Hoban

Hoban
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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	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Drift	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)¹	0	159,989		314
1873	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft¹	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)¹	0	159,433		332
1874	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)¹	0	124,754		300
1875	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)¹	0	157,456		303
1876	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	99,406	Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)¹	0	103,966	149	351
1877	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)¹	0	70,072	130	357
1878	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)¹	0	102,392	152	353
1879	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Drift	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)¹	0	175,836	266	383
1880	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Drift	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)¹	0	116,845	170	379
1881	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Drift	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)¹	0	149,358		368
1882	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)¹	0	153,846	236	374
1883	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Drift	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)¹	0	149,786		403
1884	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Drift	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)	0	124,118	175	416
1885	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Drift	1	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	143,549	Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)	0	150,602	184	438
1886	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Drift	1	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	185,732	Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)	0	186,713	209	454
1887	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Drift	1	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	183,240	DL&W¹	0	190,118	210	455
1888	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Drift	1	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	208,863	DL&W¹	0	221,009	281	472
1889	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Drift	1	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	162,592	DL&W¹	0	174,355	163	459
1890	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Drift	1	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	178,333	DL&W¹	0	190,176	196	448
1891	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Drift	2	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	172,106	DL&W¹	0	183,003	194	449
1892	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Drift	2	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	164,904	DL&W¹	0	180,774	182	440
1893	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Drift	2	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	171,985	DL&W¹	0	182,248	189	448
1894	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Drift	2	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	157,961	DL&W¹	0	168,870	160	458
1895	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Drift	2	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	185,476	DL&W¹	0	197,877	193	460
1896	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Slope / Drift	2	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	141,672	DL&W¹	0	153,597	148	453
1897	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Drift	2	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	185,612	DL&W¹	0	199,620	185	461
1898	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Drift	2	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	197,825	DL&W	0	211,020	183	449
1899	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Drift	2	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	249,833	DL&W	0	264,631	180	517
1900	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Drift	2	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	248,315	DL&W	0	265,975	157	614
1901	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Drift	2	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	258,869	DL&W	0	282,174	205	649
1902	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Drift	2	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	167,745	DL&W	0	202,451	132	640
1902	Taylor	Washery		2	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	131,792	DL&W	0	135,682	111	59
1903	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft	4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	325,518	DL&W	0	350,483	217	701
1903	Taylor	Washery		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	254,988	DL&W	0	262,288	199	57
1904	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft	4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	309,904	DL&W	0	337,452	228	736
1904	Taylor	Washery		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	162,660	DL&W	0	165,969	186	43
1905	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft	4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	301,664	DL&W	0	307,858	200	738
1905	Taylor	Washery		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	183,787	DL&W	0	183,787	254	45
1906	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft	4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	270,495	DL&W	0	299,118	192	710
1906	Taylor	Washery		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	214,889	DL&W	0	223,289	321	70
1907	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft	4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	356,140	DL&W	0	373,391	252	740
1907	Taylor	Washery		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	193,997	DL&W	0	201,497		54
1908	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft	5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	355,298	DL&W	0	367,308	226	740
1909	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Slope	5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	385,679	DL&W	0	405,407	276	725
1910	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Slope	5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	406,684	DL&W	0	425,437	258	695
