1885
All Districts
Select column header to sort. Hyperlinked items will open a new window.
Operation NameNumberTypeOpeningDistrictCityCountyCompany NameRailroad Shipments (tons)Railroad to MineTruck Shipments (tons)Total Production (tons)Days WorkedEmployeesNotes
Alden Colliery3Newport Twp.LuzerneAlden Coal Co.0LV0192,958212542 
Archbald CollieryShaft1Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.29,262DL&W033,080444324Days reported worked exceed 365.
Avondale CollieryShaft 13near PlymouthLuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.0Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)0151,190181450 
Baltimore Slope CollierySlope3Plains Twp.LuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.0Lehigh & Susquehanna088,575205211 
Baltimore Tunnel CollieryTunnel 13Plains Twp.LuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.0Lehigh & Susquehanna028,36960331 
Bellevue CollieryShaft1Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.119,980Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)0124,680130444 
Bennett CollieryShaft2Plains Twp.LuzerneWaddell & Walters94,350Lehigh & Susquehanna097,538254261 
Bernice CollieryDifts (2)2BerniceSullivanState Line & Sullivan R.R. Co.73,1170119,612198236 
Black Diamond CollieryShaft2Kingston Twp.LuzerneHaddock & Steel92,942Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)0104,030151306 
Blanchard CollieryDrift1Fell Twp.LackawannaNorth-Western Coal Co.11,622New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad012,17091116Simpson
Boston CollieryShaft / Tunnel2Jenkins Twp.LuzerneButler Coal Co.29,634Lehigh & Susquehanna030,131130191 
Boston Colliery3Plymouth Twp.LuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.0D&H / Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)0149,304190317 
Bridge CollieryShaft1ScrantonLackawannaBridge Coal Co., Limited60,924D&H / Lehigh & Susquehanna075,539240247 
Brisbin CollieryShaft1ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.148,217DL&W0158,245169353 
Butler CollieryShaft / Tunnel2Pittston Twp.LuzerneButler Coal Co.31,411D&H / Lehigh & Susquehanna036,496153141 
Capouse CollieryShaft1ScrantonLackawannaLackawanna Iron & Coal Co.359,130DL&W0371,707214634 
CarbondaleNo. 3CollieryShaft1CarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.2,584D&H Canal06,65330146 
CarbondaleNo. 1CollieryShaft / Tunnel1CarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.33,322D&H Canal034,462204295 
Cayuga CollieryShaft1ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.164,397DL&W0169,919184362 
Central CollieryShaft1ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.213,010DL&W0227,848182469 
Chauncey CollierySlope 13near PlymouthLuzerneT. P. McFarland0Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)018,42018560 
Church CollieryDrift1ScrantonLackawannaChurch Coal Co., Limited4,953D&H014,00020030 
Clear Spring CollieryShaft2West PittstonLuzerneClear Spring Coal Co.129,934Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)0136,256166334 
Coal Brook CollieryTunnel / Drift1CarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.225,333D&H Canal0228,549210655 
Consolidated CollieryShaft / Slope2Pleasant Valley (Avoca)LuzerneHillside Coal & Iron Co.110,161E&WV0111,271210325 
Continental CollieryShaft1Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.182,169DL&W0189,345182387 
Conyngham CollieryShaft 13near Wilkes-BarreLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.0Lehigh & Susquehanna0105,478194270 
DiamondNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 Shaft1ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.205,458DL&W0223,813179301 
Diamond CollieryShaft 13near Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.0Lehigh & Susquehanna0126,241171530 
Diamond-Tripp CollieryTripp Shaft1ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.0DL&W00179276Reported with Diamond No. 2 Breaker.
