1896
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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.216,0880237,768198778 
Archbald CollieryShaft2Taylor 1LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.198,171DL&W 10210,390164588 
Auchincloss CollieryShaft No. 1 / Shaft No. 24Hanover Twp.LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.0DL&W 107,464 91 
Austin CollieryTunnel2Old Forge Twp.LackawannaAustin Coal Co.52,757056,706164280 
Avoca CollieryShaft3AvocaLuzerneAvoca Coal Co.60,748061,751146298 
Avondale CollieryShaft 14Plymouth Twp.LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.117,214DL&W 10138,402175450 
Babylon CollieryShaft3DuryeaLuzerneBabylon Coal Co.180,1060188,374150264 
BaltimoreNo. 3CollieryNo. 3 Shaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.147,0840162,427196511 
BaltimoreNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 Shaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.127,2850135,493178311 
Baltimore Tunnel CollieryTunnel4Wilkes-BarreLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.146,8680161,204217470 
Barnum CollieryShaft (3)3Marcy Twp. (Duryea)LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.225,067E&WV 10232,608140593 
Bellevue CollieryShaft / Slope2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.212,813DL&W 10250,587179594 
Bernice CollieryTunnel3BerniceSullivanState Line & Sullivan R.R. Co.148,0050151,758222334 
Black Diamond CollieryShaft3Luzerne BoroughLuzerneJohn C. Haddock164,414DL&W 10191,506204453 
Bliss CollieryBliss Tunnel / Hanover Tunnel4Hanover Twp.LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.70,3090100,726128439 
Blue Ridge Colliery1ArchbaldLackawannaBlue Ridge Coal Co.132,7880133,302175544 
Boston Colliery4PlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.68,258076,466116177 
Brisbin CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.167,742DL&W 10183,293175472 
Bunker Hill CollieryDrift2DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.10,128E&WV 1010,41531138Not in operation since March 1896.
Butler CollieryButler Shaft / Chapman Shaft3Pittston Twp.LuzerneButler Mine Co., Limited109,7390116,908176535 
ButtonwoodNo. 22CollieryShaft 14Hanover Twp.LuzerneParrish Coal Co.135,6100153,856141535 
Capouse CollieryShaft 12ScrantonLackawannaLackawanna Iron & Steel Co.228,084DL&W 10237,304198617 
CarbondaleNo. 3CollieryShaft1CarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.31,194031,194204162 
CarbondaleNo. 1CollieryShaft1CarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.75,138075,138216344 
Cayuga CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.198,647DL&W 10222,448175527 
Chauncey CollierySlope 14Plymouth Twp.LuzerneChauncey, Reynolds & Moyer Coal Co.83,187DL&W 1084,848184269 
Clear Spring CollieryShaft3PittstonLuzerneClear Spring Coal Co.173,6430188,630207489 
Clifford CollieryShaft 11Forest CitySusquehannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.234,6690146,310143424 
Clinton CollierySlope / Drift 11VandlingWayne & LackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.150,7320152,447224549 
Coal Brook CollieryTunnel 11CarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.284,1540284,154212790 
Columbus Colliery2ScrantonLackawannaColumbus Colliery Co.14,878021,912 19Not in operation since March 1896.
Consolidated CollieryShaft / Slope3AvocaLuzerneHillside Coal & Iron Co.106,9320114,126143377 
Continental CollieryShaft2Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.170,675DL&W 10178,736176496 
Conyngham CollieryShaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.32,396048,59590347 
Crescent CollieryTunnel3Jenkins Twp.LuzerneCrescent Coal Co.13,760014,0926795 
Delaware CollieryShaft3Plains Twp.LuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.204,7470208,378220475 
Diamond Colliery2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.244,448DL&W 10272,579181644 
Dickson CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.236,3070239,100217576 
Dodge CollieryShaft2Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.164,983DL&W 10177,148179432 
Dodson CollieryShaft 14PlymouthLuzernePlymouth Coal Co.143,986DL&W 10167,645178471 
Dolph CollieryDrift 11WintonLackawannaDolph Coal Co., Limited117,9540120,711123556 
Dorrance CollieryShaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.155,003LV 10193,432140652 
East Boston CollieryShaft3Kingston Twp.LuzerneW. G. Payne & Co.145,619DL&W 10148,545146517 
Eddy Creek CollieryShaft 11OlyphantLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.185,0880187,053199489 
Edgerton CollieryDrifts 11ArchbaldLackawannaEdgerton Coal Co.142,8060151,643140379 
Elmwood CollieryShaft (2)3Pittston Twp.LuzerneFlorence Coal Co., Limited77,238081,082153269 