1911	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Slope	5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	391,268	DL&W	0	407,428	248	747
1912	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Slope	5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	261,440	DL&W	0	279,314	203	796
1913	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Slope	5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	381,890	DL&W	0	406,285	265	782
1914	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Slope	5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	485,613	DL&W	0	512,045	265	841
1914	Taylor	Washery		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	20,931	DL&W	0	20,931	193	12
1915	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Slope	5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	458,255	DL&W	0	483,541	225	904
1915	Taylor	Washery		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	23,871	DL&W	0	23,871	192	12
1916	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Slope	7	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	464,473	DL&W	0	492,185	276	896
1917	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Slope	7	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	484,620	DL&W	0	513,753	282	959
1918	Taylor	Colliery	Shaft / Slope	7	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	557,981	DL&W	0	608,303	301	943
1918	Taylor	Washery		7	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	2,816	DL&W	0	3,027	151	6
1919	Taylor	Colliery		7	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	481,514	DL&W	0	549,165	273	969
1920	Taylor	Colliery		7	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	507,579	DL&W	0	556,152	279	960
1921	Taylor	Colliery		7	Taylor	Lackawanna	Glen Alden Coal Co.	553,663	DL&W	0	623,385	241	996
1922	Taylor	Colliery		7	Taylor	Lackawanna	Glen Alden Coal Co.	364,004	DL&W	0	392,338	155	980
1923	Taylor	Colliery		7	Taylor	Lackawanna	Glen Alden Coal Co.	660,907	DL&W	0	697,227	287	957
1924	Taylor	Colliery		7	Taylor	Lackawanna	Glen Alden Coal Co.	634,505	DL&W	0	675,876	289	1020
1925	Taylor	Colliery		7	Taylor	Lackawanna	Glen Alden Coal Co.	432,890	DL&W	0	465,991	198	1230
1926	Taylor	Colliery		7	Taylor	Lackawanna	Glen Alden Coal Co.	560,031	DL&W	0	590,049	253	1101
1927	Taylor	Colliery		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Glen Alden Coal Co.	458,722	DL&W	0	493,329	248	1171
1928	Taylor	Colliery		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Glen Alden Coal Co.	273,750	DL&W	0	303,847	192	1194
1929	Taylor	Colliery		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Glen Alden Coal Co.	329,869	DL&W	0	369,538	272	1175
1930	Taylor	Colliery		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Glen Alden Coal Co.	275,426	DL&W	0	316,162	210	1330
1931	Taylor	Colliery		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Glen Alden Coal Co.	9,372		0	14,095	7	1330
1932	Taylor	Colliery		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Glen Alden Coal Co.	0		0	0		6	Idle.
1933	Taylor	Colliery		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Glen Alden Coal Co.	0		0	0		4	Idle.
1934	Taylor	Colliery		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Hoban Coal Co.	18,335		0	19,837	123	60	Coal prepared at Baker Colliery, 5th District.
1935	Taylor	Colliery		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Hoban Coal Co.	140,199		0	151,205	285	211
1936	Taylor	Colliery		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Hoban Coal Co.	93,790		0	101,419	292	77
1937	Hoban	Colliery		4	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Hoban Coal Co.	33,844		0	36,658	116	88
1937	Taylor	Colliery		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Pyne-Taylor Coal Co.	331,474		0	354,086	247	397
1938	Taylor	Colliery		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Pyne-Taylor Coal Co.	409,285		0	451,768	222	416
1938	Taylor	Stripping		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Pyne-Taylor Coal Co.	46,850		0	52,079	222	8
1939	Taylor	Colliery		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Pyne-Taylor Coal Co.	512,291		0	561,124	207	657
1939	Taylor	Stripping		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Pyne-Taylor Coal Co.	80,361		0	92,189	182	18
1940	Taylor	Colliery		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Pyne-Taylor Coal Co.	480,083		42	519,898	199	662
1940	Taylor	Stripping		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Pyne-Taylor Coal Co.	76,374		953	93,443	170	48	Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
1941	Taylor	Colliery		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Pyne-Taylor Coal Co.	365,153		994	399,583	236	521
1941	Taylor	Stripping		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Pyne-Taylor Coal Co.	42,253		2,206	53,716	189	22
1942	Taylor	Colliery		4	Taylor	Lackawanna	Pyne-Taylor Coal Co.	315,197		740	348,572	262	537
1943	Taylor	Colliery		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Pyne-Taylor Coal Co.	200,191		0	219,365	284	279	Transferred from 4th District.
1944	Taylor	Colliery		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Pyne-Taylor Coal Co.	180,357		0	199,218	313	229
1945	Taylor	Colliery		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Pyne-Taylor Coal Co.	144,747		0	159,388	284	193
1946	Taylor	Mine		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Pyne-Taylor Coal Co.	152,807		0	168,248	291	188	Coal prepared at Baker Breaker.
1947	Taylor	Mine		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Pyne-Taylor Coal Co.	163,416		0	177,728	292	220	Coal prepared at Baker Breaker.
1948	Taylor	Mine		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	169,944		0	182,004	288	232	Coal prepared at Baker Breaker. Formerly operated by Pyne-Talor Coal Co.
1949	Taylor	Mine		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	114,825		0	119,773	207	234	Coal prepared at Baker Breaker.
1949	Taylor	Stripping		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	3,575		0	4,066	65	12	Coal prepared at Moffat Breaker.
1950	Taylor	Mine		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	127,235		0	131,596	222	228	Coal prepared at Moffat Breaker.
