1880
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Operation NameNumberTypeOpeningDistrictCityCountyCompany NameRailroad Shipments (tons)Railroad to MineTruck Shipments (tons)Total Production (tons)Days WorkedEmployeesNotes
Archbald CollieryShaftEasternLackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.0DL&W 100   
Avondale CollieryShaftMiddlenear PlymouthLuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.0DL&W 10133,188182344 
Baltimore CollierySlopeMiddlePlains Twp.LuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.00108,242192245 
Baltimore Tunnel CollieryTunnelMiddlePlains Twp.LuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.00145,219190337 
BarnumNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 ShaftEasternMarcy Twp. (Duryea)LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.0PCC Gravity 101,587 15 
BarnumNo. 1CollieryNo. 1 ShaftEasternMarcy Twp. (Duryea)LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.0PCC Gravity 1028,72915478 
Beaver CollieryEasternPittstonLuzerneWaterman & Beaver0015,08228731 
Bellevue CollieryShaftEasternLackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.0DL&W 1067,797175123 
Bellevue CollierySlopeEasternLackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.0DL&W 1066,412175273 
Black Diamond CollieryShaftMiddleKingston Twp.Luzernedata not available0079,910176263 
Boston CollieryShaftMiddlenear KingstonLuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.0DL&W 1091,291167258 
Brennan CollieryEasternCarbondaleLackawannaThomas Brennan0026,38023756 
Brisbin CollieryShaftEasternScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.0DL&W 10113,835174293 
Butler CollieryShaftEasternPittston Twp.LuzerneButler Coal Co.0051,232175198 
Capouse CollieryShaftEasternScrantonLackawannaLackawanna Iron & Coal Co.00175,855168511 
CarbondaleNo. 3CollieryShaftEasternCarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.006,488188143 
CarbondaleNo. 1CollieryShaft / White Bridge TunnelEasternCarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.0021,203186326 
Cayuga CollieryShaftEasternScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.0DL&W 1095,918177280 
Central CollieryShaftEasternScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.0DL&W 10129,487179354 
Chauncey CollieryTunnelMiddlenear PlymouthLuzerneT. P. McFarland0016,811 74 
Clark CollieryTunnelEasternScrantonLackawannaClark Coal Co.0012,32524048 
Coal Brook CollieryTunnel 1EasternCarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.00170,500188494 
Columbia CollieryTunnelEasternPittston Twp.LuzerneGrove Brothers0014,98112349 
Continental CollieryShaftEasternLackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.0DL&W 1077,74313772 
Conyngham CollieryShaftMiddlenear Wilkes-BarreLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.000 77 
DiamondNo. 2CollieryShaftEasternScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.0DL&W 10136,593179418 
DiamondNo. 2CollierySlopeEasternScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.0DL&W 1058,405179184 
Diamond CollieryShaftMiddlenear Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.00207,319190440 
Dodge CollieryShaftEasternLackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.0DL&W 10107,836173333 
Dodson CollieryShaftMiddlenear PlymouthLuzernePlymouth Coal Co.0048,219148182 
East Boston CollieryShaftMiddlenear KingstonLuzerneWilliam G. Payne & Co.0093,000150209 
Eaton CollieryShaft / Slope / TunnelEasternArchbaldLackawannaJones, Simpson & Co.0060,665194248 
Eddy Creek CollieryShaftEasternOlyphantLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.00103,375186331 
Elk Hill CollieryTunnelEasternDickson CityLackawannaElk Hill Coal & Iron Co.0039,986141134 
EmpireNo. 2CollieryShaftMiddleWilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.00248,250170711 
Enterprise CollieryShaftMiddlePlains Twp.LuzerneH. C. Roberts & Co.00106,113168292 
Erie CollieryShaftEasternCarbondale Twp.LackawannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.0063,403166253 
Everhart CollieryEasternJenkins Twp.LuzerneThomas Waddell & Co.0043,028199138 
Exeter CollieryShaftMiddleExeterLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.00213,000194480 
Fair Lawn CollierySlopeEasternScrantonLackawannaFair Lawn Coal Co.0040,029201154 
Filer CollieryEasternWintonLackawannaFiler & Livey0DL&W 10111,061185392 
Forest City CollieryShaft / Slope 1EasternCarbondaleLackawannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.0018,67422047 
Forty Fort CollieryShaft / TunnelMiddleWyomingLuzerneJ. H. Swoyer0094,703176235 
Franklin CollierySlopes (2)MiddleAshleyLuzerneFranklin Coal Co.00116,597141385 
Gaylord CollieryShaft / SlopeMiddlePlymouthLuzerneGaylord Coal Co.0080,782158240 
Grassy Island CollieryShaftEasternOlyphantLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.00125,795189353 
Green Ridge CollierySlopeEasternDunmoreLackawannaGreen Ridge Coal Co.0D&H 10103,465198304 
Greenwood CollieryShaft / Slope / TunnelEasternLackawanna Twp.LackawannaPennsylvania Anthracite Coal Co.00130,444190411 
Gypsy Grove CollieryNo. 3 Shaft / No. 4 ShaftEasternDunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.0PCC Gravity 1089,195196273 
Hampton CollieryShaftEasternLackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.0DL&W 10137,043181382 
HartfordNo. 6CollierySlopesMiddlenear AshleyLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.00203,675184580 
Henry CollieryShaftMiddlePlains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.00105,070201250 
Hillman CollierySlopeMiddlePlains Twp.LuzerneH. Baker Hillman0048,000185126 
Hillside CollieryShaftEasternPleasant Valley (Avoca)LuzerneHillside Coal & Iron Co.0093,432224247 
HollenbackNo. 2CollieryShaftMiddlePlains Twp.LuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.0095,881178372 
Hollenback CollierySlopeMiddlePlains Twp.LuzerneRoberts & Poole0023,19016967 
Hyde Park CollieryShaftEasternScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.0DL&W 1084,952152324 
JermynNo. 1CollieryShaftEasternJermynLackawannaJohn Jermyn0091,966198243 
Jermyn Green Ridge Shaft CollieryShaftEasternGreen RidgeLackawannaJohn Jermyn00125,068170318 
Jermyn Slope CollierySlopeEasternJermynLackawannaGlenwood Coal Co.0040,600198103 
KingstonNo. 1CollieryNo. 1 ShaftMiddleKingstonLuzerneKingston Coal Co.00115,651193222 
KingstonNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 ShaftMiddleKingstonLuzerneKingston Coal Co.00188,871192345 
LanceNo. 11CollieryShaftMiddlenear PlymouthLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.0097,035151259 
Laurel Run CollierySlopeMiddlePlains Twp.LuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.00124,493190294 
Law CollieryLaw ShaftEasternPittston Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.0PCC Gravity 1051,644217152 
Leggetts Creek CollieryShaftEasternScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.00141,389185346 
Maltby CollieryShafts (2)Middlenear WyomingLuzerneC. S. Maltby0086,333171301 
Marvine CollieryShaftEasternScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.00152,954190340 
Meadow Brook CollieryShaft 1EasternScrantonLackawannaWilliam Connell & Co.0094,206178271 
Midvale CollierySlopeMiddlePlains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.0044,000157144 
Mill Creek CollierySlopeMiddlePlains Twp.LuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.00139,265187361 
Mineral Spring CollierySlopeMiddlePlains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.0085,199173221 
Morris CollieryEastern LuzerneMorris & Co.000 12 
Mount Pleasant CollierySlopeEasternScrantonLackawannaWilliam T. Smith0DL&W 1098,000190255 
National CollieryEasternScrantonLackawannaWilliam Connell & Co.0091,586177259 
NottinghamNo. 15CollieryShaftMiddlenear PlymouthLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.00281,271181738 
Oxford CollieryShaftEasternScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.0DL&W 100   
PCCNo. 1CollieryNo. 1 ShaftEasternPittston Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.0PCC Gravity 1025,02621766 
PCCNo. 1CollieryNo. 1 TunnelEasternPittston Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.0PCC Gravity 1038,619217101 
PCCNo. 10CollieryNo. 10 Shaft 14 ft. VeinEasternPittston Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.0PCC Gravity 1026,31021944 
PCCNo. 10CollieryNo. 10 Shaft 7 ft. VeinEasternPittston Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.0PCC Gravity 1050,665219157 
PCCNo. 10CollieryNo. 10 Shaft Marcy VeinEasternPittston Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.0PCC Gravity 1043,213219149 
PCCNo. 11CollieryNo. 11 ShaftEasternJenkins Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.0PCC Gravity 1036,560216104 
PCCNo. 12CollieryNo. 12 ShaftEasternPleasant Valley (Avoca)LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.0PCC Gravity 1062,908207156 
PCCNo. 13CollieryNo. 13 ShaftEasternLackawanna Twp.LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.0PCC Gravity 1020,77621655 
PCCNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 ShaftEasternDunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.0PCC Gravity 1037,413200118 
PCCNo. 2CollierySlopeEasternJenkins Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.0PCC Gravity 1042,74421597 
PCCNo. 4CollieryNo. 4 SlopeEasternJenkins Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.0PCC Gravity 1062,539218144 
PCCNo. 4CollieryNo. 4 ShaftEasternPittstonLuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.0PCC Gravity 1082,396217156 