EmpireNo. 4CollieryNo. 4 Shaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.157,4650174,728104751 
Erie CollieryShaft 11MayfieldLackawannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.122,8710136,125143441 
Exeter CollieryShaft3ExeterLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.184,065LV 10202,365145513 
Fernwood CollieryShaft3Pittston Twp.LuzerneButler Mine Co., Limited86,342091,752185382 
Forest Colliery1ArchbaldLackawannaForest Mining Co.100,9230105,53174693 
Forest City CollieryShaft / Slope 11Forest CitySusquehannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.211,4060328,327143762 
Forty Fort CollieryShaft3Forty FortLuzerneForty Fort Coal Co.25,506025,5062582 
Franklin CollieryRock Slope / Old Slope 11Fell Twp.LackawannaFranklin Coal Co.34,305034,305176123 
Franklin CollieryRock Slope / Old Slope4Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.138,496LV 10151,407173583 
Gaylord CollieryShaft / Slope4PlymouthLuzerneKingston Coal Co.104,0910121,072142373 
Glenwood CollieryShaft 11MayfieldLackawannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.123,0990134,643143434 
Grassy Island CollieryShaft / Slope 11OlyphantLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.223,4380266,648220465 
Green Ridge CollierySlope2DunmoreLackawannaO. S. Johnson & Co.140,9870147,361195500 
GreenwoodNo. 1CollieryShaft 12Moosic 1LackawannaGreenwood Coal Co., Limited127,5470141,778128513 
GreenwoodNo. 2CollieryShaft 12Moosic 1LackawannaGreenwood Coal Co., Limited56,226060,226128275 
Gypsy Grove Colliery1DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.109,936E&WV 10114,417135322 
Gypsy Grove Washery1DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.32,282E&WV 1033,8557026 
Hadleigh CollieryShaft 14Sugar NotchLuzerneCrescent Coal Mining Co.48,653057,503150303 
Hallstead CollieryShaft3DuryeaLuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.92,188DL&W 10115,189155354 
Hampton CollieryShaft2Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.148,207DL&W 10161,575172427 
Harry E. CollieryShaft3Kingston Twp.LuzerneForty Fort Coal Co.280,5650301,043199586 
Heidelberg CollieryShaft3Pittston Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.62,767LV 1074,863156268 
Heidelberg CollierySlope3Pittston Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.70,332LV 1077,355139321 
Henry CollieryHenry Shaft / Wyoming Shaft3Plains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.180,844LV 10185,700177565 
Hillman Vein CollieryShaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneHillman Vein Coal Co.57,049077,619162280 
Holden CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.53,812DL&W 1060,005168208 
HollenbackNo. 2Colliery4Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.112,6290144,932107568 
Hunt CollieryTunnel3WyomingLuzerneWyoming Coal & Land Co.39,117041,921195220 
Hyde Park CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.138,885DL&W 10147,172165452 
JermynNo. 1CollieryShaft1JermynLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.261,3570264,333216583 
JermynNo. 1Colliery2Rendham Twp. (Old Forge / Tayor)LackawannaJermyn & Co.138,5690142,221120527 
JermynNo. 2Colliery2Old ForgeLackawannaJermyn & Co.154,4950154,495116494 
Johnson CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft1PriceburgLackawannaJohnson Coal Co.235,3640237,713258791Combined reporting for 2 breakers: Johnson No. 1 formerly Jermyn No. 3 and Johnson No. 2 formerly Jermyn No. 4
Katydid CollierySlope3AvocaLuzerneRobertson & Law57,265059,452143158 
Keystone Colliery1Mayfield 1LackawannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.36,068037,103143119 
Kidder Washery4Wilkes-BarreLuzerneKidder Coal Co.44,985047,98520221 
KingstonNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft4EdwardsvilleLuzerneKingston Coal Co.317,5990353,5121801060 
KingstonNo. 4CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 4 Shaft4EdwardsvilleLuzerneKingston Coal Co.275,6010303,8731831006 
Lackawanna Colliery1OlyphantLackawannaLackawanna Coal Co.252,0120255,580232733 
Laflin CollieryShaft3LaflinLuzerneLaflin Coal Co.47,192054,981125280 
LanceNo. 11CollieryShaft 14PlymouthLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.155,9380171,959106743 
Langcliffe CollieryShaft / Tunnel3AvocaLuzerneLangcliffe Coal Co., Limited79,076083,432133373 
Laurel Run CollierySlope3ParsonsLuzerneLaurel Run Coal Co.73,859081,097135349 
Law CollieryLaw Shaft / No. 13 Shaft3Pittston Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.163,468E&WV 10171,401142447 
Lawrence CollieryLawrence Shaft / Upper Drift / Lower Drift2Ransom Twp.LackawannaConnell Coal Co.132,3340136,334178322 
Lee Colliery4LeeLuzerneLee Coal Co.3,91305,32324 Sold to Melville Coal Co.