1950	Taylor	Stripping		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	17,067		0	17,957	260	14	Coal prepared at Baker & Moffat breakers.
1951	Taylor	Mine		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	106,026		0	110,062	193	216	Coal prepared at Moffat Breaker.
1951	Taylor	Stripping		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	10,949		0	12,488	227	14	Coal prepared at Baker & Moffat breakers.
1952	Taylor	Mine		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	134,164		0	139,255	230	269	Coal prepared at Baker Breaker.
1952	Taylor	Stripping		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	1,731		0	1,969	41	14	Discontinued operation in February. Coal prepared at Moffat Breaker.
1953	Taylor	Mine	Slope / Drift	5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	85,217		5,151	100,042	144	246
1954	Taylor	Mine		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	52,474		22,366	81,538	107	237	Coal prepared at Moffat Breaker.
1954	Taylor	Stripping		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	3,916		1,669	6,085	64	6	Coal prepared at Moffat Breaker.
1955	Taylor	Mine		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	3,035		1,029	4,430	7	205	Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
1955	Taylor	Stripping		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	10,381		3,520	15,154	180	20	Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
1956	Taylor	Breaker		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	0		0	0	226	185
1956	Taylor	Mine		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	0		0	0	96	19	Worked on flushing only.
1957	Moffat-Taylor	Breaker		5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	0		0	0	191	182
1958	Moffat	Breaker		5		Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	0		0	0	149	193
1958	Taylor	Stripping		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	5,544		22	11,446	264	11	Coal prepared at Bolands and Taylor breakers.
1959	Taylor	Bank		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	1,025		264	1,479	140	5	Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
1959	Taylor	Breaker		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	0		0	0	140	203
1960	Taylor	Breaker		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	0		0	0	138	147
1961	Taylor	Breaker		3	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	24,208		5,985	37,441	219	184
1961	Taylor	Shops		3	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	0		0	0	243	50
1962	Taylor	Stripping		3	Taylor	Lackawanna	Comet Coal Co.	2,515		367	3,798	101	6
1962	Taylor	Breaker		3	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	36,945		5,398	56,129	227	166
1962	Taylor	Shops		3	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	0		0	0	272	48
1963	Taylor	Breaker		3	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	0		0	0	111	57
1963	Taylor	Colliery		3	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	7,388		940	12,320	111	67	Mining finished.
1963	Taylor	Shops		3	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	0		0	0	241	38
1963	Taylor	Stripping		3	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	3,075		391	5,109	326	6	Mining finished.
1964	Taylor	Breaker		3	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	0		0	0	92	92
1964	Taylor	Shops		3	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	0		0	0	243	46
1965	Taylor	Colliery		10	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	0		0	0	77	60
1965	Taylor	Shops		10	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	0		0	0	260	41
1966	Taylor	Breaker		13	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	0		0	0	33	67	Ownership transferred to the Moffat Premium Anthracite, Inc. in April 1966.
1966	Taylor	Breaker		13	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Premium Anthracite, Inc.	0		0	0	85	0
1966	Taylor	Bank		13	Taylor	Lackawanna	Perry Coal Sales Co.	3,540		0	3,540	22	3	All coal shipped unprepared to Erie-Lackawanna Railroad power plants.
1967	Taylor	Bank		13		Luzerne	C. B. M. Coal Co.	540		0	885	89	2	Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
1967	Taylor	Breaker		13	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Premium Anthracite, Inc.	0		0	0	146	70
1967	Taylor	Bank		13	Taylor	Lackawanna	Perry Coal Sales Co.	1,131		13,518	17,015	114	6	Coal prepared at Bel Air and Taylor breakers.
1968	Taylor	Bank		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Martinelli, Mathew	361		64	2,384	41	0	Coal prepared at Matisko Breaker and Ace Cleaning Plant.
1968	Taylor	Breaker		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Premium Anthracite, Inc.	0		0	0	144	65
1969	Taylor	Breaker		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Premium Anthracite, Inc.	0		0	0	124	54
1969	Taylor	Bank		5		Luzerne	Scranton Excavating Co.	3,191		1,102	9,860	278	3	Coal prepared at Taylor and Raymond breakers.
1970	Taylor	Breaker		5	Taylor	Lackawanna	Moffat Premium Anthracite, Inc.	0		0	0	162	65
1970	Taylor	Bank		5		Luzerne	Scranton Excavating Co.	2,347		626	6,664	259	4	Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.

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