South Wilkes-Barre

South Wilkes-Barre
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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
1875	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery	Shaft	Middle	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	0		0	0			Not shipping coal.
1881	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery	Shaft	Middle	Wilkes-Barre¹	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	0		0	0			Digging new shaft, 586 feet of probable 1,100 feet completed.
1882	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery	Shaft	Middle	Wilkes-Barre¹	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	0		0	0		24	Digging new shaft, completed to 704 feet and hoisting coal.
1883	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery	Shaft	Middle	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	0		0	462		14	No Breaker.
1884	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery	Shaft¹	Middle	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	0		0	0		34	No Breaker. Shaft started April 1884.
1886	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery	Shaft¹	3	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	0		0	0		38
1887	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery	Shaft¹	3	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	5,869		0	5,869		21	No Breaker.
1888	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery	Shaft¹	3	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	180		0	180		40	No Breaker.
1889	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery	Shaft¹	3	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	19,782		0	19,782		82	No Breaker.
1890	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery	No. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft	3	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	21,370		0	21,370		92	No Breaker.
1891	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery	No. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft	4	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	55,370		0	55,370		175
1892	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery	No. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft	4	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	141,039		0	142,702	46	593
1893	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery	No. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft¹	4	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	288,189		0	298,892	185	791
1894	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery	No. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft¹	4	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	155,011		0	284,145	137	769
1895	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery	No. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft¹	4	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	325,908		0	391,467	161	869
1896	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery	No. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft	4	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	207,113		0	267,400	99	831
1897	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery	No. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft	4	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	28,577		0	65,445	21	498
1898	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery	No. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft	4	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	169,716	LV	0	229,613	100	701
1899	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery	No. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft	4	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	324,972		0	390,858	157	724
1900	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery	No. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft	4	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	306,006	CNJ	0	375,885	169	779
1901	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery	No. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft	4	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	390,968	CNJ	0	476,642	212	859
1902	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery	No. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft¹	4	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	199,854	CNJ	0	254,423	118	934
1903	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery	No. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft¹	7	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	381,403	CNJ	0	441,977	236	814
1904	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft	7	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	305,491	CNJ	0	392,691	239	589
1905	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft	7	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	333,928	CNJ	0	417,840	227	922
1906	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft	7	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	319,610	CNJ	0	417,658	206	919
1907	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft	7	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	368,049	CNJ	0	488,757	231	1073
1908	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft¹	7	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	404,800	CNJ	0	531,102	226	1112
1909	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft / No. 4 Shaft	7	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	391,716	CNJ	0	499,571	200	1331
1910	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft / No. 4 Shaft	7	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	434,930	CNJ	0	564,375	217	1261
1911	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft / No. 4 Shaft	7	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	448,935	CNJ	0	590,154	240	1260
1912	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft / No. 4 Shaft	7	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	377,702	CNJ	0	519,590	214	1217
1913	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft / No. 4 Shaft	7	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	468,612	CNJ	0	620,630	240	1214
1914	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft / No. 4 Shaft	7	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	530,778	CNJ	0	690,288	251	1404
1915	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft / No. 4 Shaft	7	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	447,192	CNJ	0	589,254	209	1297
1916	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery	No. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft	11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	413,254	CNJ	0	550,266	250	1069
1917	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery	No. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft	11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	396,047	CNJ	0	563,670	282	1011
1918	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery	No. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft	11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	329,830	CNJ	0	486,357	302	863
1919	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery		11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	292,347	CNJ	0	420,387	273	790
1920	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery		11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	211,219	CNJ	0	347,046	280	729
1921	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery		11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	326,865	CNJ	0	479,528	290	978
1922	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery		11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	150,554	CNJ	0	262,552	157	823
1923	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery		11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	244,443	CNJ	0	390,040	276	874
