1890
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Operation NameNumberTypeOpeningDistrictCityCountyCompany NameRailroad Shipments (tons)Railroad to MineTruck Shipments (tons)Total Production (tons)Days WorkedEmployeesNotes
Alden Colliery3AldenLuzerneAlden Coal Co.267,5380276,275229649 
Annora CollieryTunnel2LaflinLuzerneAnnora Coal Co.165,7350166,504258368 
Archbald CollierySlope / Shaft1Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.149,756DL&W 10158,472191459 
Avoca CollieryShaft2AvocaLuzerneAvoca Coal Co.48,348049,514199209 
Avondale CollieryShaft 13Plymouth Twp.LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.146,300DL&W 10167,048179509 
Babylon CollieryShaft2Marcy Twp. (Duryea)LuzerneBabylon Coal Co.76,128081,090120298 
BaltimoreNo. 3CollieryBaltimore Slope / No. 3 Shaft3Wilkes-BarreLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.86,059086,059201268 
BaltimoreNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 Shaft3Wilkes-BarreLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.5,03805,03821173 
Baltimore Tunnel CollieryTunnel 13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.111,4620113,272189346 
Barnum CollieryShafts (2)2Marcy Twp. (Duryea)LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.192,435E&WV 10192,435201473 
Bellevue CollieryShaft / Slope1Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.125,191DL&W 10142,352135515 
Bennett CollieryShaft2Plains Twp.LuzerneThomas Waddell & Co.85,400088,640223224 
Bernice CollieryDifts2BerniceSullivanState Line & Sullivan R.R. Co.61,219063,745199237 
Black Diamond CollieryShaft2Luzerne BoroughLuzerneJohn C. Haddock140,286DL&W 10152,494175286 
Boston Colliery3Plymouth Twp.LuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.190,2680197,726191352 
Brisbin CollieryShaft1ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.196,864DL&W 10209,910208432 
Bunker Hill CollieryDrift 11DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.7,298E&WV 108,29823618 
Butler CollieryShaft2Pittston Twp.LuzerneButler Mine Co., Limited48,368052,173197174 
Capouse CollieryShaft1ScrantonLackawannaLackawanna Iron & Coal Co.277,639DL&W 10288,934189534 
CarbondaleNo. 3CollieryShaft1CarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.0052,739181144Railroad shipment of 107,818 tons with Carbondale No. 1 not individually reported.
CarbondaleNo. 1CollieryShaft1CarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.00105,622191288Railroad shipment of 107,818 tons with Carbondale No. 3 not individually reported.
Cayuga CollieryShaft1ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.26,226DL&W 1038,27657342 
Central CollieryShaft1ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.104,493DL&W 10123,757105500 
Central CollieryLaws Shaft / No. 13 Shaft2Pittston Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.154,061E&WV 10154,061206458 
Church CollierySlope1ScrantonLackawannaChurch Coal Co., Limited3,597014,75116129 
Clark CollieryTunnel1ScrantonLackawannaJason Flynn4404,663 17 
Clear Spring CollieryShaft2West PittstonLuzerneClear Spring Coal Co.157,2730169,275192412 
Clifford CollieryShaft / Slope1Forest CitySusquehannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.96,2280105,186207233 
Clinton CollierySlope1Fell Twp.Wayne & LackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.61,811069,643148231 
Coal Brook CollieryTunnel1CarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.261,1450266,620224357 
Columbia CollieryShaft2Marcy Twp. (Duryea)LuzerneOld Forge Coal Co., Limited137,6110142,275247307 
Consolidated CollieryShaft / Slope2AvocaLuzerneHillside Coal & Iron Co.127,9540137,348191367 
Continental CollieryShaft1Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.176,210DL&W 10186,658172476 
Conyngham CollieryShaft 13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.46,460058,616144142 
Delaware CollieryShaft2Plains Twp.LuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.196,3340196,334214380 
DiamondNo. 2CollieryDiamond No. 2 Shaft / Trip Shaft1ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.230,663DL&W 10264,614203525 
Dickson CollieryShaft1ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.231,8750243,852225451 
Dodge CollieryShaft1Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.153,773DL&W 10167,331184367 
Dodson CollieryShaft 13PlymouthLuzernePlymouth Coal Co.151,086DL&W 10169,548193367 
Dolph CollieryDrift1WintonLackawannaDolph Coal Co., Limited85,810087,836155256 
