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1897
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Operation Name	Number	Type	Opening	District	City	County	Company Name	Railroad Shipments (tons)	Railroad to Mine	Total Production (tons)	Days Worked	Employees	Notes
Alden		Colliery	Nos. 1 & 2 Shafts	4	Alden	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	218,133		230,000	176	733
Archbald		Colliery	Shaft¹	2	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	202,496	DL&W¹	214,838	183	585
Auchincloss		Colliery	Shaft No. 1 / Shaft No. 2	4	Hanover Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	7,849	DL&W¹	8,391		157
Austin		Colliery	Tunnel	2	Old Forge Twp.	Lackawanna	Austin Coal Co.	41,765		44,424	139	252
Avoca		Colliery	Shaft	3	Avoca	Luzerne	Avoca Coal Co.	58,045		59,215	137	288
Avondale		Colliery	Shaft¹	4	Plymouth Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	43,141	DL&W¹	84,959	79	405
Babylon		Colliery	Shaft / Tunnel	3	Duryea	Luzerne	Babylon Coal Co.	122,490		130,555	120	256
Baltimore	No. 3	Colliery	No. 3 Shaft	4	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	156,796		171,200	188	526
Baltimore	No. 2	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft¹	4	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	63,328		73,056	96	300
Baltimore Tunnel		Colliery	Tunnel	4	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	16,685		23,392	25	457
Barnum		Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft	3	Marcy Twp. (Duryea)	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	252,635	E&WV¹	260,449	152	590
Bellevue		Colliery	Shaft / Slope	2	Scranton	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	221,165	DL&W¹	255,938	179	628
Bennett		Washery		3	Miners Mills	Luzerne	Anthony Brothers	1,000		1,600	20	12
Bernice		Colliery	Drift	3	Bernice	Sullivan	State Line & Sullivan R.R. Co.	160,155		164,046	209	327
Black Diamond		Colliery	Shaft	3	Luzerne Borough	Luzerne	John C. Haddock	176,257	DL&W¹	202,228	210	459
Bliss		Colliery	Bliss Tunnel / Hanover Tunnel	4	Hanover Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	134,327		167,322	173	565
Blue Ridge		Colliery		1	Archbald	Lackawanna	Blue Ridge Coal Co.	126,092		126,569	161	575
Boston		Colliery		4	Plymouth	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	92,196		100,398	166	313
Brisbin		Colliery	Shaft¹	2	Scranton	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	181,905	DL&W¹	198,062	182	478
Brookside		Washery		3	Avoca	Luzerne	Brookside Coal Co.	30,221		31,421	86	25
Bulls Head		Colliery	Slope	2	Scranton	Lackawanna	Bulls Head Coal Co.	8,258		9,259	63	72
Bunker Hill		Colliery	Drift¹	2	Dunmore	Lackawanna	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	0	E&WV¹	0			Not operated during 1897.
Butler		Colliery	Butler Shaft / Chapman Shaft	3	Pittston Twp.	Luzerne	Butler Mine Co., Limited	110,242		117,028	168	468
Buttonwood	No. 22	Colliery	Shaft¹	4	Hanover Twp.	Luzerne	Parrish Coal Co.	126,600		135,580	123	585
Capouse		Colliery	Shaft¹	2	Scranton	Lackawanna	Lackawanna Iron & Steel Co.	211,155	DL&W¹	219,069	193	606
Carbondale	No. 3	Colliery	Shaft	1	Carbondale	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	30,589		30,589	189	151
Carbondale	No. 1	Colliery	Shaft	1	Carbondale	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	72,572		72,572	190	354
Cayuga		Colliery	Shaft¹	2	Scranton	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	209,137	DL&W¹	234,927	181	522
Chauncey		Colliery	Slope¹	4	Plymouth Twp.	Luzerne	Chauncey, Reynolds & Moyer Coal Co.	87,158	DL&W¹	89,996	220	336
Clear Spring		Colliery	Shaft	3	Pittston	Luzerne	Clear Spring Coal Co.	157,064		171,679	196	564
Clifford		Colliery	Shaft¹	1	Forest City	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	214,810		141,680	133	448
Clinton		Colliery	Slope / Drift¹	1	Vandling	Wayne & Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	162,947		164,716	200	403