Lee Colliery4LeeLuzerneMelville Coal Co.33,848039,516123229 
Leggetts Creek CollieryShaft 11ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.211,2400214,408207523 
Louise CollieryDrifts3Luzerne BoroughLuzerneRaub Coal Co., Limited49,874053,061139192 
Maltby CollieryShaft3Maltby Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.210,648LV 10213,422153569 
Manville CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.141,475DL&W 10148,661187432 
Marvine CollieryShaft 11ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.262,1940264,293212544 
MaxwellNo. 20Colliery4AshleyLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.212,6570240,785112826 
Meadow Brook CollieryMeadow Brook Shaft / Meadow Brook Tunnel / National Shaft2ScrantonLackawannaWilliam Connell & Co.119,1490142,749169461 
Mill Hollow CollieryShaft3Luzerne BoroughLuzerneThomas Waddell Estate69,550078,377142242 
Miner CollieryTunnel3Jenkins Twp.LuzerneWilliam B. Miner15,142015,49216561 
Moosic Mountain Colliery1OlyphantLackawannaMoosic Mountain Coal Co.93,9840104,132185238 
Mount Jessup CollierySlope 11WintonLackawannaMount Jessup Coal Co., Ltd.85,734DL&W 1095,734185330 
Mount Lookout CollieryShaft3WyomingLuzerneMount Lookout Coal Co.101,3860109,63971646 
Mount Pleasant CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaWilliam T. Smith156,849DL&W 10196,012194509 
Murray CollieryShaft 11DunmoreLackawannaMurray Coal Co.48,033054,14017783 
Nay Aug CollierySlope / Drift2DunmoreLackawannaNay Aug Coal Co.47,826049,326140120 
NottinghamNo. 15CollieryShaft 14PlymouthLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.300,3530342,3921131049 
Old Forge CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft2Old Forge Twp.LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.199,889E&WV 10205,332140576 
OlyphantNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 Shaft 11OlyphantLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.154,1990156,387205440 
Ontario Colliery1PeckvilleLackawannaNew York & Susquehanna Coal Co.178,0620194,919193602 
Oxford CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.148,199DL&W 10206,444180416 
Pancoast CollieryShaft 11ThroopLackawannaPancoast Coal Co.196,261DL&W 10198,725199653 
Parrish CollierySlope 14PlymouthLuzerneParrish Coal Co.131,261DL&W 10149,916154526 
PCCNo. 1CollieryShaft 11DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.121,702E&WV 10127,221142406 
PCCNo. 5CollieryShaft2DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.104,137E&WV 10107,199114351 
PCCNo. 1CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 8 Shaft3HughestownLuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.107,592E&WV 10110,953139340 
PCCNo. 14CollieryNo. 14 Shaft / No. 14 Tunnel3Jenkins Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.168,397E&WV 10180,117142540 
PCCNo. 5CollieryNo. 5 Shaft / No. 6 Shaft / No. 11 Shaft3Jenkins Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.122,612E&WV 10127,528144448 
PCCNo. 7CollieryNo. 4 Shaft / No. 7 Shaft / Hoyt Shaft3Jenkins Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.195,065E&WV 10207,063135707 
PCCNo. 9CollieryNo. 9 Shaft / No. 10 Shaft / No. 10 Jr. Shaft3HughestownLuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.161,253E&WV 10170,351139571 
Pettebone CollieryShaft3Kingston Twp.LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.97,832DL&W 10107,240136410 
Phoenix CollieryPhoenix Shaft / Columbia Shaft3DuryeaLuzerneOld Forge Coal Mining Co.199,5580212,351196583 
Pierce CollieryTunnel 11WintonLackawannaPierce Coal Co.40,285DL&W 1041,075117175 
Pine Brook CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaLackawanna Iron & Steel Co.156,543DL&W 10179,132176672 
Pine Ridge CollieryShaft3Miners MillsLuzerneAlgonquin Coal Co.114,5840119,088142489 
PlymouthNo. 2CollieryShaft 14PlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.43,981057,66044385 
PlymouthNo. 3CollieryShaft 14PlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.197,5330209,801180559 
PlymouthNo. 4CollieryShaft 14PlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.151,9230159,219192423 
PlymouthNo. 5CollieryShaft 14PlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.204,5740228,549218496 
Powderly CollierySlope1CarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.83,412083,412217280 
Prospect CollieryProspect Shaft / Oakwood Shaft / Midvale Slope3Plains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.195,112LV 10196,160171741 
Pyne CollieryShaft / Slope2Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.224,266DL&W 10236,198177500 
Racket Brook Colliery1CarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.175,8290175,82921659Coal mined at Carbondale No. 1, D&H No. 3 shafts and Powderly Slope.
Red AshNo. 1CollieryNo. 1 Slope 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneRed Ash Coal Co.107,9260114,766137356 
Red AshNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 Slope / Tunnel 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneRed Ash Coal Co.140,5720147,173135427 
ReynoldsNo. 16CollierySlope 14PlymouthLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.138,1180147,140103528 
Reynolds Washery4PlymouthLuzerneReynolds & Moyer Coal Co.10,019010,2975925 
RichmondNo. 3CollieryNo. 3 Shaft 11Dickson CityLackawannaElk Hill Coal & Iron Co.42,796043,57095168 
RichmondNo. 4MineNo. 4 Shaft 11RichmondaleLackawannaElk Hill Coal & Iron Co.113,1860114,990191247 
Richmond CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaJames McAnulty000 4Not operated during 1896.
Ridgewood CollieryShaft / Slope3Plains Twp.LuzerneKeystone Coal Co.100,8870110,567128374 
Riverside CollieryShaft 11ArchbaldLackawannaRiverside Coal Co.70,637078,637153391 
Russell B. Colliery1Fell Twp.LackawannaRussell B Coal Co.30,766031,066307132 
SCCNo. 3CollieryNo 3 Slope 14West NanticokeLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.31,452032,5016183 
SCCNo. 5CollieryNo. 2 Shaft / No. 4 Slope4NanticokeLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.362,8210432,1471751432 
SCCNo. 6CollieryNo. 6 Shaft / No. 6 Slope / No. 6 Tunnel4Glen LyonLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.352,0680384,9901641267 
SCCNo. 7CollieryNo. 1 Shaft4NanticokeLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.421,5440466,3121661406 
Schooley CollieryShaft3ExeterLuzerneButler Mine Co., Limited22,440025,363   
Schooley CollieryShaft3ExeterLuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.16,654E&WV 1020,25035316 
Sibley CollieryShaft / Slope2Old Forge Twp.LackawannaElliott, McClure & Co.77,325087,867155308 
Simpson CollierySlopes 11Fell Twp.LackawannaNorthwest Coal Co.158,0780169,235132448 
Sloan CollierySloan Shaft / Central Shaft2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.239,935DL&W 10252,030175573 
South Wilkes-Barre CollieryNo. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft4Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.207,1130267,40099831 
Spencer CollieryShaft2DunmoreLackawannaA. D. & F. M. Spencer102,5000114,329123284 
Spring Brook Colliery2MoosicLackawannaSpring Brook Coal Co., Limited000 47Not operated during 1896.
StantonNo. 7CollieryShaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.141,4050175,232109703 
Sterrick Creek CollieryShaft 11PeckvilleLackawannaSterrick Creek Coal Co.154,7930162,611143592 
Stevens CollieryShaft / Slope3ExeterLuzerneStevens Coal Co.154,7090167,116155421 
Storrs CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft 11Dickson CityLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.443,896DL&W 10476,9361831088 
Sugar NotchNo. 9CollieryShaft 14Sugar NotchLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.121,6230133,740103573 
Taylor CollieryShaft / Slope / Drift2TaylorLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.141,672DL&W 10153,597148453 
Twin CollieryTwin Shaft / Ravine Shaft3PittstonLuzerneNewton Coal Co.152,254LV 10191,601123250June 28 - disaster claims 58 lives.
Von Storch CollieryShaft / Slope2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.221,8730227,545221644 
Waddell CollieryDrift 11WintonLackawannaThomas Waddell Estate15,512018,27915286 
WanamieNo. 18CollierySlope 14WanamieLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.148,9290164,887102632 
Warrior Run CollierySlope 14Warrior RunLuzerneA. J. Davis148,2120162,864219403 
West End Colliery4MocanaquaLuzerneWest End Coal Co.166,466PRR 10186,404171557 
West Ridge CollieryShaft / Slope 12ScrantonLackawannaWest Ridge Coal Co.100,0900116,798119352 
Westminster CollieryTunnel3Jenkins Twp.LuzerneWestminster Coal Co.23,733025,37516580 
White Oak CollieryTunnel / Drift 11ArchbaldLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.218,4160221,316211590 
William A. CollieryShaft2Old Forge Twp.LackawannaConnell Coal Co.246,2470257,663169600 
Woodward CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft4Plymouth Twp.LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.402,989DL&W 10430,0761851143 
Wyoming Washery4Sugar NotchLuzerneWyoming Coal Co.54,458055,82619321 

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


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