Dorrance CollieryShaft 13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.115,352LV 10102,609237241 
Dunn CollieryShaft2Old Forge Twp.LackawannaJermyn & Co.195,0760197,195194535 
East Boston CollieryShaft2Kingston Twp.LuzerneW. G. Payne & Co.135,086DL&W 10137,374156419 
Eddy Creek CollieryShaft1OlyphantLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.64,689072,722127356 
Edgerton CollieryDrifts1ArchbaldLackawannaEdgerton Coal Co., Limited160,9530171,137168287 
Elk Creek CollieryDrifts1Fell Twp.LackawannaFrisbee & Co.9,973010,293 46 
Elmwood CollieryShaft2Pittston Twp.LuzerneFlorence Coal Co.133,2590143,468210302 
EmpireNo. 4CollieryNo. 4 Shaft 13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.278,2770282,635198734 
Enterprise CollieryShaft / Slope2Plains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.5,23305,233   
Erie CollieryShaft1MayfieldLackawannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.162,4650176,582183494 
Ewen CollieryNo. 7 Shaft / No. 4 Shaft / Hoyt Shaft2Jenkins Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.166,473E&WV 10166,473215323 
Exeter CollieryShaft2ExeterLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.45,107LV 1047,22587283 
Fair Lawn CollierySlope1ScrantonLackawannaFair Lawn Coal Co., Limited7,206010,37635166Abandoned.
Fairmount CollieryShaft2Pittston Twp.LuzerneAbbott Coal Co.8,14508,6358264 
Fernwood CollieryFernwood Shaft / Boston or Everhart Tunnel2Jenkins Twp.LuzerneButler Mine Co., Limited23,344025,64819296 
Forest City CollieryShaft / Slope1Forest CitySusquehannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.193,8540210,164215406 
Forty Fort CollieryShaft2Kingston Twp.LuzerneWyoming Valley Coal Co.93,5960107,875206333 
Franklin CollierySlopes3Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.64,561LV 1065,644122404 
Gaylord CollierySlope / Shaft3PlymouthLuzerneKingston Coal Co.226,4000228,695161618 
Glenwood CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft1MayfieldLackawannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.208,1070216,319176483 
Grassy Island CollieryShaft / Drift1OlyphantLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.145,2920159,629210418 
Grassy Island CollieryShaft / Drift1WintonLackawannaGrassy Island Coal Co., Limited9,600012,63719346 
Green Ridge CollierySlope1DunmoreLackawannaO. S. Johnson & Co.114,2920127,316215249 
Greenwood CollieryShaft / Tunnel2Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaGreenwood Coal Co., Limited113,1600123,187139345 
Gypsy Grove CollieryNo. 3 Shaft / No. 4 Shaft1DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.108,940E&WV 10114,440197323 
Hallstead CollieryShaft2Marcy Twp. (Duryea)LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.158,049DL&W 10173,089166456 
Hampton CollieryShaft1Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.133,223DL&W 10143,700189431 
Harry E. CollieryShaft2Kingston Twp.LuzerneWyoming Valley Coal Co.66,557075,447179222 
Heidelberg CollieryShaft2Pittston Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.24,800LV 1025,000111197 
Heidelberg CollierySlope2Pittston Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.34,567LV 1034,642140189 
Henry CollieryShaft2Plains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.89,331LV 1090,653225354 
Hillman CollierySlope2Plains Twp.LuzerneAbbott Coal Co.43,415LV 1047,69426789 
Hillman Vein CollieryShaft 13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneHillman Vein Coal Co.50,758068,537159313 
Holden CollieryShaft1Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.134,177DL&W 10141,854183312 
HollenbackNo. 2Colliery3Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.86,1120103,276145283 
Hunt CollieryShaft2Kingston Twp.LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.0DL&W 100 8 
Hyde Park CollieryShaft1ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.134,931DL&W 10143,554204357 
JermynNo. 1CollieryShaft1JermynLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.173,7580198,819207427 
JermynNo. 3CollieryShaft1Dickson City BoroughLackawannaJohn Jermyn56,364062,964189239 
JermynNo. 4CollieryShaft1Dickson City BoroughLackawannaJohn Jermyn130,4980143,682182415 
JermynNo. 2CollieryShaft2Old Forge Twp.LackawannaJermyn & Co.20,126020,12669189 
JerseyNo. 8Colliery3AshleyLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.64,767069,630113376May 15 - Gas explosion kills 26.
