Continental

Continental
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Year	Operation Name	Type	Opening	District	City	County	Company Name	Railroad Shipments (tons)	Railroad to Mine	Truck Shipments (tons)	Total Production (tons)	Days Worked	Employees	Notes
1872	Continental	Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	DL&W¹	0	124,624		276
1873	Continental	Colliery	Shaft¹	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	DL&W¹	0	169,451		293
1874	Continental	Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	DL&W¹	0	130,797		319
1875	Continental	Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	DL&W¹	0	130,648		323
1876	Continental	Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	96,169	DL&W¹	0	98,987	162	318
1877	Continental	Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	DL&W¹	0	88,971	140	305
1878	Continental	Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	DL&W¹	0	7,489	18	12
1879	Continental	Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	DL&W¹	0	90,992	153	324
1880	Continental	Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	DL&W¹	0	77,743	137	72
1881	Continental	Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	DL&W¹	0	48,242		250
1882	Continental	Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	DL&W¹	0	149,878	239	322
1883	Continental	Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	DL&W¹	0	157,893		308
1884	Continental	Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	DL&W	0	136,894	180	347
1885	Continental	Colliery	Shaft	1	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	182,169	DL&W	0	189,345	182	387
1886	Continental	Colliery	Shaft	1	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	22,328	DL&W	0	26,508	26	20
1887	Continental	Colliery	Shaft	1	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	26,065	DL&W¹	0	30,325	39	369
1888	Continental	Colliery	Shaft	1	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	245,383	DL&W¹	0	253,334	216	477
1889	Continental	Colliery	Shaft	1	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	177,475	DL&W¹	0	187,467	143	474
1890	Continental	Colliery	Shaft	1	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	176,210	DL&W¹	0	186,658	172	476
1891	Continental	Colliery	Shaft	2	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	165,767	DL&W¹	0	173,394	200	469
1892	Continental	Colliery	Shaft	2	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	174,147	DL&W¹	0	181,727	180	463
1893	Continental	Colliery	Shaft	2	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	177,885	DL&W¹	0	185,619	183	480
1894	Continental	Colliery	Shaft	2	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	118,335	DL&W¹	0	125,963	126	483
1895	Continental	Colliery	Shaft	2	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	176,804	DL&W¹	0	184,624	193	473
1896	Continental	Colliery	Shaft	2	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	170,675	DL&W¹	0	178,736	176	496
1897	Continental	Colliery	Shaft¹	2	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	187,604	DL&W¹	0	195,556	183	489
1898	Continental	Colliery	Shaft¹	2	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	171,855	DL&W	0	180,605	178	493
1899	Continental	Colliery	Shaft¹	2	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	198,263	DL&W	0	207,319	199	505
1900	Continental	Colliery	Shaft¹	2	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	192,415	DL&W	0	201,853	187	501
1901	Continental	Colliery	Shaft¹	2	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	214,790	DL&W	0	228,253	218	498
1902	Continental	Colliery	Shaft	2	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	133,352	DL&W	0	136,252	138	511
1903	Continental	Colliery	Shaft	4	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	233,547	DL&W	0	235,309	229	557
1904	Continental	Colliery	Shaft	4	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	242,144	DL&W	0	246,561	238	600
1905	Continental	Colliery	Shaft	4	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	237,072	DL&W	0	238,904	232	614
1906	Continental	Colliery	Shaft	4	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	212,819	DL&W	0	216,906	214	595
1907	Continental	Colliery	Shaft	4	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	248,959	DL&W	0	252,692	262	574
1908	Continental	Colliery	Shaft	4	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	236,604	DL&W	0	239,151	222	588
1909	Continental	Colliery	Shaft	4	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	272,679	DL&W	0	275,340	276	597
1910	Continental	Colliery	Shaft	4	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	274,965	DL&W	0	278,095	252	595
1911	Continental	Colliery	Shaft	4	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	281,753	DL&W	0	306,244	265	671
1912	Continental	Colliery	Shaft	4	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	243,233	DL&W	0	245,055	249	628
1913	Continental	Colliery	Shaft	4	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	234,066	DL&W	0	236,299	275	647
1914	Continental	Colliery	Shaft	4	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	185,813	DL&W	0	188,243	208	631
1915	Continental	Colliery	Shaft	4	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	204,624	DL&W	0	207,320	235	625
1916	Continental	Colliery	Shaft	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	200,078	DL&W	0	201,897	267	548
1917	Continental	Colliery	Shaft / Slope / Drift	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	210,103	DL&W	0	212,121	298	598
1918	Continental	Colliery	Shaft	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	193,793	DL&W	0	199,276	302	583
1919	Continental	Colliery		5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	17,748	DL&W	0	18,381	30	558	Abandoned Feb 4 due to mine fire. 198 employed Sep 16 - Dec 31 fighting fire.