Dickson CollieryShaft1ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.107,365D&H Canal0108,895   
Dixon CollieryShaft1ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.107,3640108,894198385 
Dodge CollieryShaft1Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.145,978Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)0151,443182339 
Dodson CollieryShaft 13near PlymouthLuzernePlymouth Coal Co.0Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)0150,730190375 
Dolph CollieryTunnel1WintonLackawannaDolph Coal Co., Limited23,731DL&W023,909134174 
Dorrance CollieryShaft 13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.0LV019,231145108 
Dunmore Breaker Colliery1DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.93,712E&WV094,07021252 
Dunmore Screens Colliery1DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.90,189E&WV090,62618664 
Dunn CollieryShaft / Slope1Old Forge Twp.LackawannaPennsylvania Anthracite Coal Co.87,584Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)088,296169286 
East Boston CollieryShaft2near KingstonLuzerneW. G. Payne & Co.112,871Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)0114,191160267 
East End Colliery3Conyngham Twp.LuzerneWest End Coal Co.0Lehigh & Susquehanna 1021,486132157 
Eaton CollieryDrift1Blakely Twp.LackawannaJones, Simpson & Co.86,630D&H Canal086,790194294 
Eddy Creek CollieryShaft1OlyphantLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.124,512D&H Canal0135,193208443 
Edgerton CollieryDrift1ArchbaldLackawannaEdgerton Coal Co., Limited73,523D&H Canal075,126166207 
Elmwood CollieryShaft2Pittston Twp.LuzerneFlorence Coal Co.52,635D&H / LV052,996169202 
EmpireNo. 2CollieryShaft 13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.0Lehigh & Susquehanna0203,301168783 
Enterprise CollieryShaft2Plains Twp.LuzerneA. Langdon37,049LV040,679100213 
Erie CollieryShaft1GlenwoodLackawannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.113,642D&H Canal0114,953202348 
Exeter CollieryShaft2ExeterLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.14,386LV015,8227336 
Fair Lawn CollierySlope1ScrantonLackawannaFair Lawn Coal Co., Limited44,945DL&W046,146134191 
Filer CollierySlope1WintonLackawannaGriffiths, Thomas & Co.46,717DL&W047,575160197 
Forest City CollieryShaft / Slope 11Clifford Twp.SusquehannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.83,163New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad084,459171216 
Forty Fort CollieryShaft / Tunnel2WyomingLuzerneWyoming Valley Coal Co.109,600Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)0118,350248278 
Franklin CollierySlopes3AshleyLuzerneFranklin Coal Co.0LV0139,274177450 
Fuller CollieryShaft2Kingston Twp.LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.30,518DL&W 1033,973203183Hunt in pencil on Steamtown DLW map 52858
Gaylord CollieryShaft / Slope3PlymouthLuzerneKingston Coal Co.0D&H / Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)0170,249181476 
Glendale CollieryDrift1Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaGlendale Coal Co.39,549Lehigh & Susquehanna040,260164149 
Grassy Island CollieryShaft1OlyphantLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.124,435D&H Canal0134,832210353 
Grassy Island CollieryShaft / Tunnel1WintonLackawannaGrassy Island Coal Co., Limited106,132D&H Canal0109,096177344 
Green Ridge CollierySlope1DunmoreLackawannaO. S. Johnson & Co.130,0450135,749203393 
Greenwood CollieryShaft / Slope1Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaPennsylvania Anthracite Coal Co.120,197D&H / Lehigh & Susquehanna0121,685165488 
Gypsy Grove CollieryNo. 3 Shaft1DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.115,544E&WV0124,158   
Hallstead CollieryShaft2Marcy Twp. (Duryea)LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.141,199Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)0146,508168443 
Harry E. CollieryDrift2KingstonLuzerneWyoming Valley Coal Co.78,000Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)090,400252301 
HartfordNo. 6Colliery3near AshleyLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.0Lehigh & Susquehanna0116,098173517 
Heidelberg CollieryShaft / Slope2Pittston Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.78,605LV079,038200258 
Henry CollieryShaft2Plains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.158,476LV0168,993193386 
Hillman CollierySlope2Plains Twp.LuzerneH. Baker Hillman30,506LV044,80019778 
Hillman Vein CollieryShaft 13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneHillman Vein Coal Co.0LV062,316177243 
Holden CollieryShaft1TaylorsvilleLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.29,280Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)030,75976210 
HollenbackNo. 2Colliery3Plains Twp.LuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.0Lehigh & Susquehanna0175,401175668 
Hunt CollieryShaft2WyomingLuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.30,518Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)033,973   
Hyde Park CollieryShaft1ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.177,156DL&W0182,260181380 
JermynNo. 1CollieryShaft1JermynLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.122,938D&H Canal0140,367202330 
JermynNo. 4CollieryShaft1PricevilleLackawannaJohn Jermyn126,944DL&W0127,907170375 
Jermyn Slope CollierySlope1JermynLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.28,899D&H Canal031,56116469Jermyn No. 2
Keystone CollieryDrift1GlenwoodLackawannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.61,183D&H Canal061,183186190 
KingstonNo. 1CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 4 Shaft 13EdwardsvilleLuzerneKingston Coal Co.0Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)0198,082209416 
KingstonNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft 13KingstonLuzerneKingston Coal Co.00290,462216661 
Lackawanna CollieryShaft1BlakelyLackawannaLackawanna Coal Co.122,250DL&W0123,645166339 
LanceNo. 11CollieryShaft 13near PlymouthLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.0Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)0125,482170490 
Laurel Run CollierySlope2Plains Twp.LuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.111,386Lehigh & Susquehanna0111,386186357 
Law CollieryLaw Shaft 12Pittston Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.97,499E&WV097,499285232 
Leggetts Creek CollieryShaft1ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.147,460D&H Canal0158,415182415 
Maffet Colliery3Sugar NotchLuzerneHanover Coal Co.0Lehigh & Susquehanna0115,679164303 
Maltby CollieryShaft2near WyomingLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.0LV00  Did not work in 1885.