Jones-Simpson CollieryShaft / Drift1ArchbaldLackawannaJones, Simpson & Co.142,2140149,294209430 
Katydid CollierySlope2Moosic Twp.LackawannaJohn M. Robertson22,728024,51418778 
Keystone CollieryDrift1MayfieldLackawannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.100,1870101,647225244 
Keystone CollierySlope2Plains Twp.LuzerneKeystone Coal Co.94,384095,498175269 
KingstonNo. 1CollieryShaft3EdwardsvilleLuzerneKingston Coal Co.164,3810173,706183397 
KingstonNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft3EdwardsvilleLuzerneKingston Coal Co.293,5520293,700188652 
KingstonNo. 4CollieryNo. 4 Shaft3EdwardsvilleLuzerneKingston Coal Co.93,011093,011159248 
Lackawanna CollieryShaft1BlakelyLackawannaLackawanna Coal Co., Limited238,5140247,203239545 
LanceNo. 11CollieryShaft 13PlymouthLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.227,3850231,474208523 
Langcliffe CollieryShaft2AvocaLuzerneLangcliffe Coal Co.95,147099,363197298 
Laurel Run CollierySlope2ParsonsLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.133,6000133,600220375 
Lee Colliery3Newport Twp.LuzerneNewport Coal Co.85,870099,313191255 
Leggetts Creek CollieryShaft1ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.171,4220186,417213461 
Maffet Colliery3Hanover Twp.LuzerneHanover Coal Co.131,1980131,910177351 
Maltby CollieryShaft2Kingston Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.30,923LV 1031,658103207 
Manville CollieryShaft1ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.45,513D&H 1047,23377 Data on DL&W report.
Manville CollieryShaft1ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.35,585DL&W 1048,67477228Manville Colliery is worked every alternate month by the DL&W and D&H.
Marshwood CollierySlope1Olyphant 1LackawannaMoosic Mountain Coal Co.59,697063,461193161 
Marvine CollieryShaft1ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.173,9080192,153222400 
Meadow Brook CollieryShaft1ScrantonLackawannaWilliam Connell & Co.201,2330222,580185334 
Meadow Brook CollieryTunnel1ScrantonLackawannaWilliam Connell & Co.65,172065,90518389 
Midland MineTunnel1CarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.00022417Numbers included with Coal Brook Colliery.
