.	0		83,176		206
1874	Elk Hill		Colliery	Tunnel	Eastern	Blakely Twp.	Luzerne	Elk Hill Coal & Iron Co.	0		76,788		183
1875	Elk Hill		Colliery	Tunnel	Eastern	Blakely Twp.	Luzerne	Elk Hill Coal & Iron Co.	0		95,200		186
1876	Elk Hill		Colliery	Tunnel¹	Eastern	Blakely Twp.	Luzerne	Elk Hill Coal & Iron Co.	42,110		42,410	215	178
1877	Elk Hill		Colliery	Tunnel¹	Eastern	Dickson City	Luzerne	Elk Hill Coal & Iron Co.	0		46,965	153	191
1878	Elk Hill		Colliery	Tunnel¹	Eastern	Dickson City	Lackawanna	Elk Hill Coal & Iron Co.	0		43,392	121	172
1879	Elk Hill		Colliery	Tunnel¹	Eastern	Dickson City	Lackawanna	Elk Hill Coal & Iron Co.	0		36,726	167	118
1880	Elk Hill		Colliery	Tunnel	Eastern	Dickson City	Lackawanna	Elk Hill Coal & Iron Co.	0		39,986	141	134
1881	Elk Hill		Colliery	Tunnel	Eastern	Dickson City	Lackawanna	Elk Hill Coal & Iron Co.	0		50,107		127
1882	Elk Hill		Colliery	Tunnel	Eastern	Dickson City	Lackawanna	Elk Hill Coal & Iron Co.	0		55,963		140
1883	Elk Hill		Colliery	Tunnel	Eastern	Dickson City	Lackawanna	Elk Hill Coal & Iron Co.	0		2,538	14	139	Breaker burned.
1885	Richmond		Colliery	Shaft	1	Scranton	Lackawanna	Elk Hill Coal & Iron Co.	34,316	DL&W	34,916	156	125
1886	Richmond		Colliery	Shaft	1	Scranton	Lackawanna	Elk Hill Coal & Iron Co.	37,597	DL&W	39,847	152	139
1887	Richmond		Colliery	Shaft	1	Scranton	Lackawanna	Elk Hill Coal & Iron Co.	18,469		19,419	135	87
1891	Elk Hill		Colliery	Tunnel¹	2	Scranton	Lackawanna	Elk Hill Coal & Iron Co.	37,215		42,328	139	150
1892	Elk Hill		Colliery	Tunnel¹	1	Scranton	Lackawanna	Elk Hill Coal & Iron Co.	83,191		94,009	232	260
1893	Richmond	No. 3	Colliery	No. 3 Shaft¹	1	Scranton	Lackawanna	Elk Hill Coal & Iron Co.	110,125		121,275	222	212
1893	Richmond	No. 4	Mine	No. 4 Shaft¹	1	Richmondale	Lackawanna	Elk Hill Coal & Iron Co.	4,031		4,131	55	104	Coal processed at nearby Elk Creek Breaker
1894	Richmond	No. 3	Colliery	No. 3 Shaft¹	1	Scranton	Lackawanna	Elk Hill Coal & Iron Co.	77,405		88,992	153	167
1894	Richmond	No. 4	Mine	No. 4 Shaft¹	1	Richmondale	Lackawanna	Elk Hill Coal & Iron Co.	131,648		137,724	252	270
1895	Richmond	No. 3	Colliery	No. 3 Shaft¹	1	Dickson City	Lackawanna	Elk Hill Coal & Iron Co.	84,825		95,428	181	191
1895	Richmond	No. 4	Mine	No. 4 Shaft¹	1	Richmondale	Lackawanna	Elk Hill Coal & Iron Co.	140,043		177,418	228	254
1896	Richmond	No. 3	Colliery	No. 3 Shaft¹	1	Dickson City	Lackawanna	Elk Hill Coal & Iron Co.	42,796		43,570	95	168
1896	Richmond	No. 4	Mine	No. 4 Shaft¹	1	Richmondale	Lackawanna	Elk Hill Coal & Iron Co.	113,186		114,990	191	247
1897	Richmond	No. 3	Colliery	No. 3 Shaft¹	1	Dickson City	Lackawanna	Elk Hill Coal & Iron Co.	14,107		17,587	58	112
1897	Richmond	No. 4	Mine	No. 4 Shaft¹	1	Richmondale	Lackawanna	Elk Hill Coal & Iron Co.	124,123		133,018	174	298
1898	Richmond	No. 3	Colliery	No. 3 Shaft¹	1	Dickson City	Lackawanna	Elk Hill Coal & Iron Co.	6,967	NYO&W	13,420	45	98
1898	Richmond	No. 4	Mine	No. 4 Shaft¹	1	Richmondale	Lackawanna	Elk Hill Coal & Iron Co.	117,032	NYO&W	129,703	170	294
1899	Richmond	No. 3	Colliery	No. 3 Shaft¹	1	Dickson City	Lackawanna	Elk Hill Coal & Iron Co.	1,528	NYO&W	7,929	18	101
1899	Richmond	No. 4	Mine	No. 4 Shaft¹	1	Richmondale	Lackawanna	Elk Hill Coal & Iron Co.	73,999	NYO&W	81,684	133	223
1900	Ontario		Colliery		1	Peckville¹	Lackawanna	Elk Hill Coal & Iron Co.	32,900	NYO&W	41,005	211	776
1900	Raymond		Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft¹	1	Archbald¹	Lackawanna	Elk Hill Coal & Iron Co.	82,019	NYO&W	89,653	60	689
1900	Richmond	No. 3	Colliery	No. 3 Shaft¹	1	Dickson City¹	Lackawanna	Elk Hill Coal & Iron Co.	34,055	NYO&W	43,800	143	220
1900	Richmond	No. 4	Mine	No. 4 Shaft¹	1	Richmondale¹	Lackawanna	Elk Hill Coal & Iron Co.	222,536	NYO&W	251,707	122	189
1900	West Ridge		Colliery	Shaft / Slope¹	2	Scranton¹	Lackawanna	Elk Hill Coal & Iron Co.	78,978	NYO&W	96,344	154	332

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