1924	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery		11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	321,992	CNJ	0	461,298	278	920
1925	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery		11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	222,880	CNJ	0	334,965	192	900
1926	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery		11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	333,474	CNJ	0	451,949	254	1083
1927	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery		11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	345,165	CNJ	0	495,141	256	1666
1928	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery		11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	327,852	CNJ	0	464,100	237	1137
1929	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery		11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	317,177	CNJ	0	447,735	211	1171
1930	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery		11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	341,229	CNJ	0	452,368	194	1272
1931	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery		11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	484,221		0	572,129	194	1397
1932	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery		11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	442,567		0	563,439	169	1364
1933	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery		11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	431,583		0	541,651	155	1383
1934	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery		11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	473,929		0	597,700	174	1447
1935	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery		11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	453,211		0	571,193	163	1545
1936	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery		11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	473,268		0	614,063	161	1520
1937	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery		11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	496,662		0	631,661	182	1483
1938	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery		11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	401,828		0	523,689	154	1540
1939	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery		11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	528,946		0	635,567	185	1501
1940	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery		11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	321,730		61	437,801	146	1487
1941	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery		11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	486,920		815	640,785	200	1474
1942	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery		11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	478,655		796	655,348	239	1275
1943	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery		11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	372,434		301	540,156	272	1071
1944	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery		11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	370,467		0	258,902	309	928
1945	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery		11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	320,191		7,300	470,671	280	857
1946	South Wilkes-Barre	Breaker		11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	356,812		9,208	520,387	290	978
1947	South Wilkes-Barre	Stripping		11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	A. E. Dick Contracting Co.	139,852		0	153,733	278	40	Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
1947	South Wilkes-Barre	Breaker		11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	362,053		0	522,114	295	1010
1948	South Wilkes-Barre	Breaker		11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	314,939		36	467,908	287	999
1949	South Wilkes-Barre	Breaker		11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	256,916		3,196	366,991	206	1025
1950	South Wilkes-Barre	Breaker		11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	295,823		355	385,793	222	1021
1951	South Wilkes-Barre	Breaker		11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	242,683		286	292,139	193	818	Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
1952	South Wilkes-Barre	Breaker		11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	312,848		0	321,372	228	754	Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
1953	South Wilkes-Barre	Breaker	Shaft	11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	193,332		0	200,620	144	618
1954	South Wilkes-Barre	Mine		11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Glen Alden Coal Co.	193,555		0	200,964	193	369	Run of mine operation.
1955	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery		11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Glen Alden Corporation	163,640		0	169,888	199	357	Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
1956	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery		11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Glen Alden Corporation	28,951		5,841	37,430	42	367	Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
1957	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery		11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Glen Alden Corporation	5,963		1,961	8,599	244	33	Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
1958	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery		11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Glen Alden Corporation	13,646		4,582	21,229	221	22	Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
1959	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery		11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Glen Alden Corporation	17,692		7,290	28,104	196	47	Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
1960	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery		11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Glen Alden Corporation	18,222		6,617	34,695	214	45	Coal prepared at multiple breakers.
1961	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery		11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Glen Alden Corporation	25,925		3,033	43,374	244	51	Coal prepared at Woodward, Loree and Marvine breakers.
1962	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery		11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Glen Alden Corporation	0		0	0	150	0	Coal prepared at Woodward, Loree and Marvine breakers.
1962	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery		11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	V-R Coal Corp.	20,140		5,210	42,115	216	65	Coal prepared at Loree, Marvine, Pompey, Taylor and Huber breakers.
1963	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery		11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	V-R Coal Corp.	58,417		13,323	99,952	240	88	Coal prepared at Loree, Marvine and Huber breakers.
1964	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery		11	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	V-R Coal Corp.	56,498		8,082	85,696	235	79	Coal prepared at Huber, Loree and Dorrance breakers.
1965	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery		13	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	V-R Coal Corp.	63,198		16,576	103,603	183	66	Coal prepared at Huber, Loree and Taylor breakers.
1966	South Wilkes-Barre	Bank		13	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Reilly Contracting Co.	0	Truck¹	4,440	4,440	35	3	Coal prepared at Ginther Washery.
1966	South Wilkes-Barre	Colliery		13	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	V-R Coal Corp.	11,546		2,127	21,982	113	50	Coal prepared at Huber, Loree and Kassa breakers.
1967	South Wilkes-Barre	Bank		13	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Reilly Contracting Co.	0	Truck¹	1,915	1,915	0	0	From coal stockpiled at Ginther Washery in 1966.

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