1883
District Middle
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Operation NameNumberTypeOpeningDistrictCityCountyCompany NameRailroad Shipments (tons)Railroad to MineTruck Shipments (tons)Total Production (tons)Days WorkedEmployeesNotes
Alden CollieryShaft / TunnelMiddleNewport Twp.LuzerneAlden Coal Co.0091,417189438 
Avondale CollieryShaftMiddlenear PlymouthLuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.0DL&W 10171,464222409 
Baltimore Shaft CollieryShaftMiddlePlains Twp. 1LuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.000  Commenced sinking shaft in 1883.
Baltimore Slope CollierySlopeMiddlePlains Twp.LuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.0051,574203178 
Baltimore Tunnel CollieryTunnelMiddlePlains Twp.LuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.00136,099240338 
Bennett CollieryShaftMiddlePlains Twp.LuzerneWaddell & Walters0080,953229240 
Black Diamond CollieryShaftMiddleKingston Twp.LuzerneHaddock & Steel0094,442205322 
Boston CollieryShaft 1Middlenear KingstonLuzerneButler Coal Co.004,35111 This mine sold to D&H Co. in January 1883.
Boston CollieryShaftMiddlenear KingstonLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.0068,077172207 
Chauncey CollieryTunnelMiddlenear PlymouthLuzerneT. P. McFarland0021,32724563 
Clear Spring CollieryShaft 1MiddleWest PittstonLuzerneClear Spring Coal Co.00101,000256255 
Conyngham CollieryShaftMiddlenear Wilkes-BarreLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.0039,64797251 
Diamond CollieryShaftMiddlenear Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.0089,579210328 
Dodson CollieryShaftMiddlenear PlymouthLuzernePlymouth Coal Co.00121,497210578 
Dorrance CollieryShaftMiddleWilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.00685 53No breaker.
East Boston CollieryShaftMiddlenear KingstonLuzerneW. G. Payne & Co.00119,000211259 
EmpireNo. 2CollieryShaftMiddleWilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.00239,621209675 
Enterprise CollieryShaftMiddlePlains Twp.LuzerneA. Langdon00138,542226307 
Exeter CollieryShaftMiddleExeterLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.00142,896236363 
Forty Fort CollieryShaft / TunnelMiddleWyomingLuzerneWyoming Valley Coal Co.00116,907225363 
Franklin CollierySlopeMiddleAshleyLuzerneFranklin Coal Co.00148,085242465 
Fuller CollieryShaftMiddleKingston Twp.LuzerneFuller Coal Co.0013,72595157 
Gaylord CollieryShaft / SlopeMiddlePlymouthLuzerneGaylord Coal Co.00161,342230406 
Harry E. CollieryShaft / TunnelMiddleKingstonLuzerneWyoming Valley Coal Co.0080,984214350 
HartfordNo. 6CollierySlopesMiddlenear AshleyLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.00207,664211700 
Henry CollieryShaftMiddlePlains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.00111,770225269 
Hillman CollierySlopeMiddlePlains Twp.LuzerneHillman Coal Co.0042,000249100 
Hillman Vein CollieryShaftMiddleWilkes-BarreLuzerneHillman Vein Coal Co.008,70865143 
HollenbackNo. 2CollieryShaftMiddlePlains Twp.LuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.00246,393214474 
KingstonNo. 1CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 4 Shaft (sinking)MiddleKingstonLuzerneKingston Coal Co.00181,656237360 
KingstonNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 Shaft / No. 3 ShaftMiddleKingstonLuzerneKingston Coal Co.00262,958239492 
LanceNo. 11CollieryShaftMiddlenear PlymouthLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.0033,783100217 
Laurel Run CollierySlopeMiddlePlains Twp.LuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.00128,660242314 
Maffet CollierySlope / TunnelMiddleSugar NotchLuzerneHanover Coal Co.0059,786201297 
Maltby CollieryShaftMiddlenear WyomingLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.0012,516 57 
Midvale CollierySlopeMiddlePlains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.0062,879225200 
Mill Creek CollierySlopeMiddlePlains Twp.LuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.00171,636236350 
Mineral Spring CollierySlopeMiddlePlains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.0082,796222222 
Newport CollieryShaftMiddleNewport Twp.LuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.000  Started digging new shaft November 1883; 56 feet of probable 800 feet completed.
NottinghamNo. 15CollieryShaftMiddlenear PlymouthLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.00352,597211814 
Pettebone CollieryShaftMiddleKingston Twp. 1LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.0DL&W 100  Started digging new shaft April 1883; 80 feet of probable 1,000 feet completed.
Pine Ridge CollieryShaftMiddlePlains Twp.LuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.00107,343223334 
PlymouthNo. 2CollieryShaftMiddlePlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.00153,783232413 
PlymouthNo. 3CollieryShaftMiddlePlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.00174,259232399 
PlymouthNo. 4CollieryShaftMiddlePlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.00140,831223316 
PlymouthNo. 5CollieryShaftMiddlePlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.00185,897232411 
Pools CollieryMiddleChaunceyLuzerneRobert S. Pool00455  Ceased working January 31st. Leased coal exhausted.
Prospect CollieryShaftMiddlePlains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.00233,216226508 
Raubville CollieryShaft / DriftsMiddleLuzerne BoroughLuzerneThomas Waddell0067,434198211 
Red AshNo. 1CollieryNo. 1 SlopeMiddleWilkes-Barre Twp.LuzerneRed Ash Coal Co.0091,170215234 
Red AshNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 Slope / Tunnel 1MiddleWilkes-Barre Twp.LuzerneRed Ash Coal Co.00118,134209296 
ReynoldsNo. 16CollierySlopeMiddlePlymouthLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.00161,263214394 
Salem CollieryTunnelMiddleSalem Twp.LuzerneSalem Coal Co.0051,786248176 
SCCNo. 1CollierySlopeMiddleNanticokeLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.00171,084295506 
SCCNo. 2CollierySlopeMiddleEast NanticokeLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.00420,5433021130 
SCCNo. 3CollieryTunnelMiddleWest NanticokeLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.00415,971255332 
SCCNo. 5CollieryShaft 1MiddleEmpireLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.00111,720300908 
Schooley CollieryShaftMiddleWyomingLuzerneCowan & Dinniny009,504 108 
South Wilkes-Barre CollieryShaftMiddleWilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.00462 14No Breaker.
StantonNo. 7CollieryShaftMiddleWilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.0069,65474390 
Sugar NotchNo. 10CollierySlopeMiddleSugar NotchLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.0037,35982270 
Sugar NotchNo. 9CollieryShaftMiddleSugar NotchLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.00177,338213544 
Wanamie CollierySlopeMiddleWanamieLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.00135,449184434 
Warrior Run CollierySlopeMiddleWarrior RunLuzerneA. J. Davis0089,425208257 
West End CollieryTunnelMiddleMocanaquaLuzerneWest End Coal Co.0096,500278224 
Woodward CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 ShaftMiddlePlymouth Twp.LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.0DL&W 100  Sinking shaft continuing; 400-500 feet out of 800 feet probable.
Wyoming CollieryShaftMiddlePlains Twp.LuzerneWyoming Valley Coal Co.00247,605234562 

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


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