1894
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Operation NameNumberTypeOpeningDistrictCityCountyCompany NameRailroad Shipments (tons)Railroad to MineTruck Shipments (tons)Total Production (tons)Days WorkedEmployeesNotes
Alden CollieryNos. 1 & 2 Shafts 14AldenLuzerneAlden Coal Co.183,7310193,514163629 
Annora CollierySlope3LaflinLuzerneAnnora Coal Co.29,171029,17175  
Archbald CollieryShaft2Taylor 1LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.200,867DL&W 10211,511173552 
Austin CollieryDrift2Old Forge Twp.LackawannaAustin Coal Co.64,907068,8751503771894 Jan 24 - Contractors McDonald and Sayer completed grading tracks for the new Lawrence Breaker on the Austin Branch. Scranton Tribune page 2.
Avoca CollieryShaft3AvocaLuzerneAvoca Coal Co.64,397065,662172271 
Avondale CollieryShaft 14Plymouth Twp.LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.119,334DL&W 10140,489171464 
Babylon CollieryShaft3DuryeaLuzerneBabylon Coal Co.229,3860244,856157502 
BaltimoreNo. 3CollieryNo. 3 Shaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.99,482099,482180387 
BaltimoreNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 Shaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.102,9080102,908176387 
Baltimore Tunnel CollieryTunnel4Wilkes-BarreLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.123,6750126,477188417 
Barnum CollieryNo. 3 Shaft3Marcy Twp. (Duryea)LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.220,456E&WV 10228,115154597 
Bellevue CollieryShaft2Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.0DL&W 100174459Included with Bellevue Slope.
Bellevue CollierySlope2Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.208,775DL&W 10233,175174110 
Bennett CollieryShaft3Plains Twp.LuzerneThomas Waddell & Co.47,979049,932193137 
Black Diamond CollieryShaft3Luzerne BoroughLuzerneJohn C. Haddock220,616DL&W 10243,657235469 
Blue Ridge Colliery1PeckvilleLackawannaBlue Ridge Coal Co.150,6220150,622183521 
Boston Colliery4Plymouth Twp.LuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.145,9570152,407166324 
Boyer Colliery1CarbondaleLackawannaBoyer, Fuller, Vipond & Gilmore000  Idle.
Brisbin CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.172,825DL&W 10187,831173479 
Bunker Hill CollieryDrift2DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.61,883E&WV 1063,989179182 
Butler CollieryButler Shaft / Chapman Shaft3Pittston Twp.LuzerneButler Mine Co., Limited95,5170104,737223402 
ButtonwoodNo. 22CollieryShaft 14Hanover Twp.LuzerneParrish Coal Co.24,826024,24050254 
Capouse CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaLackawanna Iron & Steel Co.237,087DL&W 10248,129194516 
CarbondaleNo. 3CollieryShaft1CarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.23,928023,928178142 
CarbondaleNo. 1CollieryShaft1CarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.67,523067,523180313 
Cayuga CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.178,128DL&W 10197,339167467 
Chauncey CollierySlope 14Plymouth Twp.LuzerneReynolds & Moyer Coal Co.30,121DL&W 1030,191 48 
Clear Spring CollieryShaft3PittstonLuzerneClear Spring Coal Co.182,4910196,363191474 
Clifford CollieryShaft 11Forest CitySusquehannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.239,7830149,511168402Of the number of tons shipped from Clifford, 93,435 tons were mined at Forest City
Clinton CollierySlope / Drift 11Fell Twp.Wayne & LackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.118,0280119,326177268 
Coal Brook CollieryTunnel 11CarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.251,3670251,367180702 
Columbia CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaColumbia Colliery Co.7,500015,5001508 
Columbia CollieryShaft3DuryeaLuzerneOld Forge Coal Mining Co.83,058088,578146252 
Consolidated CollieryShaft / Slope3AvocaLuzerneHillside Coal & Iron Co.100,7260105,549159378Called Brownville Breaker on period map.
Continental CollieryShaft2Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.118,335DL&W 10125,963126483 
Conyngham CollieryShaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.120,2060122,708222362 
Delaware CollieryShaft3Plains Twp.LuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.179,5960183,084188408 
DiamondNo. 2CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.215,802DL&W 10238,331172569 
Dickson CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.1,814,2600194,028160417 
Dodge CollieryShaft2Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.144,766DL&W 10156,727178417 
Dodson CollieryShaft 14PlymouthLuzernePlymouth Coal Co.170,661DL&W 10193,151205457 
Dolph CollieryDrift 11WintonLackawannaDolph Coal Co., Limited52,954054,49190438 
Dorrance CollieryShaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.135,823LV 10114,889139376 
East Boston CollieryShaft3Kingston Twp.LuzerneW. G. Payne & Co.100,880DL&W 10105,872114487 
Eddy Creek CollieryShaft 11OlyphantLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.240,6030240,904181466 
Edgerton CollieryDrifts 11ArchbaldLackawannaEdgerton Coal Co., Limited191,1030203,175167459 
Elmwood CollieryShaft3Pittston Twp.LuzerneFlorence Coal Co.68,701080,244162317 
EmpireNo. 4CollieryNo. 4 Shaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.178,9070181,537119771 
Erie CollieryShaft 11MayfieldLackawannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.154,4420166,333177485 
Ewen CollieryNo. 4 Slope / No. 7 Shaft / No. 4 Shaft / Hoyt Shaft3Jenkins Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.213,697E&WV 10225,064154710 
Exeter CollieryShaft3ExeterLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.68,648LV 1070,59684230 
Fairmount CollieryShaft3Pittston Twp.LuzerneAbbott Coal Co.9,54409,54422360 
Fernwood CollieryShaft3Pittston Twp.LuzerneButler Mine Co., Limited76,336080,983304264 
Forest City CollieryShaft / Slope 11Forest CitySusquehannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.146,5040264,057113610Of the total mined at Forest City, 93,435 tons were prepared at Clifford breaker.
Forty Fort CollieryShaft3Forty FortLuzerneForty Fort Coal Co.71,404087,859148420 
Franklin Colliery1Fell Twp.LackawannaFranklin Coal Co.000  Idle.
Franklin Colliery4Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.114,859LV 10160,362164555 
Gaylord CollieryShaft / Slope4PlymouthLuzerneKingston Coal Co.93,118094,890139348 
Glenwood CollieryShaft 11MayfieldLackawannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.189,4310203,175179490 
Grassy Island CollieryShaft / Slope 11OlyphantLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.183,8030186,719188428 
Green Ridge CollierySlope2DunmoreLackawannaO. S. Johnson & Co.140,3330155,885210390 
GreenwoodNo. 1CollieryShaft2Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaGreenwood Coal Co., Limited152,6040167,467163495 
GreenwoodNo. 2CollieryShaft2Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaGreenwood Coal Co., Limited52,407056,907145188 
Gypsy Grove Colliery1DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.114,567E&WV 10116,155157339 
Hallstead CollieryShaft3DuryeaLuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.121,948DL&W 10141,421130398 
Hampton CollieryShaft2Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.160,463DL&W 10171,665173431 
Harry E. CollieryShaft3Kingston Twp.LuzerneForty Fort Coal Co.79,526096,366112471 
Heidelberg CollieryShaft3Pittston Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.59,493LV 1069,459130313 
Heidelberg CollierySlope3Pittston Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.71,711LV 1076,755154272 
Henry CollieryShaft3Plains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.103,588LV 10106,978160346 
Hillman Vein CollieryShaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneHillman Vein Coal Co.54,008077,306156259 
Holden CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.48,472DL&W 1053,284146150 
HollenbackNo. 2Colliery4Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.105,3770125,328124527 
Hyde Park CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.91,615DL&W 1097,260125399 
JermynNo. 1CollieryShaft1JermynLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.208,9200212,969179564 
JermynNo. 3Colliery1Dickson City BoroughLackawannaJohn Jermyn124,3290124,329156337 
JermynNo. 4Colliery1Dickson City BoroughLackawannaJohn Jermyn51,148053,089134191Becomes Johnson No. 2
JermynNo. 1CollieryShaft2Rendham Twp. (Old Forge / Tayor)LackawannaJermyn & Co.151,6630169,806132535 
JermynNo. 2CollieryShaft2Old Forge Twp.LackawannaJermyn & Co.162,4680177,068126496 
JerseyNo. 8Colliery4AshleyLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.81,882087,074117416 
Jones-Simpson Colliery1ArchbaldLackawannaJones, Simpson & Co.211,6730212,873192733 
Katydid CollierySlope3AvocaLuzerneJohn M. Robertson & Co.47,381049,426157144 
Keystone Colliery1MayfieldLackawannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.45,086046,021148153 
Keystone CollieryShaft / Slope3Plains Twp.LuzerneKeystone Coal Co.94,8200102,964161328 
Kidder Colliery4Wilkes-BarreLuzerneKidder Coal Co.43,911046,84424921 
KingstonNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft4EdwardsvilleLuzerneKingston Coal Co.334,7890348,302206996 
KingstonNo. 4CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 4 Shaft4EdwardsvilleLuzerneKingston Coal Co.240,6200240,620181818 
Lackawanna Colliery1BlakelyLackawannaLackawanna Coal Co.276,0880279,649230609 
LanceNo. 11CollieryShaft 14PlymouthLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.164,4720166,152115736 
Langcliffe CollieryShaft / Tunnel3AvocaLuzerneLangcliffe Coal Co.114,9800121,314192410 
Laurel Run CollierySlope3ParsonsLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.100,7210103,089181385 
Law CollieryLaw Shaft / No. 13 Shaft3Pittston Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.168,206E&WV 10176,161155470 
Lawrence CollieryShaft2Ransom Twp.LackawannaConnell Coal Co.68,438074,438923321894 Jan 24 - Contractors McDonald and Sayer completed grading tracks for the new Lawrence Breaker on the Austin Branch. Scranton Tribune page 2.
Lee Colliery4Newport Twp.LuzerneNewport Coal Co.25,845026,005100  
Leggetts Creek CollieryShaft 11ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.196,7780199,742185506 
Louise CollieryDrifts3Luzerne BoroughLuzerneRaub Coal Co.32,561033,942119133 
Maffet Colliery4Sugar NotchLuzerneHanover Coal Co.66,442067,116148224 
Maltby CollieryShaft3Maltby Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.155,764LV 10157,534138562 
Manville CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.45,602D&H 1049,609  Data on DL&W report.
Manville CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.42,072DL&W 1051,760132386 
Marvine CollieryShaft 11ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.166,1990167,887181461 
Meadow Brook CollieryShaft / Tunnel2ScrantonLackawannaWilliam Connell & Co.36,529047,57968195 
Mill Hollow CollieryShaft3Luzerne BoroughLuzerneThomas Waddell & Co.92,5120101,983161310 
Moosic Mountain Colliery1MarshwoodLackawannaMoosic Mountain Coal Co.77,185085,337211188 
Morning Star CollieryTunnel3WyomingLuzerneJohn A. Hutchins & Co.10,000010,57510515 
Mount Jessup CollierySlope 11WintonLackawannaMount Jessup Coal Co., Ltd.95,734DL&W 10106,080140433 
Mount Lookout CollieryShaft3WyomingLuzerneMount Lookout Coal Co.294,4370315,462163563 
Mount Pleasant CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaWilliam T. Smith160,294DL&W 10192,929190532 
Mount Vernon Colliery1WintonLackawannaMount Vernon Coal Co.000  Idle.
Murray CollieryShaft 11DunmoreLackawannaMurray, Carney & Brown171,2920177,151183536 
National CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaWilliam Connell & Co.132,899DL&W 10144,169192263 
NottinghamNo. 15CollieryShaft 14PlymouthLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.331,1380337,4701251000 
Old Forge CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft2Old Forge Twp.LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.219,251E&WV 10224,281157564 
OlyphantNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 Shaft 11OlyphantLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.117,2530119,374168412 
Ontario Colliery1PeckvilleLackawannaNew York & Scranton Coal Co.33,719037,60619064 
Oxford CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.131,874DL&W 10159,930179398 
Pancoast CollieryShaft 11ThroopLackawannaPancoast Coal Co., Limited202,249DL&W 10203,838187661 
Parrish CollierySlope 14PlymouthLuzerneParrish Coal Co.80,061DL&W 1083,278113384 
PCCNo. 1CollieryShaft1DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.105,511E&WV 10108,145171252 
PCCNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 Shaft / Tunnel1DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.0E&WV 1016,954 104Coal prepared at Gypsy Grove Breaker.
PCCNo. 5CollieryShaft2DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.119,702E&WV 10122,173158373 
PCCNo. 1CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 8 Shaft3HughestownLuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.105,168E&WV 10108,461155336 
PCCNo. 14CollieryNo. 14 Shaft / No. 14 Tunnel3Jenkins Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.170,605E&WV 10179,296154491 
PCCNo. 6CollieryNo. 5 Shaft / No. 6 Shaft / No. 11 Shaft3Jenkins Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.116,987E&WV 10122,362156449 
PCCNo. 9CollieryNo. 9 Shaft / No. 10 Shaft / No. 10 Jr. Shaft3HughestownLuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.163,513E&WV 10170,936154564 
Pettebone CollieryShaft3Kingston Twp.LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.6,580DL&W 108,10032241 
Phoenix CollieryShaft3DuryeaLuzerneOld Forge Coal Mining Co.118,1810123,431151368 
Pierce CollieryTunnel 11WintonLackawannaPierce Coal Co., Limited0DL&W 100  Idle.
Pine Brook CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaLackawanna Iron & Steel Co.175,703DL&W 10199,876174552 
Pine Ridge CollieryShaft3Miners MillsLuzerneAlgonquin Coal Co.183,1870186,034266476 
PlymouthNo. 2CollieryShaft 14PlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.193,4090193,409175402 
PlymouthNo. 3CollieryShaft 14PlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.166,4560167,302153443 
PlymouthNo. 4CollieryShaft 14PlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.150,8510150,851180440 
PlymouthNo. 5CollieryShaft 14PlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.140,2020147,290175339 
Powderly CollierySlope 11Carbondale Twp.LackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.79,797079,797179286 
Prospect CollieryProspect Shaft / Oakwood Shaft / Midvale Slope3Plains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.197,775LV 10197,778163725 
Providence CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaProvidence Coal Co.46,703055,357198212 
Pyne CollieryShaft / Slope2Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.187,730DL&W 10196,659169466 
Racket Brook Colliery1CarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.160,8530160,85319666 
Ravine CollieryShaft3PittstonLuzerneNewton Coal Co.299,4880331,630186112 
Red AshNo. 1CollieryNo. 1 Slope 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneRed Ash Coal Co.96,530096,530127324 
Red AshNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 Slope / Tunnel 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneRed Ash Coal Co.113,2010116,190123387 
ReynoldsNo. 16CollierySlope 14PlymouthLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.114,4980114,504116526 
RichmondNo. 3CollieryNo. 3 Shaft 11ScrantonLackawannaElk Hill Coal & Iron Co.77,405088,992153167 
RichmondNo. 4MineNo. 4 Shaft 11RichmondaleLackawannaElk Hill Coal & Iron Co.131,6480137,724252270 
Riverside CollieryShaft 11ArchbaldLackawannaRiverside Coal Co.114,3530121,353158426 
S. V. White Colliery1WintonLackawannaWinton Coal Co., Limited000  Idle.
SCCNo. 3CollieryNo 3 Slope 14West NanticokeLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.0088,769136147Railroad shipment of 1,344,192 tons not individualy reported.
SCCNo. 5CollieryNo. 2 Shaft / No. 4 Slope4NanticokeLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.00157,1632161394Railroad shipment of 1,344,192 tons not individualy reported.
SCCNo. 6CollieryNo. 6 Shaft / No. 6 Slope / No. 6 Tunnel4Glen LyonLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.00348,6241951181Railroad shipment of 1,344,192 tons not individualy reported.
SCCNo. 7CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 1 Slope4NanticokeLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.00471,1022121395Railroad sailroad shipment of 1,344,192 tons not individualy reported.
Schooley CollieryShaft3ExeterLuzerneButler Mine Co., Limited84,015091,479157349 
Sibley CollieryShaft2Old Forge Twp.LackawannaElliott, McClure & Co.92,8560108,866192391 
Simpson CollierySlopes 11Fell Twp.LackawannaNorthwest Coal Co.208,5160222,011177556 
Sloan CollierySloan Shaft / Central Shaft2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.234,023DL&W 10252,248172563 
South Wilkes-Barre CollieryNo. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.155,0110284,145137769 
Spencer CollieryShaft2DunmoreLackawannaA. D. & F. M. Spencer72,073083,036106323 
StantonNo. 7CollieryShaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.163,6960173,033125676 
Sterrick Creek CollieryShaft 11PeckvilleLackawannaSterrick Creek Coal Co.134,7330142,463162536 
Stevens CollieryShaft / Slope3ExeterLuzerneStevens Coal Co.81,345083,046127304 
Storrs CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft1Dickson CityLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.386,306DL&W 10403,323175916 
Sugar NotchNo. 9CollieryShaft 14Sugar NotchLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.136,3810138,493115624 
Taylor CollieryShaft / Drift2TaylorLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.157,961DL&W 10168,870160458 
Tripp Colliery2ScrantonLackawannaTripp & Co.12,500DL&W 1012,50023026Local coal sales.
Twin MineShaft3PittstonLuzerneNewton Coal Co.0LV 100 764Coal to Ravine Breaker.
Von Storch CollieryShaft / Slope2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.189,5480210,056176599 
Waddell CollieryDrift 11WintonLackawannaWaddell & Son2,15203,3528172 
WanamieNo. 18CollierySlope 14WanamieLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.168,7010170,543119632 
Warrior Run CollierySlope 14Warrior RunLuzerneA. J. Davis101,5630117,824186343 
West End Colliery4MocanaquaLuzerneWest End Coal Co.201,901PRR 10224,526243580 
West Ridge CollierySlope2ScrantonLackawannaWest Ridge Coal Co.87,677095,369193250 
White Oak CollieryTunnel / Drift 11ArchbaldLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.196,2560199,133184452 
William A. CollieryShaft2Old Forge Twp.LackawannaThe Connell Coal Co.226,9980241,682166553 
Woodward CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft 14Plymouth Twp.LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.308,043DL&W 10329,8901671026 
Wyoming MineShaft / Slope3Plains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.76,104LV 1076,104 190Coal to Henry Breaker.

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


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