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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.171,345CNJ0183,119154672 
Archbald CollieryShaft 12Taylor 1LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.114,998DL&W0124,988103587 
Auchincloss CollieryShaft No. 1 / Shaft No. 24Hanover Twp.LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.0CNJ08,0001882 
Austin CollieryTunnel2Old Forge Twp.LackawannaAustin Coal Co.55,005LV059,594142228 
Avoca CollieryShaft3AvocaLuzerneAvoca Coal Co.55,932LV058,801150299 
Avondale CollieryShaft 14Plymouth Twp.LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.117,775DL&W0155,668186482 
Babylon CollieryShaft / Tunnel3DuryeaLuzerneBabylon Coal Co.101,657LV0102,174114343 
BaltimoreNo. 3CollieryNo. 3 Shaft4Wilkes-BarreLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.149,546D&H0170,247170456 
BaltimoreNo. 4CollieryNo. 2 Shaft / No. 4 Shaft4Wilkes-BarreLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.157,465D&H0173,869157292 
Barnum CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft3Marcy Twp. (Duryea)LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.210,055E&WV0218,125120589 
Bellevue CollieryShaft / Slope2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.237,867DL&W0271,346188639 
Bennett Washery3Miners MillsLuzerneA. R. & H. W. Anthony75,940080,8409625 
Bernice CollieryDrift3BerniceSullivanState Line & Sullivan R.R. Co.143,625LV0147,533204321 
Black Diamond CollieryShaft3Luzerne BoroughLuzerneJohn C. Haddock165,243DL&W0203,641233497 
Bliss CollieryBliss Tunnel / Esby Tunnel4Hanover Twp.LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.220,113CNJ0254,610164871 
Blue Ridge Colliery1ArchbaldLackawannaBlue Ridge Coal Co.144,293NYO&W0159,857168498 
Boston Colliery4PlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.160,777DL&W0172,839177341 
Brisbin CollieryShaft 12ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.180,516DL&W0195,742200484 
Brookside Washery3AvocaLuzerneBrookside Coal Co.27,917027,91720220 
Bulls Head CollierySlope2Scranton 1LackawannaBulls Head Coal Co.30,108NYO&W033,10616293 
Bunker Hill CollieryDrift 12DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.0E&WV00   
Butler CollieryButler Shaft / Chapman Shaft3Pittston Twp.LuzerneButler Mine Co., Limited105,710LV0112,178156438 
ButtonwoodNo. 22CollieryShaft 14Hanover Twp.LuzerneParrish Coal Co.186,704PRR0196,347156641 
Capouse CollieryShaft 12ScrantonLackawannaLackawanna Iron & Steel Co.185,062DL&W0194,457160648 
CarbondaleNo. 1CollieryShaft1CarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.68,230D&H075,401189447 
Cayuga CollieryShaft 12ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.215,363DL&W0238,655190548 
Chauncey CollierySlope 14Plymouth Twp.LuzerneGeorge W. Milnes77,996DL&W080,697156237 
Clear Spring CollieryShaft3PittstonLuzerneClear Spring Coal Co.156,189DL&W0169,312191532 
Clifford CollieryShaft 11Forest CitySusquehannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.215,332New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad0129,707124429 
Clinton CollierySlope / Drift 11VandlingWayne & LackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.198,292D&H0209,100178403 
Coal Brook CollieryTunnel 11CarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.280,988D&H0287,461177724 
Columbus Colliery2ScrantonLackawannaColumbus Colliery Co.77,267077,26723140 
Continental CollieryShaft 12Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.171,855DL&W0180,605178493 
Conyngham CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft4Wilkes-BarreLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.38,678D&H064,04680144 
Crescent CollieryTunnel3Jenkins Twp.LuzerneIssac Felts28,769LV030,15610195 
Delaware CollieryShaft3Plains Twp.LuzerneDelaware & Hudson Coal Co.131,417D&H0134,677149426 
Diamond CollieryDiamond Shaft / Tripp Shaft / Tripp Drift / Tripp Slope2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.240,552DL&W0264,045204615 
Dickson CollieryShaft 12ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.178,008D&H0180,983177603 
Dodge CollieryShaft 12Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.206,691DL&W0219,227185463 
Dodson CollieryShaft 14PlymouthLuzernePlymouth Coal Co.208,364DL&W 10237,491224490 
Dolph CollieryDrift 11WintonLackawannaDolph Coal Co., Limited156,373NYS&W0179,200110600 
Dorrance CollieryShaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.200,492LV0247,903147585 
East Boston CollieryShaft3Kingston Twp.LuzerneW. G. Payne & Co.134,122DL&W0138,061139472 
Eddy Creek CollieryShaft 11OlyphantLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.187,672D&H0206,104175532 
Edgerton CollieryDrifts 11ArchbaldLackawannaEdgerton Coal Co.131,462New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad0140,363112300 
Elmwood CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft3Pittston Twp.LuzerneFlorence Coal Co., Limited69,552DL&W085,868129251 
EmpireNo. 4CollieryNo. 4 Shaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.0LV04,500 25 
Erie CollieryShaft 11MayfieldLackawannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.107,229New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad0123,585124416 
Exeter CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft3ExeterLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.209,974LV0231,198128492 
Fernwood CollieryShaft / Drift3Pittston Twp.LuzerneButler Mine Co., Limited84,022LV088,860148387 