Manville CollieryShaft1ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.180,533DL&W0192,176190403Manville Colliery is worked every alternate month by the DL&W and D&H.
Marvine CollieryShaft1ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.172,910D&H Canal0185,430206417 
Meadow Brook CollieryShaft1ScrantonLackawannaWilliam Connell & Co.0Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)00193322 
Meadow Brook CollieryTunnel1ScrantonLackawannaWilliam Connell & Co.112,117Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)0131,308 75Coal prepared at National Breaker.
Midvale CollierySlope2Plains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.0LV00  Did not work in 1885.
Mill Creek CollierySlope2Plains Twp.LuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.169,212Lehigh & Susquehanna0169,212207374 
Mill Hollow CollieryShaft2Luzerne BoroughLuzerneThomas Waddell60,000Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)068,000   
Mineral Spring CollierySlope2Plains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.56,342LV062,762149238 
Mosier CollieryShaft / Slope2HughestownLuzerneButler Coal Co.77,230LV078,513202239 
Mount Pleasant CollierySlope1ScrantonLackawannaWilliam T. Smith114,636DL&W0123,636184314 
National CollieryShaft / Slope1ScrantonLackawannaWilliam Connell & Co.106,522Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)0106,522172293 
NewportNo. 6CollieryNewport Shaft / Newport Slope / Newport Tunnel 13Glen LyonLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.0North and West Branch Railroad040,94390564 
NottinghamNo. 15CollieryShaft 13near PlymouthLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.0Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)0371,9251701233 
Old Forge CollieryShaft2Old Forge Twp.LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.130,465E&WV0130,465225308 
OlyphantNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 Shaft1OlyphantLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.507D&H Canal08,0901300 
Oxford CollieryShaft1ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.15,134Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)019,51032271 
Pancoast CollieryShaft1Dickson CityLackawannaPancoast Coal Co., Limited129,288DL&W0142,118208405 
Parrish CollierySlope 13PlymouthLuzerneParrish Coal Co.140,174Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)0143,249259365 
PCCNo. 3CollieryShaft1DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.115,544E&WV 10124,158197304Gypsy Grove
PCCNo. 13CollieryNo. 13 Shaft1Old Forge Twp.LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.93,869E&WV 1093,869235173 
PCCNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 Shaft1DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.26,763E&WV045,490185115 
PCCNo. 5CollieryShaft1DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.71,174E&WV079,471164227 
PCCNo. 1CollieryNo. 1 Tunnel2Pittston Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.0E&WV039,212170110 
PCCNo. 1CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft2Pittston Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.215,079E&WV 10215,079215491 
PCCNo. 1CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 8 Shaft2Pittston Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.97,005E&WV 1097,005176294 
PCCNo. 14CollieryShaft2Jenkins Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.0E&WV00  Not shipping coal yet.
PCCNo. 2CollierySlope2Jenkins Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.44,291E&WV044,291190115 
PCCNo. 4CollieryNo. 4 Shaft2Jenkins Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.59,436E&WV059,436174158 
PCCNo. 4CollieryNo. 4 Shaft2Jenkins Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.57,902E&WV057,902174156 
PCCNo. 5CollieryNo. 5 Shaft / No. 6 Shaft / No. 11 Shaft2Jenkins Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.150,386E&WV 10150,386189428 
PCCNo. 7CollieryNo. 7 Shaft2Jenkins Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.79,021E&WV079,021193172 
PCCNo. 9CollieryNo. 9 Shaft / No. 10 Shaft2HughestownLuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.213,390E&WV 10213,390210428 
Pettebone CollieryShaft2Kingston Twp. 1LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.0DL&W 100 52Not shipping coal yet.
