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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.304,2860313,456270744 
Avondale CollieryShaft 13Plymouth Twp.LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.184,446DL&W 10191,502226446 
Baltimore CollierySlope / Shaft3Wilkes-BarreLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.103,5060103,506234256 
Baltimore Tunnel CollieryTunnel 13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.141,8210144,186242348 
Boston Colliery3Plymouth Twp.LuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.199,6420202,923228320 
Conyngham CollieryShaft 13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.101,9020105,537208284 
Diamond CollieryShaft 13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.82,358082,916199191 
Dodson CollieryShaft 13Plymouth Twp.LuzernePlymouth Coal Co.134,961DL&W 10150,140136413 
Dorrance CollieryShaft 13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.67,971LV 1073,094225171 
EmpireNo. 2CollieryShaft 13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.293,4710296,330214784 
Franklin CollierySlopes3Wilkes-BarreLuzerneFranklin Coal Co.143,080LV 10155,025243540 
Gaylord CollierySlope / Shaft3PlymouthLuzerneKingston Coal Co.294,4210303,319209686 
Hillman Vein CollieryShaft 13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneHillman Vein Coal Co.98,5420118,097204329 
HollenbackNo. 2Colliery3Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.264,4830285,900223578 
JerseyNo. 8Colliery3AshleyLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.127,8720133,579215468 
KingstonNo. 1CollieryShaft3EdwardsvilleLuzerneKingston Coal Co.226,7030243,860239390 
KingstonNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft3EdwardsvilleLuzerneKingston Coal Co.344,4440352,444232772 
KingstonNo. 4CollieryNo. 4 Shaft3EdwardsvilleLuzerneKingston Coal Co.103,0230105,522215297 
LanceNo. 11CollieryShaft 13PlymouthLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.209,6200211,351216626 
Maffet Colliery3Sugar NotchLuzerneHanover Coal Co.152,3390153,638233332 
Newport Colliery3Newport Twp.LuzerneNewport Coal Co.000 109Idle.
NottinghamNo. 15CollieryShaft 13PlymouthLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.521,5210529,3922171099 
Parrish CollierySlope 13PlymouthLuzerneParrish Coal Co.345,720DL&W 10349,894247628 
PlymouthNo. 2CollieryShaft3PlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.131,1650131,165202325 
PlymouthNo. 3CollieryShaft3PlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.227,0180228,836243467 
PlymouthNo. 4CollieryShaft3PlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.174,8120174,812237373 
PlymouthNo. 5CollieryShaft3PlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.210,6000214,616227418 
Red AshNo. 1CollieryNo. 1 Slope 13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneRed Ash Coal Co.00165,19524232815x,xx5 tons of railroad shippments unreadable.
Red AshNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 Slope / Tunnel 13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneRed Ash Coal Co.00199,479242375xxx,243 tons of railroad shippments unreadable
ReynoldsNo. 16CollierySlope 13PlymouthLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.159,1260159,126214531 
SCCNo. 1CollieryNo. 1 Slope / No. 1 Tunnel / No. 4 Tunnel3NanticokeLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.00243,272286276Railroad shipment of 1,872,789 tons not individually reported.
SCCNo. 2CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 1 Shaft deep / No. 2 Slope3NanticokeLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.00523,7662861578Railroad shipment of 1,872,789 tons not individually reported.
SCCNo. 3CollieryNo. 3 Slope or Grand Tunnel3West NanticokeLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.00110,352235270Railroad shipment of 1,872,789 tons not individually reported.
SCCNo. 5CollieryNo. 2 Shaft / No. 4 Slope3NanticokeLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.00622,0272871133Railroad shipment of 1,872,789 tons not individually reported.
SCCNo. 6CollieryNo. 6 Shaft / No. 6 Slope / No. 6 Tunnel3Glen LyonLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.00395,3392621210Railroad shipment of 1,872,789 tons not individually reported.
South Wilkes-Barre CollieryShaft 13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.1800180 40No Breaker.
StantonNo. 7CollieryShaft 13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.220,6410229,596195657 
Sugar NotchNo. 9CollieryShaft3Sugar NotchLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.175,5320178,169209580 
WanamieNo. 18CollierySlope 13Newport Twp.LuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.151,3420153,355215528 
Warrior Run CollierySlope 13Sugar NotchLuzerneA. J. Davis83,881090,081207280 
West End Colliery3MocanaquaLuzerneWest End Coal Co.182,478PRR 10196,567280480 
Woodward CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft3Plymouth Twp.LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.35,412DL&W 1049,87497201 

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


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