1887
District 3
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Operation NameNumberTypeOpeningDistrictCityCountyCompany NameRailroad Shipments (tons)Railroad to MineTruck Shipments (tons)Total Production (tons)Days WorkedEmployeesNotes
Alden Colliery3Newport Twp.LuzerneAlden Coal Co.255,4440263,073261636 
Avondale CollieryShaft 13Plymouth Twp.LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.166,168DL&W 10172,589201435 
Baltimore CollierySlope / Shaft3Wilkes-BarreLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.69,645069,645197263 
Baltimore Tunnel CollieryTunnel 13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.130,4190132,854222374 
Boston Colliery3Plymouth Twp.LuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.39,609040,20950322 
Conyngham CollieryShaft 13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.83,150084,656195259 
Diamond CollieryShaft 13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.94,143094,525195247 
Dodson CollieryShaft 13Plymouth Twp.LuzernePlymouth Coal Co.139,091DL&W 10154,041184369 
Dorrance CollieryShaft 13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.40,046LV 1051,650244136 
East End Colliery3Conyngham Twp.LuzerneWest End Coal Co.0Lehigh & Susquehanna 100  Did not work in 1887.
EmpireNo. 2CollieryShaft 13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.246,7920249,372197811 
Franklin CollierySlopes3Wilkes-BarreLuzerneFranklin Coal Co.156,861LV 10169,336244505 
Gaylord CollierySlope / Shaft3PlymouthLuzerneKingston Coal Co.239,7260248,276184582 
HartfordNo. 6Colliery3AshleyLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.119,0390123,118184478 
Hillman Vein CollieryShaft 13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneHillman Vein Coal Co.75,032097,417247327 
HollenbackNo. 2Colliery3Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.232,0360254,560219578 
KingstonNo. 1CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 4 Shaft3EdwardsvilleLuzerneKingston Coal Co.234,3870249,762234594 
KingstonNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft3EdwardsvilleLuzerneKingston Coal Co.363,5070371,599240760 
LanceNo. 11CollieryShaft 13PlymouthLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.193,6220193,688210560 
Maffet Colliery3Sugar NotchLuzerneHanover Coal Co.133,0680136,658206360 
NottinghamNo. 15CollieryShaft 13PlymouthLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.489,4790498,0142061107 
Parrish CollierySlope 13PlymouthLuzerneParrish Coal Co.185,743DL&W 10187,957182617 
PlymouthNo. 2CollieryShaft3PlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.177,3070177,307216443 
PlymouthNo. 3CollieryShaft3PlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.222,0920223,93926442 
PlymouthNo. 4CollieryShaft3PlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.173,8010173,801215362 
PlymouthNo. 5CollieryShaft3PlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.200,1290203,732217423 
Red AshNo. 1CollieryNo. 1 Slope 13Wilkes-Barre Twp.LuzerneRed Ash Coal Co.145,7810145,781194308 
Red AshNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 Slope / Tunnel 13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneRed Ash Coal Co.175,1200177,712207365 
ReynoldsNo. 16CollierySlope 13PlymouthLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.149,4680149,630203533 
SCCNo. 1CollieryNo. 1 Slope / No. 1 Tunnel / No. 4 Tunnel3NanticokeLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.00188,453241431Railroad shipment of 1,562,456 tons not individually reported.
SCCNo. 2CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 1 Shaft deep / No. 2 Slope3NanticokeLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.00460,4032461474Railroad shipment of 1,562,456 tons not individually reported.
SCCNo. 3CollieryNo. 3 Slope or Grand Tunnel3West NanticokeLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.00117,885193310Railroad shipment of 1,562,456 tons not individually reported.
SCCNo. 5CollieryNo. 2 Shaft / No. 4 Slope3NanticokeLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.00514,8052451104Railroad shipment of 1,562,456 tons not individually reported.
SCCNo. 6CollieryNo. 6 Shaft / No. 6 Slope / No. 6 Tunnel3Glen LyonLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.00279,9822281119Railroad shipment of 1,562,456 tons not individually reported.
South Wilkes-Barre CollieryShaft 13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.5,86905,869 21No Breaker.
StantonNo. 7CollieryShaft 13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.266,4750273,472220653 
Sugar NotchNo. 9CollieryShaft3Sugar NotchLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.182,7220184,839207620 
WanamieNo. 18CollierySlope 13Newport Twp.LuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.149,2150151,051207506 
Warrior Run CollierySlope 13Hanover Twp.LuzerneA. J. Davis80,854092,388202260 
West End Colliery3MocanaquaLuzerneWest End Coal Co.152,860PRR 10172,259264392 
Woodward CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft3Plymouth Twp.LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.0DL&W 104,464 111Breaker not ready.

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


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