1890
District 1
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Operation NameNumberTypeOpeningDistrictCityCountyCompany NameRailroad Shipments (tons)Railroad to MineTruck Shipments (tons)Total Production (tons)Days WorkedEmployeesNotes
Archbald CollierySlope / Shaft1Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.149,756DL&W 10158,472191459 
Bellevue CollieryShaft / Slope1Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.125,191DL&W 10142,352135515 
Brisbin CollieryShaft1ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.196,864DL&W 10209,910208432 
Bunker Hill CollieryDrift 11DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.7,298E&WV 108,29823618 
Capouse CollieryShaft1ScrantonLackawannaLackawanna Iron & Coal Co.277,639DL&W 10288,934189534 
CarbondaleNo. 3CollieryShaft1CarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.0052,739181144Railroad shipment of 107,818 tons with Carbondale No. 1 not individually reported.
CarbondaleNo. 1CollieryShaft1CarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.00105,622191288Railroad shipment of 107,818 tons with Carbondale No. 3 not individually reported.
Cayuga CollieryShaft1ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.26,226DL&W 1038,27657342 
Central CollieryShaft1ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.104,493DL&W 10123,757105500 
Church CollierySlope1ScrantonLackawannaChurch Coal Co., Limited3,597014,75116129 
Clark CollieryTunnel1ScrantonLackawannaJason Flynn4404,663 17 
Clifford CollieryShaft / Slope1Forest CitySusquehannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.96,2280105,186207233 
Clinton CollierySlope1Fell Twp.Wayne & LackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.61,811069,643148231 
Coal Brook CollieryTunnel1CarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.261,1450266,620224357 
Continental CollieryShaft1Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.176,210DL&W 10186,658172476 
DiamondNo. 2CollieryDiamond No. 2 Shaft / Trip Shaft1ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.230,663DL&W 10264,614203525 
Dickson CollieryShaft1ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.231,8750243,852225451 
Dodge CollieryShaft1Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.153,773DL&W 10167,331184367 
Dolph CollieryDrift1WintonLackawannaDolph Coal Co., Limited85,810087,836155256 
Eddy Creek CollieryShaft1OlyphantLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.64,689072,722127356 
Edgerton CollieryDrifts1ArchbaldLackawannaEdgerton Coal Co., Limited160,9530171,137168287 
Elk Creek CollieryDrifts1Fell Twp.LackawannaFrisbee & Co.9,973010,293 46 
Erie CollieryShaft1MayfieldLackawannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.162,4650176,582183494 
Fair Lawn CollierySlope1ScrantonLackawannaFair Lawn Coal Co., Limited7,206010,37635166Abandoned.
Forest City CollieryShaft / Slope1Forest CitySusquehannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.193,8540210,164215406 
Glenwood CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft1MayfieldLackawannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.208,1070216,319176483 
Grassy Island CollieryShaft / Drift1OlyphantLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.145,2920159,629210418 
Grassy Island CollieryShaft / Drift1WintonLackawannaGrassy Island Coal Co., Limited9,600012,63719346 
Green Ridge CollierySlope1DunmoreLackawannaO. S. Johnson & Co.114,2920127,316215249 
Gypsy Grove CollieryNo. 3 Shaft / No. 4 Shaft1DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.108,940E&WV 10114,440197323 
Hampton CollieryShaft1Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.133,223DL&W 10143,700189431 
Holden CollieryShaft1Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.134,177DL&W 10141,854183312 
Hyde Park CollieryShaft1ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.134,931DL&W 10143,554204357 
JermynNo. 1CollieryShaft1JermynLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.173,7580198,819207427 
JermynNo. 3CollieryShaft1Dickson City BoroughLackawannaJohn Jermyn56,364062,964189239 
JermynNo. 4CollieryShaft1Dickson City BoroughLackawannaJohn Jermyn130,4980143,682182415 
Jones-Simpson CollieryShaft / Drift1ArchbaldLackawannaJones, Simpson & Co.142,2140149,294209430 
Keystone CollieryDrift1MayfieldLackawannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.100,1870101,647225244 
Lackawanna CollieryShaft1BlakelyLackawannaLackawanna Coal Co., Limited238,5140247,203239545 
Leggetts Creek CollieryShaft1ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.171,4220186,417213461 
Manville CollieryShaft1ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.45,513D&H 1047,23377 Data on DL&W report.
