1887
District 2
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Operation NameNumberTypeOpeningDistrictCityCountyCompany NameRailroad Shipments (tons)Railroad to MineTruck Shipments (tons)Total Production (tons)Days WorkedEmployeesNotes
Barnum CollieryNos. 1 & 2 Shafts2Marcy Twp. (Duryea)LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.189,067E&WV 10189,067215474 
Bennett CollieryShaft2Plains Twp.LuzerneWaddell & Walters107,8230112,362234237 
Bernice CollieryDift2BerniceSullivanState Line & Sullivan R.R. Co.90,018092,679273249 
Black Diamond CollieryShaft2Kingston Twp.LuzerneJohn C. Haddock120,448DL&W 10135,450176304 
Boston CollierySlope / Drift2Jenkins Twp.LuzerneNelson Cowan40,518043,232180163 
Butler CollieryShaft / Slope2Pittston Twp.LuzerneS. B. Bennett000215125 
Central MineNo. 13 Shaft2Old Forge Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.85,052E&WV 1085,052222183 
Central MineLaws Shaft2Pittston Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.86,643E&WV 1086,643222248 
Clear Spring CollieryShaft2West PittstonLuzerneClear Spring Coal Co.149,1700159,425191367 
Columbia CollieryShaft / Tunnel2Marcy Twp. (Duryea)LuzerneOld Forge Coal Co., Limited56,942058,539165257 
Consolidated CollieryShaft / Slope2AvocaLuzerneHillside Coal & Iron Co.117,9110118,828189876Called Brownville Breaker on period map.
Dunn CollieryShaft2Old Forge Twp.LackawannaPennsylvania Anthracite Coal Co.74,467079,828111359 
East Boston CollieryShaft2Kingston Twp.LuzerneW. G. Payne & Co.152,091DL&W 10154,124234358 
Elmwood CollieryShaft2Pittston Twp.LuzerneFlorence Coal Co.161,6370169,023274302 
Enterprise CollieryShaft / Slope2Plains Twp.LuzerneA. Langdon106,1250112,417252311 
Ewen MineNo. 1 Shaft2HughestownLuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.62,877E&WV 1062,877260131 
Ewen MineNo. 8 Shaft2HughestownLuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.62,148E&WV 1062,148260234 
Ewen MineNo. 4 Slope2Jenkins Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.72,609E&WV 1072,609251153 
Ewen MineNo. 7 Shaft2Jenkins Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.92,376E&WV 1092,376260162 
Exeter CollieryShaft2ExeterLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.9,968LV 1010,03236209 
Fairmount CollieryShaft2Pittston Twp.LuzerneH. W. Harris & Co.16,500017,700  Coal shipped by J. Rice before selling out to H. W. Harris & Co.
Fairmount CollieryShaft2Pittston Twp.LuzerneJ. Rice7,39607,87750178 
Forty Fort CollieryShaft2Kingston Twp.LuzerneWyoming Valley Coal Co.100,6000110,750253276 
Greenwood CollieryShaft / Slope2Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaPennsylvania Anthracite Coal Co.101,9000103,366150412 
Hallstead CollieryShaft2Marcy Twp. (Duryea)LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.203,583DL&W 10215,157210493 
Harry E. CollieryShaft / Slope2KingstonLuzerneWyoming Valley Coal Co.128,7000140,850249394 
Heidelberg CollieryShaft / Slope2Pittston Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.113,785LV 10114,006202310 
Henry CollieryShaft2Plains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.175,817LV 10186,258207408 
Hillman CollierySlope2Plains Twp.LuzerneH. Baker Hillman60,000LV 1060,000274102 
Hunt CollieryShaft2WyomingLuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.52,811DL&W 1059,150209236 
Katydid CollieryTunnel2Moosic Twp.LackawannaJohn M. Robertson11,459013,03216757 
Keystone CollierySlope / Tunnel2Plains Twp.LuzerneKeystone Coal Co.89,599089,786258250 
Laurel Run CollierySlope2ParsonsLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.130,1250130,125230352 
Mill Creek CollieryShaft / Slope2Plains Twp.LuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.102,8140102,814209238 
Mill Hollow CollieryShaft2Luzerne BoroughLuzerneThomas Waddell57,750062,913215213 
Mineral Spring CollieryMineral Spring Slope / Coal Brook Slope2ParsonsLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.84,536LV 1090,306202217 
Mosier CollieryShaft / Slope2HughestownLuzerneButler Coal Co.95,837098,130222247 
Old Forge CollieryShafts (2)2Old Forge Twp.LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.160,241E&WV 10160,241228332 
PCCNo. 10MineNo. 10 Shaft / No. 10 Jr. Shaft / Abbott's Slope2HughestownLuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.78,910Erie 1078,910217341 
PCCNo. 10MineNo. 9 Shaft2HughestownLuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.109,933Erie 10109,933207153 
PCCNo. 14CollieryShaft / Slope2Jenkins Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.75,404E&WV 1075,404111363 
PCCNo. 6MineNo. 11 Shaft2Jenkins Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.26,648E&WV 1026,64821868 
PCCNo. 6MineNo. 5 Shaft2Jenkins Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.56,801E&WV 1056,801218130 
PCCNo. 6MineNo. 6 Shaft2Jenkins Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.56,241E&WV 1056,241218231 
Pettebone CollieryShaft2Kingston Twp.LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.0DL&W 100 90Did not ship coal in 1887.
Pine Ridge CollieryShaft2Miners MillsLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.198,5900202,016250468 
Prospect CollieryShafts (2)2Plains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.317,706LV 10317,853223635 
Schooley CollieryShaft2ExeterLuzerneNelson Cowan96,2080103,138209272 
Sibley CollieryShaft2Old Forge Twp.LackawannaElliott, McClure & Co.122,9000132,875224276 
Twin CollieryShaft2PittstonLuzerneButler Coal Co.47,615LV 1051,129169165 
Wyoming CollieryShaft2Plains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.135,187LV 10143,187178318 

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


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