Forest Colliery1Archbald 1LackawannaForest Mining Co.225,019New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad0233,639157662 
Forest City CollieryShaft / Slope 11Forest CitySusquehannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.177,456New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad0293,232120764 
Franklin CollieryRock Slope / Old Slope 11Fell Twp.LackawannaFranklin Coal Co.40,388New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad048,347144139 
Franklin CollieryRock Slope / Old Slope4Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.94,463LV0111,09475554 
Gardner Creek CollieryTunnel3 LuzerneGardner Creek Coal Co.10,010013,65917672 
Gaylord CollieryShaft / Slope4PlymouthLuzerneKingston Coal Co.96,038DL&W0100,291125287 
Glenwood CollieryShaft 11MayfieldLackawannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.89,273New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad0100,816116409 
Grassy Island CollieryShaft / Slope 11OlyphantLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.179,482D&H0198,328186474 
Green Ridge CollierySlope2DunmoreLackawannaO. S. Johnson & Co.98,425DL&W0105,140126419 
GreenwoodNo. 1CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / New No. 1 Shaft / No. 5 Drift / No. 8 Drift / No. 12 Drift2Moosic 1LackawannaGreenwood Coal Co., Limited125,012NYS&W0138,059113202 
GreenwoodNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 Shaft / Drift2Moosic 1LackawannaGreenwood Coal Co., Limited57,092NYS&W061,59292249 
Griffith CollieryTunnel3 LuzerneWyoming Coal & Land Co.73,396083,532130361 
Gypsy Grove Colliery1DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.99,323E&WV0101,027124361 
Gypsy Grove Washery1DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.98,729E&WV0109,76120520 
Hadleigh CollieryShaft 14Sugar NotchLuzerneCrescent Coal Mining Co.54,441CNJ065,75484202 
Hallstead CollieryShaft3DuryeaLuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.75,835DL&W092,613118310 
Hampton CollieryShaft 12Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.159,922DL&W0174,260181441 
Harry E. CollieryHarry E. Shaft / Forty Fort Shaft3SwoyersvilleLuzerneForty Fort Coal Co.265,721LV0267,631195587 
Heidelberg CollieryShaft3Pittston Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.105,343LV0112,800132316 
Heidelberg CollierySlope3Pittston Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.108,313LV0120,569142208 
Henry CollieryHenry Shaft / Wyoming Shaft3Plains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.118,068LV0121,397110500 
Hillman Vein CollieryShaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneHillman Vein Coal Co.52,085CNJ071,848140264 
Holden CollieryShaft 12ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.56,290DL&W 1066,097146256 
HollenbackNo. 2Colliery4Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.105,746LV0135,06197559 
Hyde Park CollieryShaft 12ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.162,479DL&W0170,548198463 
JermynNo. 1CollieryShaft1JermynLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.219,942D&H0228,958154591 
JermynNo. 1CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft2Rendham Twp. (Old Forge / Tayor)LackawannaJermyn & Co.71,914LV083,65277432 
JermynNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 Shaft2Old ForgeLackawannaJermyn & Co.211,784LV0221,581163498 
Johnson CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft1PriceburgLackawannaJohnson Coal Co.344,163NYO&W0367,333235900 
Katydid CollierySlope3AvocaLuzerneJohn M. Robertson & Co.54,132DL&W057,916107175 
Keystone Colliery1MayfieldLackawannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.40,599New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad041,515147113 
KingstonNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft4EdwardsvilleLuzerneKingston Coal Co.355,038DL&W0375,7621891085 
KingstonNo. 4CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 4 Shaft4EdwardsvilleLuzerneKingston Coal Co.300,498DL&W0307,498180890 
Lackawanna Colliery1OlyphantLackawannaLackawanna Coal Co.184,799NYS&W0193,646169681 
Laflin CollieryShaft3LaflinLuzerneLaflin Coal Co.66,401CNJ074,99691291 
LanceNo. 11CollieryShaft 14PlymouthLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.97,975LV0117,05274518 
Langcliffe CollieryShaft / Tunnel3AvocaLuzerneLangcliffe Coal Co., Limited87,770D&H092,426136357 
Laurel Run CollierySlope3ParsonsLuzerneLaurel Run Coal Co.79,028WB&E080,900116383 
Law CollieryLaw Shaft / No. 13 Shaft3Pittston Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.150,667E&WV0158,838128481 
Lawrence CollieryLawrence Shaft / Upper Drift / Lower Drift2Ransom Twp.LackawannaConnell Coal Co.0LV05,000168115 
Lee Colliery4LeeLuzerneMelville Coal Co.73,690PRR081,392137278 
Leggetts Creek CollieryShaft 11ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.195,762D&H0221,378190535 
Louise CollieryDrift / Tunnel3Luzerne BoroughLuzerneRaub Coal Co., Limited116,558DL&W0125,022130400 
Maltby CollieryShaft3Maltby Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.198,114LV0207,361135522 
Manville CollieryShaft 12ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.48,108DL&W0123,065160439 
Marvine CollieryShaft 11ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.278,166D&H0301,749192698 
MaxwellNo. 20Colliery4AshleyLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.329,431LV0357,786124922 
Meadow Brook CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaWilliam Connell & Co.0DL&W029,49114861Shipment of 102,906 tons combined with National.
