1893
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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.194,0120203,597168686 
Annora CollieryShaft / Slope3LaflinLuzerneAnnora Coal Co.81,862088,225171212 
Archbald CollieryShaft2Taylor 1LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.185,629DL&W 10196,192188524 
Austin CollieryTunnel2Old Forge Twp.LackawannaAustin Coal Co.47,542050,209163174 
Avoca CollieryShaft3AvocaLuzerneAvoca Coal Co.78,270079,447225276 
Avondale CollieryShaft 14Plymouth Twp.LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.156,774DL&W 10177,540175451 
Babylon CollieryShaft3DuryeaLuzerneBabylon Coal Co.220,2670234,837169424 
BaltimoreNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 Shaft4Wilkes-BarreLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.97,633097,633197359 
BaltimoreNo. 3CollieryNo. 3 Shaft4Wilkes-BarreLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.90,830090,830208387 
Baltimore Tunnel CollieryTunnel4Wilkes-BarreLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.131,0050134,323216391 
Barnum CollieryNo. 3 Shaft3Marcy Twp. (Duryea)LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.127,986E&WV 10127,986120502 
Bellevue CollieryShaft / Slope2Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.217,534DL&W 10237,294174561 
Bennett CollieryShaft3Plains Twp.LuzerneThomas Waddell & Co.57,297059,919209124 
Bernice CollieryDrifts3BerniceSullivanState Line & Sullivan R.R. Co.66,522070,418184307 
Black Diamond CollieryShaft3Luzerne BoroughLuzerneJohn C. Haddock212,276DL&W 10234,501234492 
Blue Ridge Colliery1ArchbaldLackawannaBlue Ridge Coal Co.123,0250123,025205439 
Boston Colliery4Plymouth Twp.LuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.151,7420158,042183324 
Boyer Colliery1CarbondaleLackawannaBoyer, Fuller, Vipond & Gilmore000  No coal produced in 1893.
Brisbin CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.182,727DL&W 10196,394178451 
Bunker Hill CollieryDrift2DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.18,726E&WV 1018,95951108 
Butler CollieryButler Shaft / Chapman Shaft3Pittston Twp.LuzerneButler Mine Co., Limited36,829042,152176280 
Capouse CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaLackawanna Iron & Steel Co.271,190DL&W 10281,848224592 
CarbondaleNo. 3CollieryShaft1CarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.19,706040,992176168 
CarbondaleNo. 1CollieryShaft1CarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.60,869095,894202265 
Cayuga CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.180,146DL&W 10203,47996467 
Clear Spring CollieryShaft3PittstonLuzerneClear Spring Coal Co.174,2120189,729231445 
Clifford CollieryShaft 11Forest CitySusquehannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.221,0140156,228199402 
Clinton CollierySlope / Drift 11Fell Twp.Wayne & LackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.122,4640146,128215285 
Coal Brook CollieryTunnel 11CarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.59,436068,610212362 
Columbia CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaColumbia Colliery Co.0018,5901788 
Columbia CollieryShaft3DuryeaLuzerneOld Forge Coal Mining Co.91,505097,415162203 
Consolidated CollieryShaft / Slope3AvocaLuzerneHillside Coal & Iron Co.116,5210121,562196353 
Continental CollieryShaft2Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.177,885DL&W 10185,619183480 
Conyngham CollieryShaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.109,5570116,540227381 
Delaware CollieryShaft3Plains Twp.LuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.179,6960182,669224351 
DiamondNo. 2CollieryDiamond No. 2 Shaft / Trip Shaft / Trip Slope2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.232,290DL&W 10254,281195530 
Dickson CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.233,1830244,740225458 
Dodge CollieryShaft2Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.157,775DL&W 10169,767185401 
Dodson CollieryShaft 14PlymouthLuzernePlymouth Coal Co.173,676DL&W 10178,113215440 
Dolph CollieryDrift 11WintonLackawannaDolph Coal Co., Limited101,3880103,804174415 
Dorrance CollieryShaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.115,255LV 10122,366171327 
East Boston CollieryShaft3Kingston Twp.LuzerneW. G. Payne & Co.194,662DL&W 10202,966223481 
Eddy Creek CollieryShaft 11OlyphantLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.217,8030225,928220459 
Edgerton CollieryDrifts 11ArchbaldLackawannaEdgerton Coal Co., Limited224,8440238,933195428 
Elmwood CollieryShaft3Pittston Twp.LuzerneFlorence Coal Co.92,2020104,732204274 
EmpireNo. 4CollieryNo. 4 Shaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.234,6520237,606167798 
Erie CollieryShaft 11MayfieldLackawannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.182,2340198,180213527 
Ewen CollieryNo. 4 Slope / No. 7 Shaft / No. 4 Shaft / Hoyt Shaft3Jenkins Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.260,219E&WV 10272,814208711 