Coal Brook		Colliery	Tunnel¹	1	Carbondale	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	281,563		282,319	202	769
Columbus		Colliery		2	Scranton	Lackawanna	Columbus Colliery Co.	26,442		57,691	191	25
Consolidated		Colliery	Shaft / Slope	3	Avoca	Luzerne	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	30,978		33,085	38	2
Continental		Colliery	Shaft¹	2	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	187,604	DL&W¹	195,556	183	489
Conyngham		Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft	4	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	7,856		23,472	15	378
Crescent		Colliery	Tunnel	3	Jenkins Twp.	Luzerne	Crescent Coal Co.	37,686		38,886	134	105
Delaware		Colliery	Shaft	3	Plains Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	175,058		178,376	190	429
Diamond		Colliery	Diamond Shaft / Tripp Shaft / Tripp Drift / Tripp Slope	2	Scranton	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	238,311	DL&W¹	267,757	186	591
Dickson		Colliery	Shaft¹	2	Scranton	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	209,668		212,686	204	645
Dodge		Colliery	Shaft¹	2	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	182,711	DL&W¹	196,662	172	440
Dodson		Colliery	Shaft¹	4	Plymouth	Luzerne	Plymouth Coal Co.	165,471	DL&W¹	185,560	202	498
Dolph		Colliery	Drift¹	1	Winton	Lackawanna	Dolph Coal Co., Limited	202,183		225,622	103	574
Dorrance		Colliery	Shaft¹	4	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	197,753	LV¹	249,982	143	686
East Boston		Colliery	Shaft	3	Kingston Twp.	Luzerne	W. G. Payne & Co.	161,575	DL&W¹	164,630	159	472
Eddy Creek		Colliery	Shaft¹	1	Olyphant	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	182,089		184,222	200	641
Edgerton		Colliery	Drifts¹	1	Archbald	Lackawanna	Edgerton Coal Co.	134,568		142,031	127	299
Elmwood		Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft	3	Pittston Twp.	Luzerne	Florence Coal Co., Limited	69,717		85,169	126	266
Empire	No. 4	Colliery	No. 4 Shaft¹	4	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	13,471		19,026	16	507
Erie		Colliery	Shaft¹	1	Mayfield	Lackawanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	119,960		133,105	133	421
Exeter		Colliery	Shaft	3	Exeter	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	206,134	LV¹	225,888	130	514
Fernwood		Colliery	Shaft	3	Pittston Twp.	Luzerne	Butler Mine Co., Limited	94,643		100,189	162	428
Forest		Colliery		1	Archbald	Lackawanna	Forest Mining Co.	100,933		118,933	127	714
Forest City		Colliery	Shaft / Slope¹	1	Forest City	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	206,446		334,808	133	786
Forty Fort		Colliery	Shaft	3	Forty Fort	Luzerne	Forty Fort Coal Co.	0		0		82
Franklin		Colliery	Rock Slope / Old Slope¹	1	Fell Twp.	Lackawanna	Franklin Coal Co.	124,144		134,748	166	127
Franklin		Colliery	Rock Slope / Old Slope	4	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	89,803	LV¹	99,384	85	675
Gaylord		Colliery	Shaft / Slope	4	Plymouth	Luzerne	Kingston Coal Co.	96,323		100,262	128	383
Glenwood		Colliery	Shaft¹	1	Mayfield	Lackawanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	112,825		123,983	133	448
Grassy Island		Colliery	Shaft / Slope¹	1	Olyphant	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	190,977		193,708	204	468
Green Ridge		Colliery	Slope	2	Dunmore	Lackawanna	O. S. Johnson & Co.	106,226		112,326	148	502
Greenwood	No. 1	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / New No. 1 Shaft / No. 5 Drift / No. 8 Drift / No. 12 Drift	2	Moosic¹	Lackawanna	Greenwood Coal Co., Limited	129,942		144,108	119	525
Greenwood	No. 2	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft / Drift	2	Moosic¹	Lackawanna	Greenwood Coal Co., Limited	64,286		68,286	103	273
Gypsy Grove		Colliery		1	Dunmore	Lackawanna	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	124,829	E&WV¹	130,666	157	353
Gypsy Grove		Washery		1	Dunmore	Lackawanna	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	59,484	E&WV¹	60,965	133	25