Meadow Brook CollieryTunnel2ScrantonLackawannaWilliam Connell & Co.0DL&W046,481148145Shipment of 102,906 tons combined with National.
Mill Hollow CollieryShaft3Luzerne BoroughLuzerneThomas Waddell Estate56,323LV082,144122303 
Miner CollieryTunnel3Jenkins Twp.LuzerneWilliam B. Miner17,313WB&E018,713100106 
Moosic Mountain Colliery1OlyphantLackawannaMoosic Mountain Coal Co.94,983DL&W0103,032148227 
Mount Jessup CollierySlope 11WintonLackawannaMount Jessup Coal Co., Ltd.81,324DL&W095,399155308 
Mount Lookout CollieryShaft3WyomingLuzerneMount Lookout Coal Co.294,238LV0299,222195593 
Mount Pleasant CollieryShaft 12ScrantonLackawannaWilliam T. Smith145,664DL&W0203,449176524 
Murray CollieryShaft 11DunmoreLackawannaMurray Coal Co.51,552DL&W056,057175107 
National CollieryShaft2ScrantonLackawannaWilliam Connell & Co.0DL&W045,557148259Shipment of 102,906 tons combined with Meadow Brook.
Nay Aug CollierySlope2DunmoreLackawannaNay Aug Coal Co.89,892E&WV089,892107164 
NottinghamNo. 15CollieryShaft 14PlymouthLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.241,287LV0294,377114812 
Old Forge CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft2Old Forge Twp.LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.186,601E&WV0196,669150579 
OlyphantNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 Shaft 11OlyphantLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.87,212D&H094,48792557 
Ontario Colliery1Peckville 1LackawannaNew York & Scranton Coal Co.158,014NYO&W0175,586156665 
Oxford Washery2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.24,962DL&W038,34030470 
Pancoast CollieryShaft 11ThroopLackawannaPancoast Coal Co.204,228DL&W0238,683195641 
Parrish CollierySlope 14PlymouthLuzerneParrish Coal Co.159,422DL&W0179,712178525 
PCCNo. 1CollieryShaft1DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.144,451E&WV0146,612128464 
PCCNo. 5CollieryShaft2DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.106,688E&WV0110,323126368 
PCCNo. 1CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 8 Shaft3HughestownLuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.89,503E&WV091,783126335 
PCCNo. 14CollieryNo. 14 Shaft / No. 14 Tunnel3Jenkins Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.152,828E&WV0162,851127484 
PCCNo. 5CollieryNo. 5 Shaft / No. 6 Shaft / No. 11 Shaft3Jenkins Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.122,286E&WV0130,012112710 
PCCNo. 6Washery3Jenkins Twp. 1LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.1,331E&WV02,1551337 
PCCNo. 7CollieryNo. 4 Shaft / No. 7 Shaft / Hoyt Shaft3Jenkins Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.236,715E&WV0251,760149748 
PCCNo. 9CollieryNo. 9 Shaft / No. 10 Shaft / No. 10 Jr. Shaft3HughestownLuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.131,605E&WV0141,223118553 
Pettebone CollieryShaft3Kingston Twp.LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.222,831DL&W0233,065191614 
Phoenix CollieryPhoenix Shaft / Columbia Shaft3DuryeaLuzerneOld Forge Coal Mining Co.190,678LV0205,296198490 
Pierce CollieryTunnel 11WintonLackawannaPierce Coal Co.79,509DL&W082,150171225 
Pine Brook CollieryShaft 12ScrantonLackawannaLackawanna Iron & Steel Co.169,928DL&W0192,774167575 
Pine Ridge CollieryShaft3Miners MillsLuzerneAlgonquin Coal Co.118,610WB&E0122,281129455 
PlymouthNo. 2CollieryShaft 14PlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.125,723DL&W0163,791157349 
PlymouthNo. 3CollieryShaft 14PlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.188,099D&H0204,488152514 
PlymouthNo. 4CollieryShaft 14PlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.182,808DL&W0198,959188464 
PlymouthNo. 5CollieryShaft 14PlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.164,950DL&W0186,446162530 
Powderly CollierySlope 11CarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.96,847D&H0129,155189298 
Prospect CollieryProspect Shaft / Oakwood Shaft / Midvale Shaft3Plains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.167,218LV0167,891140573 
Pyne CollieryShaft / Slope 12Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.305,214DL&W0317,306185633 