Exeter CollieryShaft3ExeterLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.100,822LV 10104,817176283 
Fairmount CollieryShaft3Pittston Twp.LuzerneAbbott Coal Co.8,000010,00021734 
Fernwood CollieryShaft3Pittston Twp.LuzerneButler Mine Co., Limited39,835042,787181185 
Forest City CollieryShaft / Slope 11Forest CitySusquehannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.210,6640315,728205643Of the tonnage shipped to market, 75,395 tons were mined at the Forest City Shaft
Forty Fort CollieryShaft3Forty FortLuzerneWyoming Valley Coal Co.92,6080108,781220401 
Franklin Colliery1Fell Twp.LackawannaFranklin Coal Co.60006251056 
Franklin Colliery4Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.119,045LV 10135,782165510 
Gaylord CollieryShaft / Slope4PlymouthLuzerneKingston Coal Co.343,5760347,078241780 
Glenwood CollieryShaft 11MayfieldLackawannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.179,6200195,074174511 
Grassy Island CollieryShaft / Slope 11OlyphantLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.186,9610203,868222413 
Green Ridge CollierySlope2ScrantonLackawannaO. S. Johnson & Co.129,1140141,120215376 
GreenwoodNo. 1CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft2Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaGreenwood Coal Co.175,0060193,965211501 
GreenwoodNo. 8CollieryNo. 8 Drift / No. 12 Drift2Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaGreenwood Coal Co.55,810060,310217192 
Gypsy GroveNo. 1Colliery1DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.94,460E&WV 1097,997195273 
Gypsy Grove Colliery1DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.120,643E&WV 10122,044196355 
Hallstead CollieryShaft3DuryeaLuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.170,961DL&W 10189,436183505 
Hampton CollieryShaft2Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.152,201DL&W 10162,579186419 
Harry E. CollieryShaft3Kingston Twp.LuzerneWyoming Valley Coal Co.000 6Idle all year.
Heidelberg CollieryShaft3Pittston Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.70,780LV 1082,104172259 
Heidelberg CollierySlope3Pittston Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.35,561LV 1040,461111228 
Henry CollieryShaft3Plains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.111,978LV 10115,937179357 
Hillman Vein CollieryShaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneHillman Vein Coal Co.64,084089,685175263 
Holden CollieryShaft2Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.78,042DL&W 1083,963169209 
HollenbackNo. 2Colliery4Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.119,9140137,786164463 
Hyde Park CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.142,622DL&W 10147,004190399 
JermynNo. 1CollieryShaft1JermynLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.228,3120249,283213579 
JermynNo. 3Colliery1Dickson City BoroughLackawannaJohn Jermyn148,0390148,039185391 
JermynNo. 4Colliery1Dickson City BoroughLackawannaJohn Jermyn78,767080,477178279 
JermynNo. 1CollieryShaft2Rendham Twp. (Old Forge / Tayor)LackawannaJermyn & Co.158,8690170,591192499 
JermynNo. 2CollieryShaft2Old Forge Twp.LackawannaJermyn & Co.215,0140222,014179508 
JerseyNo. 8Colliery4AshleyLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.100,9070106,211153552 
Jones-Simpson Colliery1ArchbaldLackawannaJones, Simpson & Co.259,4350260,405206799 
Katydid CollierySlope3AvocaLuzerneJohn M. Robertson & Co.51,054053,044203149 
Keystone Colliery1MayfieldLackawannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.68,885069,985174201Of the total amount mined at Forest City shaft 75,395 tons were sent to Clifford Breaker.
Keystone CollierySlope3Plains Twp.LuzerneKeystone Coal Co.89,976090,773178271 
KingstonNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft4EdwardsvilleLuzerneKingston Coal Co.391,0770404,5442501004 
KingstonNo. 4CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 4 Shaft4EdwardsvilleLuzerneKingston Coal Co.250,0980250,0982001030 
Lackawanna Colliery1BlakelyLackawannaLackawanna Coal Co.329,3440333,565275584 
LanceNo. 11CollieryShaft 14PlymouthLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.237,5300239,334167668 
Langcliffe CollieryShaft3AvocaLuzerneLangcliffe Coal Co.100,0200105,081194409 
Laurel Run CollierySlope3ParsonsLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.126,2750126,275221409 
Lee Colliery4Newport Twp.LuzerneNewport Coal Co.56,094059,334192218 
Leggetts Creek CollieryShaft 11ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.203,1850226,156224496 
Louise CollieryDrifts3Luzerne BoroughLuzerneAlgonquin Coal Co.6,51206,95335103 
Maffet Colliery4Sugar NotchLuzerneHanover Coal Co.97,557098,288175260 
Maltby CollieryShaft3Maltby Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.59,136LV 1060,321124405 
Manville CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.54,090D&H 1065,24695177Manville Colliery is worked every alternate month by the DL&W and D&H.
