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Year Operation Name Number Type Opening District City County Company Name Railroad Shipments (tons) Railroad to Mine Truck Shipments (tons) Total Production (tons) Days Worked Employees Notes 1883 Florence   Colliery Shaft Eastern Pittston Twp. Luzerne Florence Coal Co. 0 0 13,839 150 92   1884 Florence   Colliery Shaft Eastern Pittston Twp. Luzerne Florence Coal Co. 0 0 21,759 104 177   1885 Elmwood   Colliery Shaft 2 Pittston Twp. Luzerne Florence Coal Co. 52,635 D&H / LV 0 52,996 169 202   1886 Elmwood   Colliery Shaft 2 Pittston Twp. Luzerne Florence Coal Co. 74,170 D&H / LV 0 77,682 206 297   1887 Elmwood   Colliery Shaft 2 Pittston Twp. Luzerne Florence Coal Co. 161,637 0 169,023 274 302   1888 Elmwood   Colliery Shaft 2 Pittston Twp. Luzerne Florence Coal Co. 156,021 0 164,494 250 336   1889 Elmwood   Colliery Shaft 2 Pittston Twp. Luzerne Florence Coal Co. 125,538 0 132,730 201 320   1890 Elmwood   Colliery Shaft 2 Pittston Twp. Luzerne Florence Coal Co. 133,259 0 143,468 210 302   1891 Elmwood   Colliery Shaft 3 Pittston Twp. Luzerne Florence Coal Co. 107,550 0 118,299 184 264   1892 Elmwood   Colliery Shaft 3 Pittston Twp. Luzerne Florence Coal Co. 79,637 0 90,985 181 250   1893 Elmwood   Colliery Shaft 3 Pittston Twp. Luzerne Florence Coal Co. 92,202 0 104,732 204 274   1894 Elmwood   Colliery Shaft 3 Pittston Twp. Luzerne Florence Coal Co. 68,701 0 80,244 162 317   1895 Elmwood   Colliery Shaft (2) 3 Pittston Twp. Luzerne Florence Coal Co., Limited 70,808 0 82,345 145 305   1896 Elmwood   Colliery Shaft (2) 3 Pittston Twp. Luzerne Florence Coal Co., Limited 77,238 0 81,082 153 269   1897 Elmwood   Colliery No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft 3 Pittston Twp. Luzerne Florence Coal Co., Limited 69,717 0 85,169 126 266   1898 Elmwood   Colliery No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft 3 Pittston Twp. Luzerne Florence Coal Co., Limited 69,552 DL&W 0 85,868 129 251   1899 Elmwood   Colliery No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft 3 Pittston Twp. Luzerne Florence Coal Co., Limited 70,174 0 83,834 136 216   1900 Elmwood   Colliery No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft 3 Pittston Twp. Luzerne Florence Coal Co., Limited 59,887 Erie / LV 0 72,897 127 181   1901 Elmwood   Colliery No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft 3 Pittston Twp. Luzerne Florence Coal Co., Limited 10,437 Erie / LV 0 11,466 30