1920	Continental	Colliery		5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	DL&W	0	0			Idle due to mine fire.
1921	Continental	Colliery		5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Glen Alden Coal Co.	0	DL&W	0	0			Fighting mine fire.
1922	Continental	Colliery		5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Glen Alden Coal Co.	0	DL&W	0	0		116	Fighting mine fire.
1923	Continental	Colliery		5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Glen Alden Coal Co.	0	DL&W	0	0		95	Fighting mine fire.
1924	Continental	Colliery		5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Glen Alden Coal Co.	0	DL&W	0	0		97	Fighting mine fire.
1932	Continental	Colliery		5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Glen Alden Coal Co.	0		0	0	366	32	Fighting mine fire.
1936	Continental	Colliery		5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Glen Alden Coal Co.	0		0	0		43
1939	Continental	Mine	Slope	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Continental-Archbald Coal Co.	129,959		0	149,082	175	210	Formerly operated by Moffat Coal Co. Unable to correlate with a Moffat operation from 1938 - FPA.
1940	Continental	Mine	Slope	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Continental-Archbald Coal Co.	115,442		1,442	141,245	170	240
1941	Continental	Mine	Slope	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Continental-Archbald Coal Co.	130,445		6,810	165,836	199	269
1942	Continental	Mine	Slope	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Continental-Archbald Coal Co.	189,403		7,441	245,043	279	423
1943	Continental	Mine	Slope	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Continental-Archbald Coal Co.	224		1,353	281,197	293	454
1944	Continental	Mine	Slope	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Continental-Archbald Coal Co.	186,395		996	242,887	314	356
1945	Continental	Mine	Slope	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Continental-Archbald Coal Co.	127,859		0	169,216	284	272
1945	Continental	Stripping		5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Continental-Archbald Coal Co.	426		0	588	12	6
1946	Continental	Mine		5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Continental-Archbald Coal Co.	162,439		0	199,408	285	281	Coal prepared at Moffat Breaker.
1946	Continental	Stripping	Slope	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Continental-Archbald Coal Co.	2,734		0	3,518	76	8	Coal prepared at Moffat Breaker.
1947	Continental	Mine	Slope	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Continental-Archbald Coal Co.	186,904		0	206,375	292	334	Coal prepared at Baker and Moffat breakers.
1947	Continental	Stripping		5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	H. B. Sproul Construction Co, Inc.	3,773		0	4,391	75	5	Coal prepared at Moffat Breaker. Company ceased operation during the year.
1948	Continental	Mine	Slope	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	216,712		0	232,392	287	285	Coal prepared at Baker Breaker. Formerly operated by Continental-Archbald Co.
1949	Continental	Mine	Slope	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	149,676		0	156,117	206	242	Coal prepared at Baker Breaker.
1950	Continental	Mine		5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	149,244		0	154,271	222	235	Coal prepared at Baker Breaker.
1951	Continental	Mine		5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	129,353		0	135,675	191	232	Coal prepared at Baker Breaker.
1951	Continental	Stripping		5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	18,067		0	18,067	309	5	Coal prepared at Baker Breaker.
1952	Continental	Mine	Slope	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	154,223		0	160,621	232	245	Coal prepared at Baker Breaker.
1952	Continental	Stripping		5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	14,408		0	14,433	299	8	Coal prepared at Baker and Moffat breakers.
1953	Continental	Mine	Slope	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	89,830		5,141	105,719	143	220
1953	Continental	Stripping		5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	6,951		883	9,528	297	5
1954	Continental	Mine	Slope	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	54,060		23,042	84,003	104	233	Coal prepared at Moffat Breaker.
1955	Continental	Mine	Slope	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	68,040		23,067	99,322	116	264	Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
1956	Continental	Mine	Slope	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	133,738		17,090	170,279	222	222	Coal prepared at Moffat-Taylor Breaker.
1957	Continental	Mine	Slope	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	87,437		21,540	120,985	160	225	Coal prepared at Moffat Breaker.
1958	Continental	Mine	Slope	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	55,341		15,999	81,511	124	200	Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
1959	Continental	Mine	Slope	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	63,850		16,458	92,141	145	195	Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
1960	Continental	Mine	Slope	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	50,607		12,926	73,960	145	237
1961	Continental	Mine		2	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	120,124		29,698	185,788	221	274	Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
1961	Continental	Stripping	Slope	2	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	911		224	1,402	20	6	Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
1962	Continental	Mine	Slope	2	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	49,217		7,191	74,452	213	136	Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
1963	Continental	Mine	Slope	3	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	35,442		4,511	59,105	240	93
1964	Continental	Mine	Slope	3	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	29,404		5,645	61,413	242	103	Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
1965	Continental	Mine	Slope	10	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	15,183		7,722	44,675	141	93	Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
1966	Continental	Mine	Slope	13	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	6,637		7,089	25,139	36	129	Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.

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