Manville CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.53,353DL&W 1062,06897177Manville Colliery is worked every alternate month by the DL&W and D&H.
Marshwood Colliery1Olyphant 1LackawannaMoosic Mountain Coal Co.50,566055,369182132Breaker burned to the ground during the year and will not be rebuilt. Coal will hereafter be prepared for market at the Mt. Jessup breaker in Winton, which is being enlarged for this purpose.
Marvine CollieryShaft 11ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.200,1430219,632238455 
Meadow Brook CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaWilliam Connell & Co.130,5890152,902215297 
Meadow Brook CollieryTunnel2ScrantonLackawannaWilliam Connell & Co.28,678029,09320841 
Mill Creek CollierySlope3Plains Twp.LuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.4,55104,55115  
Mill Hollow CollieryShaft3Luzerne BoroughLuzerneThomas Waddell & Co.72,949082,063193346 
Morning Star CollieryTunnel3WyomingLuzerneJohn A. Hutchins & Co.18,000019,00020469 
Mount Jessup CollierySlope 11WintonLackawannaMount Jessup Coal Co., Ltd.91,840DL&W 1099,827238843 
Mount Lookout CollieryShaft3WyomingLuzerneMount Lookout Coal Co.257,2230227,121196522 
Mount Pleasant CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaWilliam T. Smith175,570DL&W 10204,479214485 
Mountain Lake CollieryDrift 12ScrantonLackawannaMountain Lake Land & Coal Co., Limited003,2001006 
Murray CollieryShaft 11DunmoreLackawannaMurray, Carney & Brown28,727032,33722866 
National CollieryShaft / Slope2ScrantonLackawannaWilliam Connell & Co.65,328DL&W 1073,019208274 
NottinghamNo. 15CollieryShaft 14PlymouthLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.410,7970416,6251811052 
Old Forge CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft2Old Forge Twp.LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.242,401E&WV 10247,711206430 
OlyphantNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 Shaft 11OlyphantLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.131,2420156,026215375 
Ontario Colliery1PeckvilleLackawannaNew York & Scranton Coal Co.200,1630209,086223507 
Oxford CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.134,141DL&W 10161,067187415 
Pancoast CollieryShaft 11ThroopLackawannaPancoast Coal Co., Limited198,934DL&W 10200,757205568 
Parrish CollierySlope 14PlymouthLuzerneParrish Coal Co.120,882DL&W 10126,923172417 
PCCNo. 5CollieryShaft2DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.157,056E&WV 10162,556210389 
PCCNo. 1CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 8 Shaft3HughestownLuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.125,357E&WV 10128,452200339 
PCCNo. 13CollieryLaw Shaft / No. 13 Shaft3Old ForgeLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.190,592E&WV 10197,518201464Coal prepared at Barnum Breaker.
PCCNo. 14CollieryNo. 14 Shaft / No. 14 Tunnel3Jenkins Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.212,907E&WV 10221,391201533 
PCCNo. 6CollieryNo. 5 Shaft / No. 6 Shaft / No. 11 Shaft3Jenkins Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.159,048E&WV 10164,223206428 
PCCNo. 9CollieryNo. 9 Shaft / No. 10 Shaft3HughestownLuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.196,277E&WV 10203,582201576 
Pettebone CollieryShaft3Kingston Twp.LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.68,260DL&W 1079,787106  
Phoenix CollieryShaft3DuryeaLuzerneOld Forge Coal Mining Co.98,1170103,117161345 
Pierce CollieryTunnel 11WintonLackawannaPierce Coal Co., Limited27,038DL&W 1028,34080152 
Pine Brook CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaLackawanna Iron & Steel Co.179,135DL&W 10205,023161548 
Pine Ridge CollieryShaft3Miners MillsLuzerneAlgonquin Coal Co.5,16005,24713352 
Pine Ridge CollieryShaft3Miners MillsLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.161,1540164,609211  
PlymouthNo. 2CollieryShaft 14PlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.210,5680210,568214418 
PlymouthNo. 3CollieryShaft 14PlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.216,7440219,044222453 
PlymouthNo. 4CollieryShaft 14PlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.161,1670161,167216431 
PlymouthNo. 5CollieryShaft 14PlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.154,6170159,792184325 
Powderly CollierySlope 11Carbondale Twp.LackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.79,8090126,576202287 
Prospect CollieryProspect Shaft / Oakwood Shaft / Midvale Slope3Plains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.182,098LV 10182,104177575 
Providence CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaProvidence Coal Co.31,155037,127164193 
Pyne CollieryShaft / Slope2Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.191,395DL&W 10200,336188420 
Racket Brook Colliery1Carbondale Twp.LackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.171,4840021670Coal mined at Powdery Slope.
