1892
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Operation NameNumberTypeOpeningDistrictCityCountyCompany NameRailroad Shipments (tons)Railroad to MineTruck Shipments (tons)Total Production (tons)Days WorkedEmployeesNotes
Alden CollieryNos. 1 & 2 Shafts4AldenLuzerneAlden Coal Co.236,4780245,722196666 
Annora CollieryShaft / Slope3LaflinLuzerneAnnora Coal Co.107,7440108,345178237 
Archbald CollieryShaft2Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.186,115DL&W 10196,333176505 
Austin CollieryTunnel2Old Forge Twp.LackawannaAustin Coal Co.17,309018,709711151892 Feb 24 - first run of coal. Scranton Republican page 8.
Avoca CollieryShaft3AvocaLuzerneAvoca Coal Co.77,677078,930237241 
Avondale CollieryShaft 14Plymouth Twp.LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.171,502DL&W 10192,502177496 
Babylon CollieryShaft3DuryeaLuzerneBabylon Coal Co.208,8040222,414174321 
BaltimoreNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 Shaft4Wilkes-BarreLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.88,199088,199173250 
BaltimoreNo. 3CollieryNo. 3 Shaft4Wilkes-BarreLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.96,341096,341205309 
Baltimore Tunnel CollieryTunnel4Wilkes-BarreLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.114,6470118,363208337 
Barnum CollieryShafts (2)3Marcy Twp. (Duryea)LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.185,912E&WV 10191,618207535 
Bellevue CollieryShaft / Slope2Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.222,972DL&W 10243,565185559 
Bennett CollieryShaft3Plains Twp.LuzerneThomas Waddell & Co.72,461076,259237161 
Bernice CollieryDrifts3BerniceSullivanState Line & Sullivan R.R. Co.71,859076,009222261 
Black Diamond CollieryShaft3Luzerne BoroughLuzerneJohn C. Haddock223,319DL&W 10240,961223492 
Blue Ridge Colliery1ArchbaldLackawannaBlue Ridge Coal Co.42,668042,668112306 
Boston Colliery4Plymouth Twp.LuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.127,7800133,780160277 
Brisbin CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.185,446DL&W 10179,243180445 
Butler CollieryButler Shaft / Chapman Shaft3Jenkins Twp.LuzerneButler Mine Co., Limited68,402073,820222336 
Capouse CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaLackawanna Iron & Coal Co.270,217DL&W 10280,229210586 
CarbondaleNo. 3CollieryShaft1CarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.19,569045,947193158 
CarbondaleNo. 1CollieryShaft1CarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.55,061095,833214263 
Cayuga CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.180,093DL&W 10200,896170431 
Central CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.0DL&W 100180 Coal prepared and shipped from Sloan Breaker.
Central CollieryLaw Shaft / No. 13 Shaft3DuryeaLuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.252,475E&WV 10260,684234472 
Church Colliery2ScrantonLackawannaChurch Coal Co., Limited001,0003040 
Clear Spring CollieryShaft3West PittstonLuzerneClear Spring Coal Co.175,5100189,391220417 
Clifford CollieryShaft 11Forest CitySusquehannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.206,0970218,167216393 
Clinton CollierySlope / Drift 11Fell Twp.Wayne & LackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.129,5610146,794221265 
Coal Brook CollieryTunnel 11CarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.234,1810290,851219642 
Columbia CollieryShaft3Marcy Twp. (Duryea)LuzerneOld Forge Coal Co.110,1780116,887210322 
Consolidated CollieryShaft / Slope3AvocaLuzerneHillside Coal & Iron Co.102,8350112,009193338 
Continental CollieryShaft2Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.174,147DL&W 10181,727180463 
Conyngham CollieryShaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.44,936046,771154236 
Delaware CollieryShaft3Plains Twp.LuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.192,6550193,028223363 
DiamondNo. 2CollieryDiamond No. 2 Shaft / Trip Shaft2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.206,781DL&W 10241,006180504 
Dickson CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.246,0030273,471232480 
Dodge CollieryShaft2Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.155,867DL&W 10167,694185387 
Dodson CollieryShaft 14PlymouthLuzernePlymouth Coal Co.184,032DL&W 10201,144234456 
Dolph CollieryDrift 11WintonLackawannaDolph Coal Co., Limited55,384057,07998289 
Dorrance CollieryShaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.85,910LV 1098,313199269 
East Boston CollieryShaft3Kingston Twp.LuzerneW. G. Payne & Co.198,101DL&W 10203,285225457 
Eddy Creek CollieryShaft 11OlyphantLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.146,9420154,512222424 
Edgerton CollieryDrifts 11ArchbaldLackawannaEdgerton Coal Co., Limited246,6290262,035208398 
Elk Hill CollieryTunnel 11ScrantonLackawannaElk Hill Coal & Iron Co.83,191094,009232260 
Elmwood CollieryShaft3Pittston Twp.LuzerneFlorence Coal Co.79,637090,985181250 
EmpireNo. 4CollieryNo. 4 Shaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.266,2420269,811180727 