Manville CollieryShaft1ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.35,585DL&W 1048,67477228Manville Colliery is worked every alternate month by the DL&W and D&H.
Marshwood CollierySlope1Olyphant 1LackawannaMoosic Mountain Coal Co.59,697063,461193161 
Marvine CollieryShaft1ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.173,9080192,153222400 
Meadow Brook CollieryShaft1ScrantonLackawannaWilliam Connell & Co.201,2330222,580185334 
Meadow Brook CollieryTunnel1ScrantonLackawannaWilliam Connell & Co.65,172065,90518389 
Midland MineTunnel1CarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.00022417Numbers included with Coal Brook Colliery.
Mount Jessup CollierySlope1WintonLackawannaMount Jessup Coal Co., Ltd.23,048DL&W 1029,09794163 
Mount Pleasant CollierySlope1ScrantonLackawannaWilliam T. Smith154,107DL&W 10177,410211467 
Murray CollieryShaft1DunmoreLackawannaMurray and Jackson3,20006,52620222 
National CollieryShaft / Slope1ScrantonLackawannaWilliam Connell & Co.57,009DL&W 1062,573183221 
OlyphantNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 Shaft1OlyphantLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.18,935028,06042283 
Ontario CollieryShaft1Blakely BoroughLackawannaNew York & Susquehanna Coal Co.11,324016,33553207 
Ontario Colliery1CarbondaleLackawannaReese & Moser12,000013,490120102 
Oxford CollieryShaft1ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.134,993DL&W 10151,403186405 
Pancoast CollieryShaft1Dickson CityLackawannaPancoast Coal Co., Limited131,842DL&W 10143,660205407 
PCCNo. 1CollieryShaft1DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.61,768E&WV 1077,620191193 
PCCNo. 5CollieryShaft1DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.135,180E&WV 10140,680214410 
Pierce CollierySlope / Drift1ArchbaldLackawannaPierce Coal Co., Limited54,874DL&W 1062,95572316 
Pine Brook CollieryShaft1ScrantonLackawannaLackawanna Iron & Coal Co.285,226DL&W 10313,121205603 
Powderly CollierySlope1Carbondale Twp.LackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.00121,814186245Shipment of 107,818 tons with Carbondale Nos. 1 & 2 not individually reported.
Providence CollieryShaft1ScrantonLackawannaProvidence Coal Co.39,890048,240199158 
Pyne CollieryShaft / Slope1Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.156,609DL&W 10170,043186399 
Racket Brook Colliery1Carbondale Twp.LackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.158,0560159,43125286 
Rushbrook CollieryShaft / Drift1ArchbaldLackawannaRushbrook Coal Co.9,254012,904139196 
S. V. White CollieryTunnel1WintonLackawannaWinton Coal Co., Limited73,477078,256179214 
Simpson CollierySlopes1Fell Twp.LackawannaNorthwest Coal Co.175,2090186,313216342 
Sloan CollieryShaft1Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.168,836DL&W 10179,308195488 
Spencer CollieryShaft1DunmoreLackawannaA. D. & F. M. Spencer132,000NYS&W 10141,597181541 
Stafford CollieryShaft / Slope1ScrantonLackawannaWilliam Connell & Co.26,981028,08118369 
Storrs CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft1Dickson CityLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.101,514DL&W 10109,174148433 
Taylor CollieryShaft / Drift1Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.178,333DL&W 10190,176196448 
Tripp Colliery1ScrantonLackawannaTripp & Co.600DL&W 1014,00025528 
Von Storch CollieryShaft / Slope1ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.240,7930267,310223626 
White Oak CollieryNo. 3 Tunnel / No. 5 Tunnel1ArchbaldLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.159,7940165,420215416 
Wilson Creek CollieryTunnel1CarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.000224247Numbers included with Coal Brook Colliery.

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


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