Mill Creek (Luzerne)

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This report is designed for data analysis. Please use the Operation reports from the first section of the main page for normal research.

Year	Operation Name	Type	Opening	District	City	County	Company Name	Railroad Shipments (tons)	Railroad to Mine	Total Production (tons)	Days Worked	Employees	Notes
1870	Mill Creek	Colliery	Slope	Middle	Mill Creek	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	0		0		178
1871	Mill Creek	Colliery	Drift	Middle	Mill Creek	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	0		0		41
1871	Mill Creek	Colliery	Slope	Middle	Mill Creek	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	0		0		154
1872	Mill Creek	Colliery	Slope¹	Middle	Mill Creek	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	0		0
1875	Mill Creek	Colliery	Slope	Middle	Mill Creek	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	0		166,568		347
1876	Mill Creek	Colliery	Slope	Middle	Miners Mills	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	0		123,253	167	167
1878	Mill Creek	Colliery	Slope¹	Middle	Plains Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	151,178		158,478	154	385
1879	Mill Creek	Colliery	Slope¹	Middle	Plains Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	220,823		231,773	280	445
1880	Mill Creek	Colliery	Slope	Middle	Plains Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	0		139,265	187	361
1881	Mill Creek	Colliery	Slope	Middle	Plains Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	0		165,283	243	325
1882	Mill Creek	Colliery	Slope	Middle	Plains Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	0		172,350	244	342
1883	Mill Creek	Colliery	Slope	Middle	Plains Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	0		171,636	236	350
1884	Mill Creek	Colliery	Shaft	Middle	Plains Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	0	Lehigh & Susquehanna	162,762	202	389	Shaft sunk during 1884 and completed.
1885	Mill Creek	Colliery	Slope	2	Plains Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	169,212	Lehigh & Susquehanna	169,212	207	374
1886	Mill Creek	Colliery	Shaft / Slope	2	Plains Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	129,167	Lehigh & Susquehanna	129,167	196	240
1887	Mill Creek	Colliery	Shaft / Slope	2	Plains Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	102,814		102,814	209	238
1888	Mill Creek	Colliery	Slope	2	Plains Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	128,699		128,699	228	214
1889	Mill Creek	Colliery	Slope	2	Plains Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	75,865		75,865	220	179
1890	Mill Creek	Colliery	Slope	2	Plains Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	57,213		57,213	154	171
1891	Mill Creek	Colliery	Slope	3	Plains Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	49,144		49,144	141	147
1892	Mill Creek	Colliery	Slope	3	Plains Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	74,452		74,452	207	123
1893	Mill Creek	Colliery	Slope	3	Plains Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	4,551		4,551	15

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