Midvale CollierySlope2Plains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.3,55903,5694283 
Mill Creek CollierySlope2Plains Twp.LuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.57,213057,213154171 
Mill Hollow CollieryShaft2Luzerne BoroughLuzerneThomas Waddell & Co.85,961092,593192274 
Mineral Spring CollieryMineral Spring Slope / Coal Brook Slope2ParsonsLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.30,047LV 1030,45688201 
Mosier CollieryShaft2HughestownLuzerneNewton Coal Co.9,56309,6684078 
Mount Jessup CollierySlope1WintonLackawannaMount Jessup Coal Co., Ltd.23,048DL&W 1029,09794163 
Mount Pleasant CollierySlope1ScrantonLackawannaWilliam T. Smith154,107DL&W 10177,410211467 
Murray CollieryShaft1DunmoreLackawannaMurray and Jackson3,20006,52620222 
National CollieryShaft / Slope1ScrantonLackawannaWilliam Connell & Co.57,009DL&W 1062,573183221 
NottinghamNo. 15CollieryShaft 13PlymouthLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.394,3250399,4921711118 
Old Forge CollieryShaft2Old Forge Twp.LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.155,275E&WV 10155,275207422 
OlyphantNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 Shaft1OlyphantLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.18,935028,06042283 
Ontario CollieryShaft1Blakely BoroughLackawannaNew York & Susquehanna Coal Co.11,324016,33553207 
Ontario Colliery1CarbondaleLackawannaReese & Moser12,000013,490120102 
Oxford CollieryShaft1ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.134,993DL&W 10151,403186405 
Pancoast CollieryShaft1Dickson CityLackawannaPancoast Coal Co., Limited131,842DL&W 10143,660205407 
Parrish CollierySlope 13PlymouthLuzerneParrish Coal Co.295,747DL&W 10300,761205626 
PCCNo. 1CollieryShaft1DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.61,768E&WV 1077,620191193 
PCCNo. 5CollieryShaft1DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.135,180E&WV 10140,680214410 
PCCNo. 1CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 8 Shaft2HughestownLuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.33,020E&WV 1033,02083310 
PCCNo. 10CollieryNo. 9 Shaft / No. 10 Shaft / No. 10 Jr. Shaft / Abbott's Slope2HughestownLuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.155,979Erie 10155,979208481 
PCCNo. 14CollieryShaft / Slope / Tunnels2Jenkins Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.112,855E&WV 10112,855167354 
PCCNo. 4CollieryNo. 4 Slope2HughestownLuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.0E&WV 100 192 
PCCNo. 6CollieryNo. 5 Shaft / No. 6 Shaft / No. 11 Shaft2Jenkins Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.115,002E&WV 10115,002202326 
Pettebone CollieryShaft2Kingston Twp.LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.444DL&W 105,992 122 
Phoenix CollieryShaft2Marcy Twp. (Duryea)LuzerneOld Forge Coal Co., Limited9,701010,701 41 
Pierce CollierySlope / Drift1ArchbaldLackawannaPierce Coal Co., Limited54,874DL&W 1062,95572316 
Pine Brook CollieryShaft1ScrantonLackawannaLackawanna Iron & Coal Co.285,226DL&W 10313,121205603 
Pine Ridge CollieryShaft2Miners MillsLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.174,3830180,610234446 
PlymouthNo. 2CollieryShaft3PlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.45,091053,191105125 
PlymouthNo. 3CollieryShaft3PlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.180,0550181,624184431 
PlymouthNo. 4CollieryShaft3PlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.106,5600106,560162368 
PlymouthNo. 5CollieryShaft3PlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.135,8230140,014159303 
Powderly CollierySlope1Carbondale Twp.LackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.00121,814186245Shipment of 107,818 tons with Carbondale Nos. 1 & 2 not individually reported.
