1876

1876
District Eastern
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Operation Name	Number	Type	Opening	District	City	County	Company Name	Railroad Shipments (tons)	Railroad to Mine	Total Production (tons)	Days Worked	Employees	Notes
Archbald		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	5,933	DL&W¹	8,400	30	117
Beaver		Colliery		Eastern	Pittston	Luzerne	Waterman, Beaver & Co.	20,130		20,394	233	36
Bellevue		Colliery	Shaft / Slope	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	9,274	DL&W¹	12,314	22	358
Brisbin		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Scranton	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	49,702	DL&W¹	51,852	93	269
Brown's		Colliery		Eastern	Pleasant Valley (Avoca)	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	11,625	PCC Gravity¹	11,625	219	11
Butler		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Pittston Twp.	Luzerne	Butler Coal Co.	60,389		66,222	214	235
Capouse		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Scranton	Luzerne	Lackawanna Iron & Coal Co.	108,646		118,185	182	354
Carbon Hill		Colliery		Eastern	Old Forge Twp.	Luzerne	Glenwood Coal Co.	15,000		16,136	81	231	Abandoned in Sept due to poor quality of coal.
Carbondale	No. 3	Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Carbondale	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	12,980		13,680	138	214
Cayuga		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Scranton	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	93,539	DL&W¹	96,076	158	264
Central		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Scranton	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	110,962	DL&W¹	118,462	172	276
Chestnut Hill		Colliery		Eastern	Carbondale	Luzerne	Eli E. Hendricks & Co.	1,798		3,468	51	52
Coal Brook		Colliery	Tunnels (5)	Eastern	Carbondale	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	113,683		116,933	118	652
Columbia		Colliery	Tunnel	Eastern	Pittston Twp.	Luzerne	Grove Brothers	17,573		17,723	146	45
Continental		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	96,169	DL&W¹	98,987	162	318
Dawson		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Pleasant Valley (Avoca)	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	65,478	PCC Gravity¹	66,203	219	171
Diamond	No. 2	Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Scranton	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	120,062	DL&W¹	124,350	162	360
Diamond	No. 2	Colliery	Slope	Eastern	Scranton	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	50,907	DL&W¹	54,135	162		Employees included with Tripp Breaker.
Dodge		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	88,881	DL&W¹	92,120	138	302
Eaton		Colliery	Shaft / Slope / Tunnel¹	Eastern	Archbald	Luzerne	Jones, Simpson & Co.	83,437		85,203	157	324
Eddy Creek		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Olyphant	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	67,953		76,566	140	351
Elk Hill		Colliery	Tunnel¹	Eastern	Blakely Twp.	Luzerne	Elk Hill Coal & Iron Co.	42,110		42,410	215	178
Erie		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Carbondale Twp.	Luzerne	data not available	90,478		97,550	180	310
Everhart		Colliery		Eastern	Jenkins Twp.	Luzerne	Waddell & Schooly	53,568		54,868	200	156
Fair Lawn		Colliery	Slope	Eastern	Scranton	Luzerne	Fair Lawn Coal Co.	28,442		32,373	180	122
Filer		Colliery		Eastern	Winton	Luzerne	Filer & Livey	103,856	DL&W¹	110,456		332
Grassy Island		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Olyphant	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	77,939		81,008	134	341
Green Ridge		Colliery	Slope	Eastern	Dunmore	Luzerne	J. P. W. Reily & Co.	132,515	D&H¹	141,280	192	347
Greenwood		Colliery	Slope / Tunnel¹	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Luzerne	Lackawanna and Susquehanna Coal and Iron Co.	82,000		86,960	142	324	Purchased by Penn Anthracite (NYT article March 18, 1879).
