1877

1877
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Operation Name	Number	Type	Opening	District	City	County	Company Name	Railroad to Mine	Total Production (tons)	Days Worked	Employees
Archbald		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	DL&W¹	0		9
Beaver		Colliery		Eastern	Pittston	Luzerne	Waterman, Beaver & Co.		10,321	147	48
Bellevue		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	DL&W¹	38,495	131	263
Bellevue		Colliery	Slope	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	DL&W¹	71,710	131	132
Brisbin		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Scranton	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	DL&W¹	78,313	127	263
Butler		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Pittston Twp.	Luzerne	Butler Coal Co.		73,433	224	235
Capouse		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Scranton	Luzerne	Lackawanna Iron & Coal Co.		116,712	152	365
Carbondale	No. 3	Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Carbondale	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.		15,074	156	220
Carbondale	No. 1	Colliery	Shaft / White Bridge Tunnel	Eastern	Carbondale	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.		19,748	159	267
Cayuga		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Scranton	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	DL&W¹	78,839	126	240
Central		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Scranton	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	DL&W¹	94,121	140	280
Chestnut Hill		Colliery		Eastern	Carbondale	Luzerne	Eli E. Hendricks & Co.		1,665	34	43
Coal Brook		Colliery	Tunnels (5)	Eastern	Carbondale	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.		130,885	134	537
Columbia		Colliery	Tunnel	Eastern	Pittston Twp.	Luzerne	Grove Brothers		11,783	93	45
Continental		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	DL&W¹	88,971	140	305
Dawson		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Pleasant Valley (Avoca)	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	PCC Gravity¹	57,813	201	170
Diamond	No. 2	Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Scranton	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	DL&W¹	60,515	142	285
Diamond	No. 2	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft Diamond Vein	Eastern	Scranton	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	DL&W¹	51,686	142	96
Diamond	No. 2	Colliery	No. 2 Slope Diamond Vein	Eastern	Scranton	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	DL&W¹	50,625	143	229
Dodge		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	DL&W¹	596		13
Eaton		Colliery	Shaft / Slope / Tunnel¹	Eastern	Archbald	Luzerne	Jones, Simpson & Co.		63,568	136	229
Eddy Creek		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Olyphant	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.		38,224	82	324
Elk Hill		Colliery	Tunnel¹	Eastern	Dickson City	Luzerne	Elk Hill Coal & Iron Co.		46,965	153	191
Erie		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Carbondale Twp.	Luzerne	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.		84,773	144	328
Everhart		Colliery		Eastern	Jenkins Twp.	Luzerne	Thomas Waddell & Co.		45,346	198	138
Fair Lawn		Colliery	Slope	Eastern	Scranton	Luzerne	Fair Lawn Coal Co.		22,620	96	109
Filer		Colliery		Eastern	Winton	Luzerne	Filer & Livey	DL&W¹	139,049		395
Grassy Island		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Olyphant	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.		86,703	140	357
Green Ridge		Colliery	Slope	Eastern	Dunmore	Luzerne	Green Ridge Coal Co.	D&H¹	99,028	141	324
Greenwood		Colliery	Slope / Tunnel¹	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal Co.		82,775	132	339
Gypsy Grove		Colliery	No. 3 Shaft / No. 4 Shaft	Eastern	Dunmore	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	PCC Gravity¹	81,298	195	261
Hampton		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	DL&W¹	71,237	103	304
Hillside		Colliery	Shaft¹	Eastern	Pleasant Valley (Avoca)	Luzerne	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.		71,413	167	221
Hyde Park		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Scranton	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	DL&W¹	0		2
Jermyn	No. 1	Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Jermyn	Luzerne	John Jermyn		69,858	144	242
Jermyn Green Ridge Shaft		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Green Ridge	Luzerne	John Jermyn		68,786	145	318
Jermyn Slope		Colliery	Slope	Eastern	Jermyn	Luzerne	Glenwood Coal Co.		55,298	140	223
Law		Colliery	Law Shaft	Eastern	Pittston Twp.	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	PCC Gravity¹	40,154	200	135
Leggetts Creek		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Scranton	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.		91,380	152	387
Marvine		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Scranton	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.		13,789	35	189