Racket Brook Colliery1CarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.156,033D&H0158,43319158 
Red AshNo. 1CollieryNo. 1 Slope 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneRed Ash Coal Co.71,522LV078,36290297 
Red AshNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 Slope / Tunnel 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneRed Ash Coal Co.90,903LV097,00691355 
ReynoldsNo. 16CollierySlope 14PlymouthLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.141,244LV0154,020102476 
Reynolds Seperator4PlymouthLuzerneReynolds & Moyer Coal Co.20,328022,32816623 
RichmondNo. 3CollieryNo. 3 Shaft 11Dickson CityLackawannaElk Hill Coal & Iron Co.6,967NYO&W013,4204598 
RichmondNo. 4MineNo. 4 Shaft 11RichmondaleLackawannaElk Hill Coal & Iron Co.117,032NYO&W0129,703170294 
Ridgewood CollieryShaft / Slope3Plains Twp.LuzerneKeystone Coal Co.90,718CNJ0101,575155324 
Riverside CollieryShaft 11ArchbaldLackawannaRiverside Coal Co.30,944NYO&W046,14447532 
Russell B. Colliery1Fell Twp.LackawannaRussell B Coal Co.8,700NYO&W09,30010583 
SCCNo. 4CollieryNo. 1 Shaft4LuzerneLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.356,027CNJ0398,1051471485 
SCCNo. 5CollieryNo. 2 Shaft / No. 4 Slope4NanticokeLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.310,704CNJ0374,4501541301 
SCCNo. 6CollieryNo. 6 Shaft / No. 6 Slope / No. 6 Tunnel4Glen LyonLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.355,449CNJ0402,6631501105 
Schooley CollieryShaft3ExeterLuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.106,785E&WV0118,242132377 
Sibley CollieryShaft 12Old Forge Twp.LackawannaElliott, McClure & Co.103,459LV0104,738133380 
Simpson CollierySlopes 11Fell Twp.LackawannaNorthwest Coal Co.204,813New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad0214,478147416 
Sloan CollierySloan Shaft / Central Shaft2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.0DL&W033,436 82 
South Wilkes-Barre CollieryNo. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft4Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.169,716LV0229,613100701 
Spencer CollieryShaft2DunmoreLackawannaA. D. & F. M. Spencer72,743E&WV081,14087232 
Spring Brook Colliery2MoosicLackawannaSpring Brook Coal Co.1,04801,4191094 
StantonNo. 7CollieryShaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.137,738LV0165,85499663 
Sterrick Creek CollieryShaft 11PeckvilleLackawannaSterrick Creek Coal Co.121,708New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad0130,490116493 
Stevens CollieryShaft / Slope3ExeterLuzerneStevens Coal Co.153,729LV0156,663116275 
Storrs CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft1Dickson CityLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.474,933DL&W0519,2171781142 
Sugar NotchNo. 9CollieryShaft 14Sugar NotchLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.114,369LV0123,37793493 
Taylor CollieryShaft / Drift2TaylorLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.197,825DL&W0211,020183449 
Twin CollieryTwin Shaft / Seneca Shaft / Ravine Shaft3PittstonLuzerneNewton Coal Co.195,752LV0240,590187733 
Von Storch CollieryShaft / Slope2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.213,664D&H0219,458187621 
WanamieNo. 18CollierySlope 14WanamieLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.138,121LV0153,69297536 
Warrior Run CollierySlope 14Warrior RunLuzerneWarrior Run Coal Co.145,746CNJ0162,153158406 
West End Colliery4MocanaquaLuzerneWest End Coal Co.145,708PRR0171,114137547 
West Ridge CollieryShaft / Slope 12ScrantonLackawannaWest Ridge Coal Co.96,450NYO&W0116,359111342 
White Oak CollieryTunnel / Drift 11ArchbaldLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.190,226D&H0194,638183556 
William A. CollieryShaft2Old Forge Twp.LackawannaConnell Coal Co.256,054LV0268,786168492 
Winton Washery1WintonLackawannaWinton Washery Coal Co.27,889028,38918221 
Woodward CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft4Plymouth Twp.LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.335,437DL&W0354,951196895 
Wyoming Washery4Sugar NotchLuzerneWyoming Coal Co.72,920075,92022123 

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


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