1891

1891
District 2
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Operation Name	Number	Type	Opening	District	City	County	Company Name	Railroad Shipments (tons)	Railroad to Mine	Total Production (tons)	Days Worked	Employees	Notes
Archbald		Colliery	Shaft	2	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	156,320	DL&W¹	164,727	172	505
Bellevue		Colliery	Shaft / Slope	2	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	223,814	DL&W¹	244,209	196	561
Brisbin		Colliery	Shaft	2	Scranton	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	176,468	DL&W¹	188,605	190	456
Capouse		Colliery	Shaft	2	Scranton	Lackawanna	Lackawanna Iron & Coal Co.	232,883	DL&W¹	242,894	184	556
Carbondale	No. 3	Colliery	Shaft	2	Carbondale	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	27,019		33,589	172	144
Carbondale	No. 1	Colliery	Shaft	2	Carbondale	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	46,854		47,949	199	76
Cayuga		Colliery	Shaft	2	Scranton	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	120,760	DL&W¹	137,731	185	419
Central		Colliery	Shaft	2	Scranton	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	DL&W¹	0			Coal prepared at Sloan and Hampton Collieries.
Church		Colliery	Slope	2	Scranton	Lackawanna	Church Coal Co., Limited	6,467		14,107	152	38
Clark		Colliery	Tunnel	2	Scranton	Lackawanna	James Flynn & Co.	88		4,546	150	12
Clifford		Colliery	Shaft / Slope	2	Forest City	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	125,513		137,218	208	257
Clinton		Colliery	Slope / Drift	2	Fell Twp.	Wayne & