1895
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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.194,6200205,149187652 
Archbald CollieryShaft2Taylor 1LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.228,578DL&W 10240,903192575 
Austin CollieryDrift2Old Forge Twp.LackawannaAustin Coal Co.48,832051,750110375 
Avoca CollieryShaft3AvocaLuzerneAvoca Coal Co.62,030066,151152294 
Avondale CollieryShaft 14Plymouth Twp.LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.111,735DL&W 10133,022182442 
Babylon CollieryShaft3DuryeaLuzerneBabylon Coal Co.220,3980234,935150270 
BaltimoreNo. 3CollieryNo. 3 Shaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.120,3790132,377221433 
BaltimoreNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 Shaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.103,4590111,672169310 
Baltimore Tunnel CollieryTunnel4Wilkes-BarreLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.139,5810154,270227391 
Barnum CollieryNo. 3 Shaft3Marcy Twp. (Duryea)LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.225,668E&WV 10233,834151607 
Bellevue CollieryShaft / Slope2Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.223,022DL&W 10249,136186616 
Bennett CollieryShaft3Plains Twp.LuzerneThomas Waddell Estate19,805029,77614471 
Bernice CollieryTunnel3BerniceSullivanState Line & Sullivan R.R. Co.147,8350152,141190312 
Black Diamond CollieryShaft3Luzerne BoroughLuzerneJohn C. Haddock173,662DL&W 10196,689209433 
Bliss CollieryBliss Tunnel / Hanover Tunnel4Hanover Twp.LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.6,876016,63655445 
Blue Ridge Colliery1PeckvilleLackawannaBlue Ridge Coal Co.153,7190154,199175484 
Boston Colliery4Plymouth Twp.LuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.161,7130169,926176340 
Brisbin CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.177,164DL&W 10191,794199480 
Bunker Hill CollieryNo. 2 Drift2DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.48,568E&WV 1049,304145137 
Butler CollieryButler Shaft / Chapman Shaft3Pittston Twp.LuzerneButler Mine Co., Limited112,7150118,197208402 
ButtonwoodNo. 22CollieryShaft 14Hanover Twp.LuzerneParrish Coal Co.121,3410124,693154375 
Capouse CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaLackawanna Iron & Steel Co.237,117DL&W 10248,539187617 
CarbondaleNo. 3CollieryShaft1CarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.28,857028,857202146 
CarbondaleNo. 1CollieryShaft1CarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.68,625068,625214330 
Cayuga CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.214,753DL&W 10238,531196537 
Chauncey CollierySlope 14Plymouth Twp.LuzerneReynolds & Moyer Coal Co.21,859DL&W 1022,585180204 
Clear Spring CollieryShaft3PittstonLuzerneClear Spring Coal Co.183,8730208,299199506 
Clifford CollieryShaft 11Forest CitySusquehannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.221,2280143,489161427 
Clinton CollierySlope / Drift 11VandlingWayne & LackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.154,8960156,491215291 
Coal Brook CollieryTunnel 11CarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.301,2830301,283219748 
Columbia CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaColumbia Colliery Co.0038,84520514 
Columbia CollieryShaft3DuryeaLuzerneOld Forge Coal Mining Co.14,855016,8212713 
Consolidated CollieryShaft / Slope3AvocaLuzerneHillside Coal & Iron Co.98,0990102,415147381 
Continental CollieryShaft2Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.176,804DL&W 10184,624193473 
Conyngham CollieryShaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.16,762030,85137349 
Crescent CollieryTunnel3Plains Twp.LuzerneCrescent Coal Co.6405,800 83Did not ship coal in 1895.
Delaware CollieryShaft3Plains Twp.LuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.211,2890225,362228512 
DiamondNo. 2CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.0DL&W 100   
Dickson CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.218,1210235,679202459 
Dodge CollieryShaft2Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.161,590DL&W 10173,945193424 
Dodson CollieryShaft 14PlymouthLuzernePlymouth Coal Co.155,717DL&W 10177,604178451 
Dolph CollieryDrift 11WintonLackawannaDolph Coal Co., Limited107,1140109,937121437 
Dorrance CollieryShaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.157,446LV 10180,630170530 
East Boston CollieryShaft3Pittston Twp.LuzerneW. G. Payne & Co.89,089DL&W 10107,126108461 
Eddy Creek CollieryShaft 11OlyphantLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.260,8290262,464211477 
Edgerton CollieryDrifts 11ArchbaldLackawannaEdgerton Coal Co.163,4400173,839142382 
Elk Creek Colliery1Fell Twp.LackawannaFranklin Coal Co.5,15706,1326371 
Elmwood CollieryShaft (2)3Pittston Twp.LuzerneFlorence Coal Co., Limited70,808082,345145305 
EmpireNo. 4CollieryNo. 4 Shaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.188,9240205,716128806 
Erie CollieryShaft 11MayfieldLackawannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.150,7060163,934184502 
Ewen CollieryNo. 4 Slope / No. 7 Shaft / No. 4 Shaft / Hoyt Shaft3Jenkins Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.205,527E&WV 10219,541152721 
Exeter CollieryShaft3ExeterLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.178,224LV 10189,731170437 
Fernwood CollieryShaft3Pittston Twp.LuzerneButler Mine Co., Limited53,460057,831155289 
Forest City CollieryShaft / Slope 11Forest CitySusquehannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.225,4730335,413161688 
Forty Fort CollieryShaft3Forty FortLuzerneForty Fort Coal Co.105,6040114,774135291 
Franklin CollieryRock Slope / Old Slope4Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.166,470LV 10182,033183650 
Gaylord CollieryShaft / Slope4PlymouthLuzerneKingston Coal Co.106,5680123,425159345 
Glenwood CollieryShaft 11MayfieldLackawannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.140,1880154,249164431 
Grassy Island CollieryShaft / Slope 11OlyphantLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.222,7670225,806228479 
Green Ridge CollierySlope2DunmoreLackawannaO. S. Johnson & Co.133,4470150,663196291 
GreenwoodNo. 1CollieryShaft2Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaGreenwood Coal Co., Limited166,9100182,098173499 
GreenwoodNo. 2CollieryShaft2Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaGreenwood Coal Co., Limited63,635068,135167234 
Gypsy Grove Colliery1DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.120,582E&WV 10125,078147319 
Hallstead CollieryShaft3DuryeaLuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.124,949DL&W 10148,231172257 
Hampton CollieryShaft2Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.156,649DL&W 10169,046193415 
Harry E. CollieryShaft3Kingston Twp.LuzerneForty Fort Coal Co.188,6420199,960182122 
HeidelbergNo. 1CollierySlope3Pittston Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.88,382LV 1091,121166217 
HeidelbergNo. 2CollieryShaft3Pittston Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.86,095LV 1095,483163334 
Henry CollieryShaft3Plains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.119,164LV 10131,552191391 
Hillman Vein CollieryShaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneHillman Vein Coal Co.50,741076,917160280 
Holden CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.54,873DL&W 1060,274171165 
HollenbackNo. 2Colliery4Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.126,3730161,269129550 
Hunt CollieryTunnel3WyomingLuzerneWyoming Coal & Land Co.8,501010,43872145 
Hyde Park CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.151,455DL&W 10158,009193451 
JermynNo. 1CollieryShaft1JermynLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.241,2010245,009208573 
JermynNo. 3CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft1PriceburgLackawannaJermyn & Co.132,2570134,100183601Becomes Johnson No. 1
JermynNo. 1CollieryShaft2Rendham Twp. (Old Forge / Tayor)LackawannaJermyn & Co.137,1190147,339121520 
JermynNo. 2CollieryShaft2Old Forge Twp.LackawannaJermyn & Co.227,1770232,652179517 
JerseyNo. 8Colliery4AshleyLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.102,9630127,520129499 
Jones-Simpson Colliery1ArchbaldLackawannaJones, Simpson & Co.243,2160289,379192682 
Katydid CollierySlope3AvocaLuzerneRobertson & Law46,530048,763140155 
Keystone Colliery1MayfieldLackawannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.42,776043,819165128 
Kidder Colliery4Wilkes-BarreLuzerneKidder Coal Co.35,622038,62217922 
KingstonNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft4EdwardsvilleLuzerneKingston Coal Co.337,4600370,6952041009 
KingstonNo. 4CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 4 Shaft4EdwardsvilleLuzerneKingston Coal Co.259,6820288,882188895 
Lackawanna Colliery1OlyphantLackawannaLackawanna Coal Co.284,1350287,596245661 
Laflin CollieryShaft / Slope3LaflinLuzerneLaflin Coal Co.2,52903,56112121 
LanceNo. 11CollieryShaft 14PlymouthLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.208,1320223,147132748 
Langcliffe CollieryShaft / Tunnel3AvocaLuzerneLangcliffe Coal Co., Limited86,884092,020170363 
Laurel Run CollierySlope3ParsonsLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.28,004029,91156  
Laurel Run CollierySlope3ParsonsLuzerneLaurel Run Coal Co.56,661061,484126335 
Law CollieryLaw Shaft / No. 13 Shaft3Pittston Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.167,598E&WV 10175,280149456 
Lawrence CollieryShaft / Drift2Ransom Twp.LackawannaConnell Coal Co.243,3670249,805225376 
Lee Colliery4Newport Twp.LuzerneLee Coal Co.73701,49612140 
Leggetts Creek CollieryShaft 11ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.232,5100236,093227505 
Louise CollieryDrifts3Luzerne BoroughLuzerneRaub Coal Co.6,88408,00226111 
Maffet Colliery4Sugar NotchLuzerneHanover Coal Co.20,537021,28749224 
Maltby CollieryShaft3Maltby Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.202,163LV 10219,301155647 
Manville CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.141,646DL&W 10152,401199409 
Marvine CollieryShaft 11ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.208,3260210,063226487 
MaxwellNo. 20Colliery4AshleyLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.3,432017,1974 Included with Jersey No. 8 Colliery.
Meadow Brook CollieryMeadow Brook Shaft / Meadow Brook Tunnel / National Shaft2ScrantonLackawannaWilliam Connell & Co.142,8950168,509182453 
Mill Hollow CollieryShaft3Luzerne BoroughLuzerneThomas Waddell Estate97,7390109,945174308 
Miner CollieryTunnel3Plains Twp.LuzerneWilliam B. Miner4,11304,3401131 
Moosic Mountain Colliery1MarshwoodLackawannaMoosic Mountain Coal Co.111,3880120,888183198 
Morning Star CollieryTunnel3WyomingLuzerneJohn A. Hutchins & Co.50001,8502413 
Mount Jessup CollierySlope 11WintonLackawannaMount Jessup Coal Co., Ltd.105,891DL&W 10116,365213383 
Mount Lookout CollieryShaft3WyomingLuzerneMount Lookout Coal Co.314,2870336,439174575 
Mount Pleasant CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaWilliam T. Smith153,526DL&W 10190,207197524 
Mountain Lake CollieryDrift 12ScrantonLackawannaMountain Lake Land & Coal Co., Limited001,805 9 
Murray CollieryShaft 11DunmoreLackawannaMurray, Carney & Brown45,485050,09622174 
Nay Aug CollierySlope / Drift2DunmoreLackawannaNay Aug Coal Co.38,310039,810161131 
NottinghamNo. 15CollieryShaft 14PlymouthLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.391,0420433,9971471060 
Old Forge CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft2Old Forge Twp.LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.196,703E&WV 10201,879147523 
OlyphantNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 Shaft 11OlyphantLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.162,7540164,657218439 
Ontario Colliery1PeckvilleLackawannaNew York & Scranton Coal Co.165,7010173,395168447 
Oxford CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.150,412DL&W 10191,861189412 
Pancoast CollieryShaft 11ThroopLackawannaPancoast Coal Co.221,488DL&W 10224,092210660 
Parrish CollierySlope 14PlymouthLuzerneParrish Coal Co.119,201DL&W 10137,809144443 
PCCNo. 1CollieryShaft 11DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.116,448E&WV 10122,060148364 
PCCNo. 5CollieryShaft2DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.103,408E&WV 10106,461140368 
PCCNo. 1CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 8 Shaft3HughestownLuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.105,712E&WV 10107,545147335 
PCCNo. 14CollieryNo. 14 Shaft / No. 14 Tunnel3Jenkins Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.170,271E&WV 10182,416149525 
PCCNo. 6CollieryNo. 5 Shaft / No. 6 Shaft / No. 11 Shaft3Jenkins Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.108,774E&WV 10112,835147428 
PCCNo. 9CollieryNo. 9 Shaft / No. 10 Shaft / No. 10 Jr. Shaft3HughestownLuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.154,491E&WV 10163,941147542 
Pettebone CollieryShaft3Kingston Twp.LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.85,156DL&W 1093,915166368 
Phoenix CollieryShaft3DuryeaLuzerneOld Forge Coal Mining Co.202,0630212,397210482 
Pine Brook CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaLackawanna Iron & Steel Co.173,869DL&W 10206,091171565 
Pine Ridge CollieryShaft3Miners MillsLuzerneAlgonquin Coal Co.176,4550204,045223546 
PlymouthNo. 2CollieryShaft 14PlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.211,8730220,086200399 
PlymouthNo. 3CollieryShaft 14PlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.73,807078,89873459 
PlymouthNo. 4CollieryShaft 14PlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.166,0960172,912201422 
PlymouthNo. 5CollieryShaft 14PlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.160,0860178,912192371 
Powderly CollierySlope1Carbondale Twp.LackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.78,818078,818217263 
Prospect CollieryProspect Shaft / Oakwood Shaft / Midvale Slope3Plains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.230,918LV 10249,184193750 
Providence CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaProvidence Coal Co.16,113017,62474293 
Pyne CollieryShaft / Slope2Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.201,984DL&W 10213,686191490 
Racket Brook Colliery1CarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.181,8350181,83523565 
Ravine CollieryTwin Shaft / Ravine Shaft3PittstonLuzerneNewton Coal Co.328,2790361,011207870 
Red AshNo. 1CollieryNo. 1 Slope 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneRed Ash Coal Co.99,8800106,758122327 
Red AshNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 Slope / Tunnel 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneRed Ash Coal Co.108,3930114,867125363 
ReynoldsNo. 16CollierySlope 14PlymouthLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.144,6250152,938129529 
Reynolds Washery4PlymouthLuzerneReynolds & Moyer Coal Co.39,109039,65518227 
RichmondNo. 3CollieryNo. 3 Shaft 11Dickson CityLackawannaElk Hill Coal & Iron Co.84,825095,428181191 
RichmondNo. 4MineNo. 4 Shaft 11RichmondaleLackawannaElk Hill Coal & Iron Co.140,0430177,418228254 
Ridgewood CollieryShaft / Slope3Plains Twp.LuzerneKeystone Coal Co.93,7600103,074129312 
Riverside CollieryShaft 11ArchbaldLackawannaRiverside Coal Co.69,091074,091114278 
Russell B. Colliery1Fell Twp.LackawannaRussell B Coal Co.1,50001,8002746 
SCCNo. 3CollieryNo 3 Slope 14West NanticokeLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.0075,106107112Railroad shipment of 1,247,947 tons not individualy reported.
SCCNo. 5CollieryNo. 2 Shaft / No. 4 Slope4NanticokeLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.00477,9341901366Railroad shipment of 1,247,947 tons not individualy reported.
SCCNo. 6CollieryNo. 6 Shaft / No. 6 Slope / No. 6 Tunnel4Glen LyonLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.00408,3171811214Railroad shipment of 1,247,947 tons not individualy reported.
SCCNo. 7CollieryNo. 1 Shaft4NanticokeLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.00470,3551801398Railroad shipment of 1,247,947 tons not individualy reported.
Schooley CollieryShaft3ExeterLuzerneButler Mine Co., Limited38,767045,97194248 
Sibley CollieryShaft2Old Forge Twp.LackawannaElliott, McClure & Co.95,5590108,164182367 
Simpson CollierySlopes 11Fell Twp.LackawannaNorthwest Coal Co.178,9540190,518150483 
Sloan CollierySloan Shaft / Central Shaft2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.234,335DL&W 10246,054189556 
South Wilkes-Barre CollieryNo. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.325,9080391,467161869 
Spencer CollieryShaft2DunmoreLackawannaA. D. & F. M. Spencer90,6940106,131121290 
StantonNo. 7CollieryShaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.159,8920189,533129697 
Sterrick Creek CollieryShaft 11PeckvilleLackawannaSterrick Creek Coal Co.147,9630156,013137560 
Stevens CollieryShaft / Slope3ExeterLuzerneStevens Coal Co.135,2380153,104162371 
Storrs CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft1Dickson CityLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.436,036DL&W 10463,0151921062 
Sugar NotchNo. 9CollieryShaft 14Sugar NotchLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.149,9530163,957128635 
Taylor CollieryShaft / Drift2TaylorLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.185,476DL&W 10197,877193460 
Tripp CollieryShaft / Slope2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.229,275DL&W 10251,885181616 
Tripp Colliery2ScrantonLackawannaTripp & Co.005,7377926 
Von Storch CollieryShaft / Slope2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.226,3060264,283227644 
Waddell CollieryDrift 11WintonLackawannaWaddell & Son19,289021,089162108 
WanamieNo. 18CollierySlope 14WanamieLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.191,2560207,132128672 
Warrior Run CollierySlope 14Warrior RunLuzerneA. J. Davis56,248072,782110349 
West End Colliery4MocanaquaLuzerneWest End Coal Co.214,273PRR 10235,789218382 
West Ridge CollieryShaft / Slope2ScrantonLackawannaWest Ridge Coal Co.78,5280101,110120375 
Westminster CollieryTunnel3Plains Twp.LuzerneWestminster Coal Co.14,848015,903161103 
White Oak CollieryTunnel / Drift 11ArchbaldLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.240,2590243,384224568 
William A. CollieryShaft2Old Forge Twp.LackawannaConnell Coal Co.84,942096,83774574Breaker destroyed by fire.
Woodward CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft4Plymouth Twp.LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.381,745DL&W 10406,8171911175 
Wyoming MineShaft3Plains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.71,719LV 1080,044 155Coal prepared at Henry Breaker.
Wyoming CollieryShaft / Slope 14Sugar NotchLuzerneWyoming Coal Co.32,895032,895 18 

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


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