PCCNo. 5CollieryNo. 5 ShaftEasternJenkins Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.0PCC Gravity 1059,613216164 
PCCNo. 6CollieryNo. 6 ShaftEasternJenkins Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.0PCC Gravity 1052,439216170 
PCCNo. 6CollieryNo. 6 SlopeEasternPittston Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.0PCC Gravity 1022,97021763 
PCCNo. 7CollieryNo. 7 ShaftEasternJenkins Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.0PCC Gravity 1080,747215156 
PCCNo. 8CollieryNo. 8 ShaftEasternPittston Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.0PCC Gravity 1051,335217147 
PCCNo. 9CollieryNo. 9 ShaftEasternPittstonLuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.0PCC Gravity 1056,119219142 
Phoenix CollieryShaftEasternPittstonLuzerneJ. B. Hutchison0047,930201171 
Pierce CollieryTunnelEasternArchbaldLackawannaPierce Coal Co.0075,666155298 
Pine Brook CollieryShaftEasternScrantonLackawannaLackawanna Iron & Coal Co.00137,596195182 
Pine Ridge CollieryShaftMiddlePlains Twp.LuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.00100,586193261 
PlymouthNo. 2CollieryShaftMiddlePlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.0081,614162292 
PlymouthNo. 3CollieryShaftMiddlePlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.0083,948140236 
PlymouthNo. 4CollieryShaftMiddlePlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.0074,836152247 
PlymouthNo. 5CollieryShaftMiddlePlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.00173,901203385 
Prospect CollieryShafts (2)MiddlePlains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.00210,000185490 
Pyne CollieryShaftEasternLackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.0DL&W 10148,222170373 
Racket Brook CollieryEasternCarbondale Twp.LackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.00134,09817965 
Raubville CollieryShaft / DriftsMiddleLuzerne BoroughLuzerneWaddell & Walters0048,102178169 
Ravine CollieryShaftEasternPittstonLuzernePittston Coal Co.000  Idle all year.
Red Ash CollierySlopeMiddleWilkes-BarreLuzerneRed Ash Coal Co.0065,000186217 
Roaring Brook CollierySlopeEasternDunmoreLackawannaRoaring Brook Coal Co.0091,992191272 
Salem CollieryTunnelMiddleSalem Twp.LuzerneSalem Coal Co.0040,000214154 
SCCNo. 1CollieryTunnel / SlopeMiddleNanticokeLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.00338,6492561282 
SCCNo. 2CollieryShaft / Slope / TunnelMiddleEast NanticokeLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.00339,074255727 
SCCNo. 3CollieryTunnelMiddleWest NanticokeLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.0094,786211288 
SCCNo. 5CollieryShaftMiddleEmpireLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.000208 Employees included with SCC No. 1 Breaker.
School Fund Association CollierySlopeEasternScrantonLackawannaSchool Fund Coal Association0064,517193190 
Scranton Mines CollierySlopeEasternLackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.0DL&W 100  Idle all year.
Seneca CollierySlopeEasternPittstonLuzernePittston Coal Co.0063,103202205 
Sibley CollieryShaftEasternOld Forge Twp.LackawannaPennsylvania Anthracite Coal Co.0077,961170242 
Sloan CollieryShaftEasternLackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.0DL&W 10108,094180293 
Spring Brook CollieryTunnelEasternLackawanna Twp.LackawannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.0095,480206283 
Stark CollieryShaftEasternMoosicLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.0PCC Gravity 1067,073217200 
Sugar NotchNo. 10CollierySlopeMiddleSugar NotchLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.0064,61296395 
Sugar NotchNo. 9CollieryShaftMiddleSugar NotchLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.00129,981178452 
Taylor CollieryShaft / DriftEasternLackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.0Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W) 10116,845170379 
Tomkins CollieryShaftEasternPittstonLuzerneAlva Tomkins0021,05018775 
Tripp CollierySlopeEasternScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.0055,534179179 
Twin CollieryShaftEasternPittstonLuzernePittston Coal Co.0013,361124122 
Von Storch CollierySlopeEasternScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.00194,179188534 
Wanamie CollierySlopeMiddleWanamieLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.0088,905167340 
Warrior Run CollierySlopeMiddleWarrior RunLuzerneA. J. Davis & Co.0082,680159267 
Washington CollierySlopeMiddlenear PlymouthLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.00125,718187331 
White Oak CollierySlope / Tunnel 1EasternArchbaldLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.00118,571187310 
Wyoming CollieryShaftMiddlePlains Twp.LuzerneJ. H. Swoyer00145,841177393 

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


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