Red AshNo. 1CollieryNo. 1 Slope 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneRed Ash Coal Co.126,4300126,430192358 
Red AshNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 Slope / Tunnel 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneRed Ash Coal Co.166,9630166,963184403 
ReynoldsNo. 16CollierySlope 14PlymouthLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.183,7990183,799183513 
RichmondNo. 3CollieryNo. 3 Shaft 11ScrantonLackawannaElk Hill Coal & Iron Co.110,1250121,275222212 
RichmondNo. 4MineNo. 4 Shaft 11RichmondaleLackawannaElk Hill Coal & Iron Co.4,03104,13155104Coal processed at nearby Elk Creek Breaker
Riverside CollieryShaft 11ArchbaldLackawannaRiverside Coal Co.95,727097,752225429 
S. V. White Colliery1WintonLackawannaWinton Coal Co., Limited33,420033,881180132 
SCCNo. 3CollieryNo 3 Slope 14West NanticokeLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.0062,912108135Railroad shipment of 1,431,326 tons not individually reported.
SCCNo. 5CollieryNo. 2 Shaft / No. 4 Slope4NanticokeLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.00491,2792431214Railroad shipment of 1,431,326 tons not individually reported.
SCCNo. 6CollieryNo. 6 Shaft / No. 6 Slope / No. 6 Tunnel4Glen LyonLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.00403,9132191221Railroad shipment of 1,431,326 tons not individually reported.
SCCNo. 7CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 1 Slope4NanticokeLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.00495,3562321159Railroad shipment of 1,431,326 tons not individually reported.
Schooley CollieryShaft3ExeterLuzerneButler Mine Co., Limited92,7960100,410164356 
Sibley CollieryShaft2Old Forge Twp.LackawannaElliott, McClure & Co.118,8090131,826223357 
Simpson CollierySlopes 11Fell Twp.LackawannaNorthwest Coal Co.244,8000260,729223426 
Sloan CollierySloan Shaft / Central Shaft2Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.219,886DL&W 10248,601181530 
South Wilkes-Barre CollieryNo. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.288,1890298,892185791 
Spencer CollieryShaft2DunmoreLackawannaA. D. & F. M. Spencer001,7315822 
Stafford CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaWilliam Connell & Co.21,240022,42020849 
StantonNo. 7CollieryShaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.205,7710219,596175666 
Sterrick Creek CollieryShaft 11PeckvilleLackawannaSterrick Creek Coal Co.81,486082,548172460 
Stevens CollieryShaft / Slope3ExeterLuzerneStevens Coal Co.61,607078,442194359 
Storrs CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft 11Dickson CityLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.399,519DL&W 10382,134193886 
Sugar NotchNo. 9CollieryShaft 14Sugar NotchLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.189,0730191,716170663 
Taylor CollieryShaft / Drift2Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.171,985DL&W 10182,248189448 
Tripp Colliery2ScrantonLackawannaTripp & Co.0013,50025026 
Twin CollieryTwin Shaft / Ravine Shaft3PittstonLuzerneNewton Coal Co.263,721LV 10294,630189795 
Von Storch CollieryShaft / Slope2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.214,2340254,273217639 
WanamieNo. 18CollierySlope 14WanamieLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.223,7360225,863166674Coal from No. 19 included.
Warrior Run CollierySlope 14Warrior RunLuzerneA. J. Davis91,762093,249164298 
West End Colliery4MocanaquaLuzerneWest End Coal Co.137,775PRR 10152,945170512Wood Breaker burned and was rebuilt.
White Oak CollieryTunnel / Drift 11ArchbaldLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.166,0910171,121209430 
William A. CollieryShaft2Old Forge Twp.LackawannaThe Connell Coal Co.224,9800239,119158482 
Wilson Creek Colliery1Fell Twp.LackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.175,2120202,253212273 
Woodward CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft 14Plymouth Twp.LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.246,814DL&W 10273,990193795 
Wyoming CollieryShaft / Slope3Plains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.77,515LV 1077,515 189 

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


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