Erie CollieryShaft 11MayfieldLackawannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.212,0680227,733240478 
Ewen CollieryNo. 4 Slope / No. 7 Shaft / No. 4 Shaft / Hoyt Shaft3Jenkins Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.268,581E&WV 10280,721229705 
Exeter CollieryShaft3ExeterLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.81,835LV 1087,105193248 
Fairmount CollieryShaft3Pittston Twp.LuzerneAbbott Coal Co.6,00007,00021442 
Fall Brook CollieryTunnel 11Fell Twp.LackawannaFall Brook Coal Co.1,81301,8131735 
Fernwood CollieryShaft3Jenkins Twp.LuzerneButler Mine Co., Limited16,177017,41384147 
Forest City CollieryShaft / Slope 11Forest CitySusquehannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.208,8820239,455217606 
Forty Fort CollieryShaft3Kingston Twp.LuzerneWyoming Valley Coal Co.96,3080111,435216329 
Franklin Colliery4Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.110,070LV 10127,160170442 
Gaylord CollieryShaft / Slope4PlymouthLuzerneKingston Coal Co.353,1620356,589245654 
Glenwood CollieryShaft 11MayfieldLackawannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.269,8750281,929250581 
Grassy Island CollieryShaft / Slope 11OlyphantLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.161,6020164,811234418 
Green Ridge CollierySlope2DunmoreLackawannaO. S. Johnson & Co.126,7750139,054225309 
GreenwoodNo. 1CollieryShaft / Slope2Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaGreenwood Coal Co.199,6250216,036206461 
GreenwoodNo. 2CollieryTunnel2Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaGreenwood Coal Co., Limited7,126010,1265886 
Gypsy GroveNo. 1Colliery1DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.99,937E&WV 10106,715237245 
Gypsy GroveNo. 2Colliery1DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.142,217E&WV 10144,531240361 
Hallstead CollieryShaft3DuryeaLuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.179,423DL&W 10196,389192481 
Hampton CollieryShaft2Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.155,428DL&W 10165,763188397 
Harry E. CollieryShaft3Kingston Twp.LuzerneWyoming Valley Coal Co.000  Idle all year.
Heidelberg CollieryShaft3Pittston Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.32,208LV 1032,38778198 
Heidelberg CollierySlope3Pittston Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.0LV 100  Idle all year.
Henry CollieryShaft3Plains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.112,205LV 10116,262195342 
Hillman Vein CollieryShaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneHillman Vein Coal Co.65,931091,325192271 
Holden CollieryShaft2Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.62,710DL&W 1068,604129212 
HollenbackNo. 2Colliery4Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.52,116065,206 442 
Hunt CollieryShaft3Kingston Twp.LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.0DL&W 100  Idle all year.
Hyde Park CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.146,811DL&W 10151,001172377 
JermynNo. 1CollieryShaft1JermynLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.226,2980246,615224482 
JermynNo. 3Colliery1Dickson City BoroughLackawannaJohn Jermyn139,9280139,928187389 
JermynNo. 4Colliery1Dickson City BoroughLackawannaJohn Jermyn90,029091,971168291 
JermynNo. 1CollieryShaft2Rendham Twp. (Old Forge / Tayor)LackawannaJohn Jermyn185,5330198,524186396 
JermynNo. 2CollieryShaft2Old Forge Twp.LackawannaJohn Jermyn173,6610181,911165383 
JerseyNo. 8Colliery4AshleyLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.102,5810108,473167391 
Jones-Simpson Colliery1ArchbaldLackawannaJones, Simpson & Co.156,8730159,373229531 
Katydid CollierySlope3AvocaLuzerneJohn M. Robertson & Co.30,937032,661202100 
Keystone Colliery1MayfieldLackawannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.72,858074,658176195 
Keystone CollierySlope3Plains Twp.LuzerneKeystone Coal Co.106,3870107,256187320 
KingstonNo. 2CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft / Breaker No. 44EdwardsvilleLuzerneKingston Coal Co.397,2680407,7952741154 
Lackawanna Colliery1BlakelyLackawannaLackawanna Coal Co.337,7650340,945277567 
LanceNo. 11CollieryShaft 14PlymouthLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.264,9930266,355175748 
Langcliffe CollieryShaft3AvocaLuzerneLangcliffe Coal Co.79,534083,445139369 
Laurel Run CollierySlope3ParsonsLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.101,3590101,359210396 
Lee Colliery4Newport Twp.LuzerneNewport Coal Co.49,576052,800181206 
Leggetts Creek CollieryShaft 11ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.188,8030207,982248508 
Maffet Colliery4Sugar NotchLuzerneHanover Coal Co.110,3760111,116166315 
Maltby CollieryShaft3Kingston Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.85,030LV 1086,239183312 
Manville CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.38,541D&H 1048,264144229Manville Colliery is worked every alternate month by the DL&W and D&H.