Prospect CollieryShafts (2) / Slope2Plains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.258,698LV 10258,730195616 
Providence CollieryShaft1ScrantonLackawannaProvidence Coal Co.39,890048,240199158 
Pyne CollieryShaft / Slope1Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.156,609DL&W 10170,043186399 
Racket Brook Colliery1Carbondale Twp.LackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.158,0560159,43125286 
Red AshNo. 1CollieryNo. 1 Slope 13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneRed Ash Coal Co.122,0130122,013171284 
Red AshNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 Slope / Tunnel 13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneRed Ash Coal Co.155,5360158,698169393 
ReynoldsNo. 16CollierySlope 13PlymouthLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.163,7410164,743220451 
Rushbrook CollieryShaft / Drift1ArchbaldLackawannaRushbrook Coal Co.9,254012,904139196 
S. V. White CollieryTunnel1WintonLackawannaWinton Coal Co., Limited73,477078,256179214 
SCCNo. 1CollieryNo. 1 Slope / No. 1 Tunnel / No. 4 Tunnel3NanticokeLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.00164,092214187Railroad shippment of 1,412,244 tons not individually reported.
SCCNo. 2CollieryNo. 1 Shaft George Vein / No. 1 Shaft Forge Vein / No. 1 Shaft Lee Vein / No. 2 Slope3NanticokeLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.00393,6932141478Railroad shippment of 1,412,244 tons not individually reported.
SCCNo. 3CollieryNo. 3 Slope or Harvey3West NanticokeLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.0065,830118136Railroad shippment of 1,412,244 tons not individually reported.
SCCNo. 5CollieryNo. 2 Shaft / No. 4 Slope3NanticokeLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.00453,8922221065Railroad shippment of 1,412,244 tons not individually reported.
SCCNo. 6CollieryNo. 6 Slope / No. 6 Tunnel3Glen LyonLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.00355,0662051158Railroad shippment of 1,412,244 tons not individually reported.
Schooley CollieryShaft2ExeterLuzerneButler Mine Co., Limited90,1690100,351178276 
Seneca CollierySeneca Shaft / Ravine Shaft2PittstonLuzerneNewton Coal Co.167,6500179,448179278 
Sibley CollieryShaft2Old Forge Twp.LackawannaElliott, McClure & Co.92,4620103,242180297 
Simpson CollierySlopes1Fell Twp.LackawannaNorthwest Coal Co.175,2090186,313216342 
Sloan CollieryShaft1Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.168,836DL&W 10179,308195488 
South Wilkes-Barre CollieryNo. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft3Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.21,370021,370 92No Breaker.
Spencer CollieryShaft1DunmoreLackawannaA. D. & F. M. Spencer132,000NYS&W 10141,597181541 
Stafford CollieryShaft / Slope1ScrantonLackawannaWilliam Connell & Co.26,981028,08118369 
StantonNo. 7CollieryShaft 13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.104,6810115,57490508 
Stevens CollierySlope2ExeterLuzerneStevens Coal Co.29,375030,833279130 
Storrs CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft1Dickson CityLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.101,514DL&W 10109,174148433 
Sugar NotchNo. 9CollieryShaft 13Sugar NotchLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.164,9450167,740198509 
Taylor CollieryShaft / Drift1Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.178,333DL&W 10190,176196448 
Tripp Colliery1ScrantonLackawannaTripp & Co.600DL&W 1014,00025528 
Twin CollieryShaft2PittstonLuzerneNewton Coal Co.0LV 100 240 
Von Storch CollieryShaft / Slope1ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.240,7930267,310223626 
WanamieNo. 18CollierySlope 13WanamieLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.140,3020141,866196507 
Warrior Run CollierySlope 13Hanover Twp.LuzerneA. J. Davis67,024067,725146245 
West End Colliery3MocanaquaLuzerneWest End Coal Co.151,798PRR 10167,747211407 
White Oak CollieryNo. 3 Tunnel / No. 5 Tunnel1ArchbaldLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.159,7940165,420215416 
William A. CollieryShaft2Old Forge Twp.LackawannaWilliam Connell, Sons & Co.48,602053,975110301 
Wilson Creek CollieryTunnel1CarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.000224247Numbers included with Coal Brook Colliery.
Woodward CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft 13Plymouth Twp.LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.117,749DL&W 10135,592184355 
Wyoming CollieryShaft / Slope2Plains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.81,014LV 1081,014116309 

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


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