Pierce CollieryTunnel1Blakely Twp.LackawannaPierce Coal Co., Limited90,357DL&W092,007145292 
Pine Brook CollieryShaft1ScrantonLackawannaLackawanna Iron & Coal Co.0DL&W00 15No coal mined in 1885.
Pine Ridge CollieryShaft2Plains Twp.LuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.134,707Lehigh & Susquehanna0137,289199383 
PlymouthNo. 2CollieryShaft3PlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.0D&H / Lehigh & Susquehanna020,02539338 
PlymouthNo. 3CollieryShaft3PlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.0D&H / Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)0193,346206425 
PlymouthNo. 4CollieryShaft3PlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.0D&H / Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)0104,822159320 
PlymouthNo. 5CollieryShaft3PlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.0D&H / Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)0177,674197424 
Powderly CollierySlope1Carbondale Twp.LackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.50,147D&H Canal054,842170213 
Prospect CollieryShaft2Plains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.303,222LV0303,388205620 
Pyne CollieryShaft / Slope1Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.166,366Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)0172,099182364 
Racket Brook Colliery1Carbondale Twp.LackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.188,410D&H Canal0190,60124077 
Raubville CollieryShaft / Drift2Luzerne BoroughLuzerneThomas Waddell60,000068,000199190 
Red AshNo. 1CollieryNo. 1 Slope 13Wilkes-Barre Twp.LuzerneRed Ash Coal Co.0Lehigh & Susquehanna0105,822151311 
Red AshNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 Slope / Tunnel 13Wilkes-Barre Twp.LuzerneRed Ash Coal Co.0Lehigh & Susquehanna0110,220153342 
ReynoldsNo. 16CollierySlope 13PlymouthLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.0Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)0137,184171470 
Richmond CollieryShaft1ScrantonLackawannaElk Hill Coal & Iron Co.34,316DL&W034,916156125 
Salem Colliery3Salem Twp.LuzerneSalem Coal Co.0Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)033,098225117 
SCCNo. 1CollierySlope / Tunnel 13NanticokeLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.0North and West Branch Railroad0198,970300486 
SCCNo. 2CollieryShaft / Slope 13East NanticokeLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.0North and West Branch Railroad0495,4743071350 
SCCNo. 3CollieryTunnel3West NanticokeLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.0Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)0190,970294414 
SCCNo. 5CollieryShaft 13EmpireLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.0North and West Branch Railroad0540,3783021106 
Schooley CollieryShaft2WyomingLuzerneButler Coal Co.149,581LV0154,871186233 
Sibley CollieryShaft / Slope1Old Forge Twp.LackawannaElliott, McClure & Co.69,944Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)079,646192220 
Sloan CollieryShaft / Slope1Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.172,770DL&W0180,005182404 
Spencer CollieryShaft1DunmoreLackawannaA. D. & F. M. Spencer87,896NYS&W 1095,096155267 
Spring Brook CollieryDrift1Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaWilliam E. Colbourn32,522D&H Canal033,076141118 
StantonNo. 7CollieryShaft 13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.0Lehigh & Susquehanna0163,483151669 
Storrs CollieryShaft1Dickson CityLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.0DL&W 100 8No coal shipped in 1885.
Sugar NotchNo. 10CollierySlope3Sugar NotchLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.0Lehigh & Susquehanna06,147 28 
Sugar NotchNo. 9CollieryShaft3Sugar NotchLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.0Lehigh & Susquehanna0152,758167697 
Taylor CollieryShaft / Drift1Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.143,549Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)0150,602184438 
Twin CollieryShaft2PittstonLuzerneButler Coal Co.19,525LV020,64687143 
Von Storch CollieryShaft / Slope1ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.220,525D&H Canal0241,537207592 
WanamieNo. 18CollierySlope 13WanamieLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.0Lehigh & Susquehanna0138,659174519 
Warrior Run CollierySlope 13Warrior RunLuzerneA. J. Davis0LV080,400170245 
West End Colliery3MocanaquaLuzerneWest End Coal Co.0Lehigh & Susquehanna / North and West Branch Railroad0128,899281297Aug 11 - 10 miners suffocated by boiler fire.
White Oak CollierySlope / Tunnel1ArchbaldLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.97,913D&H Canal0103,321211290 
Wyoming CollieryShaft2Plains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.174,598LV0181,519168439 

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


up arrow