Manville CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.98,541DL&W 1048,264144229Manville Colliery is worked every alternate month by the DL&W and D&H.
Marshwood Colliery1Olyphant 1LackawannaMoosic Mountain Coal Co.58,510063,437202185 
Marvine CollieryShaft 11ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.200,7920219,632238440 
Meadow Brook CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaWilliam Connell & Co.125,0240174,953211301 
Meadow Brook CollieryTunnel2ScrantonLackawannaWilliam Connell & Co.0046,56321251Meadow Brook, National & Stafford shippment of 138,137 tons not individually reported.
Midvale CollierySlope3Plains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.000  Idle all year.
Mill Creek CollierySlope 11Fell Twp.LackawannaW. P. Williams5,00005,70022130 
Mill Creek CollierySlope3Plains Twp.LuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.74,452074,452207123 
Mill Hollow CollieryShaft3Luzerne BoroughLuzerneThomas Waddell & Co.99,6770110,390205312 
Mineral Spring CollieryMineral Spring Slope / Coal Brook Slope3ParsonsLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.0LV 100  Idle all year.
Morning Star CollieryTunnel3WyomingLuzerneJohn A. Hutchins & Co.21,940035,940180109 
Mount Jessup CollierySlope 11WintonLackawannaMount Jessup Coal Co., Ltd.94,109DL&W 10101,853244282 
Mount Lookout CollieryShaft3WyomingLuzerneMount Lookout Coal Co.193,3990206,933198389 
Mount Pleasant CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaWilliam T. Smith176,023DL&W 10198,962213468 
Mount Vernon Colliery1WintonLackawannaB. M. Winton & Co.8,11908,1698190 
Murray CollieryShaft 11DunmoreLackawannaMurray, Carney & Brown11,022014,69620429 
National CollieryShaft / Slope2ScrantonLackawannaWilliam Connell & Co.0DL&W 1084,036212258Meadow Brook, National & Stafford shippment of 138,137 tons not individually reported.
NottinghamNo. 15CollieryShaft 14PlymouthLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.390,5650395,1891321183 
Old Forge CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft2Old Forge Twp.LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.242,607E&WV 10246,960224533 
OlyphantNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 Shaft 11OlyphantLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.125,3840138,933222334 
Ontario Colliery1PeckvilleLackawannaNew York & Scranton Coal Co.169,4800177,970239395 
Ontario Colliery1CarbondaleLackawannaStroud & Chamberlain23,050028,612231137 
Oxford CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.113,361DL&W 10136,629154411 
Pancoast CollieryShaft 11ThroopLackawannaPancoast Coal Co., Limited167,467DL&W 10178,294182507 
Parrish CollierySlope 14PlymouthLuzerneParrish Coal Co.189,422DL&W 10194,691160581 
PCCNo. 5CollieryShaft2DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.157,778E&WV 10161,414216387 
PCCNo. 1CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 8 Shaft3HughestownLuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.126,057E&WV 10128,912218334 
PCCNo. 10CollieryNo. 9 Shaft / No. 10 Shaft3HughestownLuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.175,259Erie 10181,672116523 
PCCNo. 14CollieryNo. 14 Shaft / No. 14 Tunnel3Jenkins Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.220,068E&WV 10227,863237467 
PCCNo. 6CollieryNo. 5 Shaft / No. 6 Shaft / No. 11 Shaft3Jenkins Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.143,747E&WV 10148,781215393 
Pettebone CollieryShaft3Kingston Twp.LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.106,071DL&W 10127,534200403 
Phoenix CollieryShaft3Marcy Twp. (Duryea)LuzerneOld Forge Coal Co., Limited51,342055,342147826 
Pierce CollieryTunnel 11ArchbaldLackawannaPierce Coal Co., Limited80,136DL&W 1081,783146201 
Pine Brook CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaLackawanna Iron & Coal Co.221,721DL&W 10248,376194611 
Pine Ridge CollieryShaft3Miners MillsLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.188,1680193,845248472 
PlymouthNo. 2CollieryShaft 14PlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.161,8030161,803210357 
PlymouthNo. 3CollieryShaft 14PlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.205,3350207,606212439 
PlymouthNo. 4CollieryShaft 14PlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.181,0760181,076217410 
PlymouthNo. 5CollieryShaft 14PlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.170,6960174,964189315 
Powderly CollierySlope 11Carbondale Twp.LackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.96,3890132,495223276 
Prospect CollieryShafts (2) / Slope3Plains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.222,772LV 10222,772196534 
Providence CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaProvidence Coal Co.51,610064,89322990 
Pyne CollieryShaft / Slope2Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.180,783DL&W 10192,381185432 
Racket Brook Colliery1Carbondale Twp.LackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.156,5140023287Total production not reported.