Hadleigh		Colliery	Shaft¹	4	Sugar Notch	Luzerne	Crescent Coal Mining Co.	66,521		75,321	108	303
Hallstead		Colliery	Shaft	3	Duryea	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	91,481	DL&W¹	98,173	138	360
Hampton		Colliery	Shaft¹	2	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	156,861	DL&W¹	170,856	184	428
Harry E.		Colliery	Shaft	3	Kingston Twp.	Luzerne	Forty Fort Coal Co.	238,659		265,691	160	526
Heidelberg		Colliery	Shaft	3	Pittston Twp.	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	96,741	LV¹	104,516	117	305
Heidelberg		Colliery	Slope	3	Pittston Twp.	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	96,696	LV¹	109,567	126	293
Henry		Colliery	Henry Shaft / Wyoming Shaft	3	Plains Twp.	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	167,079	LV¹	170,869	157	627
Hillman Vein		Colliery	Shaft¹	4	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Hillman Vein Coal Co.	47,335		65,889	137	281
Holden		Colliery	Shaft¹	2	Scranton	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	52,018	DL&W¹	58,934	151	200
Hollenback	No. 2	Colliery		4	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	130,697		159,513	126	612
Hunt		Colliery	Tunnel	3	Wyoming	Luzerne	Wyoming Coal & Land Co.	27,200		35,726	74	244
Hyde Park		Colliery	Shaft¹	2	Scranton	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	154,541	DL&W¹	162,233	169	448
Jermyn	No. 1	Colliery	Shaft	1	Jermyn	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	246,215		249,077	198	583
Jermyn	No. 1	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft	2	Rendham Twp. (Old Forge / Tayor)	Lackawanna	Jermyn & Co.	154,830		167,501	141	564
Jermyn	No. 2	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft	2	Old Forge	Lackawanna	Jermyn & Co.	91,824		91,824	66	507
Johnson		Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft	1	Priceburg	Lackawanna	Johnson Coal Co.	188,653		189,907	194	790
Katydid		Colliery	Tunnels	3	Avoca	Luzerne	John M. Robertson & Co.	57,467		59,712	127	174
Keystone		Colliery		1	Mayfield	Lackawanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	35,059		36,125	133	114
Kingston	No. 2	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft	4	Edwardsville	Luzerne	Kingston Coal Co.	320,016		339,951	173	1614
Kingston	No. 4	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 4 Shaft	4	Edwardsville	Luzerne	Kingston Coal Co.	284,703		291,303	163	961
Lackawanna		Colliery		1	Olyphant	Lackawanna	Lackawanna Coal Co.	196,401		199,360	177	643
Laflin		Colliery	Shaft	3	Laflin	Luzerne	Laflin Coal Co.	63,627		72,230	93	314
Lance	No. 11	Colliery	Shaft¹	4	Plymouth	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	199,253		219,105	127	795
Langcliffe		Colliery	Shaft / Tunnel	3	Avoca	Luzerne	Langcliffe Coal Co., Limited	88,677		93,378	148	359
Laurel Run		Colliery	Slope	3	Parsons	Luzerne	Laurel Run Coal Co.	83,485		90,440	121	371
Law		Colliery	Law Shaft / No. 13 Shaft	3	Pittston Twp.	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	179,541	E&WV¹	187,846	149	482
Lawrence		Colliery	Lawrence Shaft / Upper Drift / Lower Drift	2	Ransom Twp.	Lackawanna	Connell Coal Co.	88,781		92,781	127	230
Lee		Colliery		4	Lee	Luzerne	Melville Coal Co.	69,624		71,078	150	245
Leggetts Creek		Colliery	Shaft¹	1	Scranton	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	215,294		218,749	206	522
Louise		Colliery	Drifts	3	Luzerne Borough	Luzerne	Raub Coal Co., Limited	42,850		47,828	99	339
Maltby		Colliery	Shaft	3	Maltby Twp.	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	152,509	LV¹	154,460	100	620
Manville		Colliery	Shaft¹	2	Scranton	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	72,451	D&H¹	79,021			Data on DL&W report.
Manville		Colliery	Shaft¹	2	Scranton	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	59,849	DL&W¹	66,419	192	429	Manville Colliery is worked every alternate month by the DL&W and D&H.
Marvine		Colliery	Shaft¹	1	Scranton	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	286,784		288,960	207	582
Maxwell	No. 20	Colliery		4	Ashley	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	343,349		384,931	132	948
Meadow Brook		Colliery	Meadow Brook Shaft / Meadow Brook Tunnel / National Shaft	2	Scranton	Lackawanna	William Connell & Co.	107,610		129,734	163	473
Mill Hollow		Colliery	Shaft	3	Luzerne Borough	Luzerne	Thomas Waddell Estate	51,855		62,708	123	267
Miner		Colliery	Tunnel	3	Jenkins Twp.	Luzerne	William B. Miner	11,297		11,697	102	96
Moosic Mountain		Colliery		1	Olyphant	Lackawanna	Moosic Mountain Coal Co.	98,301		100,988	146	241
Mount Jessup		Colliery	Slope¹	1	Winton	Lackawanna	Mount Jessup Coal Co., Ltd.	78,487	DL&W¹	90,714	161	318
Mount Lookout		Colliery	Shaft	3	Wyoming	Luzerne	Mount Lookout Coal Co.	284,957		307,727	165	633
Mount Pleasant		Colliery	Shaft¹	2	Scranton	Lackawanna	William T. Smith	151,227	DL&W¹	196,512	166	516
Murray		Colliery	Shaft¹	1	Dunmore	Lackawanna	Murray Coal Co.	84,355		86,268	191	93
Nay Aug		Colliery	Slope	2	Dunmore	Lackawanna	Nay Aug Coal Co.	71,424		73,424	143	151
Nottingham	No. 15	Colliery	Shaft¹	4	Plymouth	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	170,267		223,111	115	497
Old Forge		Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft	2	Old Forge Twp.	Lackawanna	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	235,316	E&WV¹	241,554	151	594
Olyphant	No. 2	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft¹	1	Olyphant	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	93,664		95,255	127	521
Ontario		Colliery		1	Peckville	Lackawanna	New York & Susquehanna Coal Co.	185,936		201,050	183	784
Oxford		Washery		2	Scranton	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	142,580	DL&W¹	211,431	185	407
Pancoast		Colliery	Shaft¹	1	Throop	Lackawanna	Pancoast Coal Co.	189,570	DL&W¹	192,269	185	632
Parrish		Colliery	Slope¹	4	Plymouth	Luzerne	Parrish Coal Co.	138,126	DL&W¹	158,008	162	587
PCC	No. 1	Colliery	Shaft	1	Dunmore	Lackawanna	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	130,607	E&WV¹	135,118	129	457
PCC	No. 5	Colliery	Shaft	2	Dunmore	Lackawanna	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	118,457	E&WV¹	121,562	147	369
PCC	No. 1	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 8 Shaft	3	Hughestown	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	102,653	E&WV¹	106,260	142	343
PCC	No. 14	Colliery	No. 14 Shaft / No. 14 Tunnel	3	Jenkins Twp.	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	181,479	E&WV¹	192,729	143	544
PCC	No. 5	Colliery	No. 5 Shaft / No. 6 Shaft / No. 11 Shaft	3	Jenkins Twp.	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	119,411	E&WV¹	124,758	144	442
PCC	No. 7	Colliery	No. 4 Shaft / No. 7 Shaft / Hoyt Shaft	3	Jenkins Twp.	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	183,869	E&WV¹	200,105	121	732
PCC	No. 9	Colliery	No. 9 Shaft / No. 10 Shaft / No. 10 Jr. Shaft	3	Hughestown	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	167,530	E&WV¹	174,876	146	559
Pettebone		Colliery	Shaft	3	Kingston Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	140,616	DL&W¹	150,184	156	529
Phoenix		Colliery	Phoenix Shaft / Columbia Shaft	3	Duryea	Luzerne	Old Forge Coal Mining Co.	253,438		273,476	241	579
Pierce		Colliery	Tunnel¹	1	Winton	Lackawanna	Pierce Coal Co.	33,250	DL&W¹	37,410	195	243
Pine Brook		Colliery	Shaft¹	2	Scranton	Lackawanna	Lackawanna Iron & Steel Co.	169,335	DL&W¹	190,195	182	662
Pine Ridge		Colliery	Shaft	3	Miners Mills	Luzerne	Algonquin Coal Co.	132,880		136,688	151	431
Plymouth	No. 2	Colliery	Shaft¹	4	Plymouth	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	38,407		52,087	54	240
Plymouth	No. 3	Colliery	Shaft¹	4	Plymouth	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	248,521		262,110	209	564
Plymouth	No. 4	Colliery	Shaft¹	4	Plymouth	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	179,647		187,849	215	456
Plymouth	No. 5	Colliery	Shaft¹	4	Plymouth	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	225,877		247,621	212	530
Powderly		Colliery	Slope¹	1	Carbondale	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	82,722		82,722	191	287
Prospect		Colliery	Prospect Shaft / Oakwood Shaft / Midvale Slope	3	Plains Twp.	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	184,622	LV¹	184,769	134	717
Pyne		Colliery	Shaft / Slope¹	2	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	269,066	DL&W¹	280,860	176	562
Racket Brook		Colliery		1	Carbondale	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	167,115		167,115	209	62
Red Ash	No. 1	Colliery	No. 1 Slope¹	4	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Red Ash Coal Co.	86,331		93,171	98	325
Red Ash	No. 2	Colliery	No. 2 Slope / Tunnel¹	4	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Red Ash Coal Co.	110,415		116,787	101	407
Reynolds	No. 16	Colliery	Slope¹	4	Plymouth	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	178,970		192,616	123	558
Reynolds		Washery		4	Plymouth	Luzerne	Reynolds & Moyer Coal Co.	19,625		20,527	119	21
Richmond	No. 3	Colliery	No. 3 Shaft¹	1	Dickson City	Lackawanna	Elk Hill Coal & Iron Co.	14,107		17,587	58	112
Richmond	No. 4	Mine	No. 4 Shaft¹	1	Richmondale	Lackawanna	Elk Hill Coal & Iron Co.	124,123		133,018	174	298
Ridgewood		Colliery	Shaft / Slope	3	Plains Twp.	Luzerne	Keystone Coal Co.	98,557		109,201	123	381
Riverside		Colliery	Shaft¹	1	Archbald	Lackawanna	Riverside Coal Co.	52,417		57,490	152	402
Russell B.		Colliery		1	Fell Twp.	Lackawanna	Russell B Coal Co.	41,100		41,200	210	95
SCC	No. 5	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft / No. 4 Slope	4	Nanticoke	Luzerne	Susquehanna Coal Co.	0		408,807	170	1530	Railroad shipment of 1,133,589 tons not individualy reported.