Meadow Brook		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Scranton	Luzerne	William Connell & Co.		78,620	140	283
Mount Pleasant		Colliery	Slope	Eastern	Scranton	Luzerne	William T. Smith	DL&W¹	89,836	162	288
National		Colliery		Eastern	Scranton	Luzerne	William Connell & Co.		75,882	140	274
Oxford		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Scranton	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	DL&W¹	0		11
Park		Colliery	Slope	Eastern	Scranton	Luzerne	School Fund Coal Association		50,030	160	188
PCC	No. 1	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft	Eastern	Pittston Twp.	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	PCC Gravity¹	2,363	206	11
PCC	No. 1	Colliery	No. 1 Tunnel	Eastern	Pittston Twp.	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	PCC Gravity¹	25,718	204	65
PCC	No. 10	Colliery	No. 10 Shaft 14 ft. Vein	Eastern	Pittston Twp.	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	PCC Gravity¹	65,571	199	201
PCC	No. 10	Colliery	No. 10 Shaft 7 ft. Vein	Eastern	Pittston Twp.	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	PCC Gravity¹	45,280	200	149
PCC	No. 11	Colliery	No. 11 Shaft	Eastern	Jenkins Twp.	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	PCC Gravity¹	35,370	213	104
PCC	No. 12	Colliery	No. 12 Shaft	Eastern	Pleasant Valley (Avoca)	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	PCC Gravity¹	53,019	200	142
PCC	No. 13	Colliery	No. 13 Shaft	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	PCC Gravity¹	2,377		41
PCC	No. 2	Colliery	No. 2 Slope	Eastern	Dunmore	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	PCC Gravity¹	42,220	194	111
PCC	No. 2	Colliery	Slope	Eastern	Jenkins Twp.	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	PCC Gravity¹	38,627	202	93
PCC	No. 4	Colliery	No. 4 Slope	Eastern	Jenkins Twp.	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	PCC Gravity¹	62,975	208	144
PCC	No. 4	Colliery	No. 4 Shaft	Eastern	Pittston	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	PCC Gravity¹	77,432	208	151
PCC	No. 5	Colliery	No. 5 Shaft	Eastern	Jenkins Twp.	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	PCC Gravity¹	59,816	213	157
PCC	No. 6	Colliery	No. 6 Shaft	Eastern	Jenkins Twp.	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	PCC Gravity¹	51,418	213	166
PCC	No. 6	Colliery	No. 6 Slope	Eastern	Pittston Twp.	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	PCC Gravity¹	23,867	208	54
PCC	No. 7	Colliery	No. 7 Shaft	Eastern	Jenkins Twp.	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	PCC Gravity¹	75,856	210	155
PCC	No. 8	Colliery	No. 8 Shaft	Eastern	Pittston Twp.	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	PCC Gravity¹	70,909	208	196
PCC	No. 9	Colliery	No. 9 Shaft	Eastern	Pittston	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	PCC Gravity¹	43,023	199	141
Phoenix		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Pittston Twp.	Luzerne	H. W. Bellman		42,858	205	124
Pine Brook		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Scranton	Luzerne	Lackawanna Iron & Coal Co.		88,855	137	162
Pyne		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	DL&W¹	99,189	131	288
Racket Brook		Colliery		Eastern	Carbondale Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.		128,266	174	99
Ravine		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Pittston	Luzerne	Pittston Coal Co.		14,358	46	178
Roaring Brook		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Dunmore	Luzerne	Roaring Brook Coal Co.		100,287	154	334
Rock Hill		Colliery	Tunnel	Eastern	Pittston	Luzerne	Bowkly & Son		18,003	132	65
Scranton Mines		Colliery	Slope	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	DL&W¹	213		7
Seneca		Colliery	Slope	Eastern	Pittston	Luzerne	Pittston Coal Co.		64,508	212	276
Sibley		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Old Forge Twp.	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal Co.		35,807	107	224
Sloan		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	DL&W¹	91,452	140	278
Stark		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Moosic	Luzerne	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	PCC Gravity¹	76,978	205	215
Taylor		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)¹	70,072	130	357
Tomkins		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Pittston	Luzerne	Alva Tomkins		5,274	52	116
Tripp		Colliery	Slope	Eastern	Scranton	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.		46,325	143	89
Twin		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Pittston	Luzerne	Pittston Coal Co.		40,656	197	150
Von Storch		Colliery	Slope / Shaft	Eastern	Scranton	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.		159,268	160	526
White Oak		Colliery	Slope / Tunnel	Eastern	Archbald	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.		83,086	146	329

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