Red AshNo. 1CollieryNo. 1 Slope 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneRed Ash Coal Co.112,2480112,248186361 
Red AshNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 Slope / Tunnel 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneRed Ash Coal Co.153,3150156,989178389 
ReynoldsNo. 16CollierySlope 14PlymouthLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.176,7000177,027188533 
Riverside CollieryShaft 11ArchbaldLackawannaWilliams, Jones & Richards41,654046,663151255 
S. V. White Colliery1WintonLackawannaWinton Coal Co., Limited45,394048,103185134 
SCCNo. 2CollieryShaft / Slope 14NanticokeLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.0091,137  Appears to be combined with data from SCC Breaker No. 7
SCCNo. 3CollieryNo 3 Slope 14West NanticokeLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.00337,358123124Railroad shipment of 1,383,816 tons not individually reported.
SCCNo. 5CollieryNo. 2 Shaft / No. 4 Slope4NanticokeLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.00504,8212541141Railroad shipment of 1,383,816 tons not individually reported.
SCCNo. 6CollieryNo. 6 Shaft / No. 6 Slope / No. 6 Tunnel4Glen LyonLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.00398,5472161242Railroad shipment of 1,383,816 tons not individually reported.
SCCNo. 7CollieryNo. 1 Shaft George Vein / No. 1 Shaft Forge Vein / No. 1 Shaft Lee Vein / No. 2 Slope4West NanticokeLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.0072,4592221582Railroad shipment of 1,383,816 tons not individually reported.
Schooley CollieryShaft3ExeterLuzerneButler Mine Co., Limited90,5650100,536180306 
Sibley CollieryShaft2Old Forge Twp.LackawannaJames C. McClure & Co.128,3230141,337225368 
Simpson CollierySlopes 11Fell Twp.LackawannaNorthwest Coal Co.243,0240258,577217351 
Sloan CollieryCentral Incline2Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.215,487DL&W 10243,578182499 
South Wilkes-Barre CollieryNo. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft4Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.141,0390142,70246593 
Spencer CollieryShaft2DunmoreLackawannaA. D. & F. M. Spencer128,969NYS&W 10137,824169338 
Stafford CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaWilliam Connell & Co.0030,04621272Meadow Brook, National & Stafford shippment of 138,137 tons not individually reported.
StantonNo. 7CollieryShaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.177,9130192,049160639 
Sterrick Creek CollieryShaft 11PeckvilleLackawannaSterrick Creek Coal Co.000 62Correlated with Grassy Island Coal Co breaker based on historic notes & maps.
Stevens CollieryShaft / Slope3ExeterLuzerneStevens Coal Co.41,000042,752280264 
Storrs CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft 11Dickson CityLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.318,205DL&W 10331,993184845 
Sugar NotchNo. 9CollieryShaft 14Sugar NotchLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.203,9050206,461188624 
Sunshine Colliery1Carbondale Twp.LackawannaWest Side Coal Co.5,76707,78418523 
Taylor CollieryShaft / Drift2Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.164,904DL&W 10180,774182440 
Tripp Colliery2ScrantonLackawannaTripp & Co.73DL&W 1014,30025528 
Twin CollieryTwin Shaft / Ravine Shaft3PittstonLuzerneNewton Coal Co.204,904LV 10232,061191699 
Von Storch CollieryShaft / Slope2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.232,9860263,594229613 
WanamieNo. 18CollierySlope 14WanamieLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.237,4200239,277186704 
Warrior Run CollierySlope 14Warrior RunLuzerneA. J. Davis100,8590116,694196292 
West End Colliery4MocanaquaLuzerneWest End Coal Co.179,834PRR 10196,237278422 
White Oak CollieryTunnel / Drift 11ArchbaldLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.138,6400173,587289408 
William A. CollieryShaft2Old Forge Twp.LackawannaWilliam Connell & Co.204,3450217,485181428 
Woodward CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft 14Plymouth Twp.LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.186,530DL&W 10212,478185604 
Wyoming CollieryShaft / Slope3Plains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.75,619LV 1075,619166154 

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


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