SCC	No. 6	Colliery	No. 6 Shaft / No. 6 Slope / No. 6 Tunnel	4	Glen Lyon	Luzerne	Susquehanna Coal Co.	0		409,841	169	1197	Railroad shipment of 1,133,589 tons not individualy reported.
SCC	No. 7	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft	4	Nanticoke	Luzerne	Susquehanna Coal Co.	0		472,704	168	1523	Railroad shipment of 1,133,589 tons not individualy reported.
Schooley		Colliery	Shaft	3	Exeter	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	81,836	E&WV¹	92,997	106	359
Sibley		Colliery	Shaft¹	2	Old Forge Twp.	Lackawanna	Elliott, McClure & Co.	85,855		94,566	167	392
Simpson		Colliery	Slopes¹	1	Fell Twp.	Lackawanna	Northwest Coal Co.	175,645		187,587	146	494
Sloan		Colliery	Sloan Shaft / Central Shaft	2	Scranton	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	245,527	DL&W¹	275,955	175	458
South Wilkes-Barre		Colliery	No. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft	4	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	28,577		65,445	21	498
Spencer		Colliery	Shaft	2	Dunmore	Lackawanna	A. D. & F. M. Spencer	86,147		96,533	103	221
Spring Brook		Colliery		2	Moosic	Lackawanna	Spring Brook Coal Co.	0		0			Not in operation during 1897.
Stanton	No. 7	Colliery	Shaft¹	4	Wilkes-Barre	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	168,074		202,516	127	753
Sterrick Creek		Colliery	Shaft¹	1	Peckville	Lackawanna	Sterrick Creek Coal Co.	133,234		142,408	122	606
Stevens		Colliery	Shaft / Slope	3	Exeter	Luzerne	Stevens Coal Co.	142,776		155,013	121	449
Storrs		Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft	1	Dickson City	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	444,845	DL&W¹	478,485	179	1070
Sugar Notch	No. 9	Colliery	Shaft¹	4	Sugar Notch	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	159,653		172,601	118	604
Taylor		Colliery	Shaft / Drift	2	Taylor	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	185,612	DL&W¹	199,620	185	461
Twin		Colliery	Twin Shaft / Seneca Shaft	3	Pittston	Luzerne	Newton Coal Co.	96,579	LV¹	134,048	185	564
Von Storch		Colliery	Shaft / Slope	2	Scranton	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	206,171		210,674	191	637
Wanamie	No. 18	Colliery	Slope¹	4	Wanamie	Luzerne	Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.	185,932		210,532	117	628
Warrior Run		Colliery	Slope¹	4	Warrior Run	Luzerne	A. J. Davis	155,305		172,057	168	423
West End		Colliery		4	Mocanaqua	Luzerne	West End Coal Co.	96,197	PRR¹	121,830	104	593	Wood Breaker burned again and was rebuilt using steel.
West Ridge		Colliery	Shaft / Slope¹	2	Scranton	Lackawanna	West Ridge Coal Co.	123,246		123,246	115	383
Westminster		Colliery	Tunnel	3	Jenkins Twp.	Luzerne	Westminster Coal Co.	2,707		3,707
White Oak		Colliery	Tunnel / Drift¹	1	Archbald	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	217,152		219,735	204	561
William A.		Colliery	Shaft	2	Old Forge Twp.	Lackawanna	Connell Coal Co.	206,757		218,623	135	604
Woodward		Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft	4	Plymouth Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	216,180	DL&W¹	239,278	136	814
Wyoming		Washery		4	Sugar Notch	Luzerne	Wyoming Coal Co.	55,630		58,630	211	19

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