Gypsy Grove		Colliery	No. 3 Shaft / No. 4 Shaft¹	Eastern	Dunmore	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	95,011	PCC Gravity¹	95,363	213	244
Hampton		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	104,415	DL&W¹	109,387	158	344
Hillside		Colliery	Shaft¹	Eastern	Pleasant Valley (Avoca)	Luzerne	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	65,588		70,912	175	306
Hyde Park		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Scranton	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	8,765	DL&W¹	9,043	18	279
Jermyn	No. 1	Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Jermyn	Luzerne	John Jermyn	54,800		69,200	130	212
Jermyn Green Ridge Shaft		Colliery	No. 2 Shaft	Eastern	Scranton	Luzerne	John Jermyn	22,322		24,322		173	Jermyn No. 2 Shaft Scranton
Jermyn Slope		Colliery	Slope	Eastern	Jermyn	Luzerne	Glenwood Coal Co.	65,000		66,000	130	215
Law		Colliery	Law Shaft	Eastern	Pleasant Valley (Avoca)	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	41,537	PCC Gravity¹	43,562	223	120
Leggetts Creek		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Scranton	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	84,523		87,148	134	406
Meadow Brook		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Scranton	Luzerne	William Connell & Co.	66,807		68,207	140	275
Meadow Brook		Colliery	Tunnel	Eastern	Scranton	Luzerne	William Connell & Co.	73,429		75,302	140	278
Mount Pleasant		Colliery	Slope	Eastern	Scranton	Luzerne	Mount Pleasant Coal Co.	78,000	DL&W¹	86,500	190	275
Park		Colliery	Slope	Eastern	Scranton	Luzerne	Park Coal Co.	36,200		50,933	224	137
PCC	No. 1	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft	Eastern	Pittston Twp.	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	975	PCC Gravity¹	1,805		27
PCC	No. 1	Colliery	No. 1 Tunnel	Eastern	Pittston Twp.	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	25,200	PCC Gravity¹	25,900	237	70
PCC	No. 10	Colliery	No. 10 Shaft	Eastern	Pittston Twp.	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	126,668	PCC Gravity¹	130,396	220	355
PCC	No. 11	Colliery	No. 11 Shaft	Eastern	Jenkins Twp.	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	41,038	PCC Gravity¹	41,818	238	103
PCC	No. 12	Colliery	No. 12 Shaft	Eastern	Pleasant Valley (Avoca)	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	59,230	PCC Gravity¹	60,355	227	132
PCC	No. 2	Colliery	Shaft / Slope	Eastern	Dunmore	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	48,127	PCC Gravity¹	48,417	226	123
PCC	No. 2	Colliery	Slope	Eastern	Port Griffith	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	39,843	PCC Gravity¹	41,118	226	99
PCC	No. 4	Colliery	No. 4 Slope	Eastern	Jenkins Twp.	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	65,294	PCC Gravity¹	65,864	228	136
PCC	No. 4	Colliery	No. 4 Shaft	Eastern	Pittston	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	77,629	PCC Gravity¹	78,129	229	150
PCC	No. 5	Colliery	No. 5 Shaft	Eastern	Jenkins Twp.	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	67,943	PCC Gravity¹	68,443	238	150
PCC	No. 6	Colliery	No. 6 Shaft	Eastern	Jenkins Twp.	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	57,887	PCC Gravity¹	58,887	238	153
PCC	No. 6	Colliery	No. 6 Slope	Eastern	Pittston Twp.	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	26,236	PCC Gravity¹	26,236	216	52
PCC	No. 7	Colliery	No. 7 Shaft	Eastern	Jenkins Twp.	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	77,893	PCC Gravity¹	79,118	229	161
PCC	No. 8	Colliery	No. 8 Shaft	Eastern	Pittston Twp.	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	73,505	PCC Gravity¹	74,505	216	197
PCC	No. 9	Colliery	No. 9 Shaft	Eastern	Pittston	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	46,394	PCC Gravity¹	47,119	217	142
Phoenix		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Pittston Twp.	Luzerne	data not available	26,791		31,107	150	122
Pine Brook		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Scranton	Luzerne	Lackawanna Iron & Coal Co.	68,500		73,825	150	217
Pyne		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	93,804	DL&W¹	97,607	129	305
Ravine		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Pittston	Luzerne	Pittston Coal Co.	18,875		21,375	75	188
Roaring Brook		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Dunmore	Luzerne	Roaring Brook Coal Co.	97,000		101,266	163	311
Rock Hill		Colliery	Tunnel	Eastern	Pittston	Luzerne	Bowkly & Son	15,000		15,726	137	56
Scranton Mines		Colliery	Slope	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	763	DL&W¹	2,853		4
Seneca		Colliery	Slope	Eastern	Pittston	Luzerne	Pittston Coal Co.	28,502		36,408	124	174
Sibley		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Old Forge Twp.	Luzerne	Elliott, Keorner & Co.	34,328		35,796	136	269
Sloan		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	94,590	DL&W¹	97,990	148	203
Spring Brook		Colliery	Tunnel¹	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Luzerne	Glenwood Coal Co.	46,538		47,814	92	226	Abandoned in Sept due to poor quality of coal.
Stark		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Moosic	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	85,800	PCC Gravity¹	86,800	220	232
Taylor		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	99,406	Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)¹	103,966	149	351
Tomkins		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Pittston	Luzerne	Alva Tomkins	15,700		17,620	156	101
Tripp		Colliery	Slope	Eastern	Scranton	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	48,762	DL&W¹	51,045	162	319
Twin		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Pittston	Luzerne	Pittston Coal Co.	26,680		29,680	116	76
Von Storch		Colliery	Slope	Eastern	Scranton	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	130,751		135,611	138	548
White Bridge		Mine	Tunnel	Eastern	Carbondale	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	18,081		18,081	108	235
White Oak		Colliery	Slope / Tunnel	Eastern	Archbald	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	76,907		80,602	159	308
Winton		Colliery		Eastern	Blakely Twp.	Luzerne	Filer & Livey	41,594		45,494		277

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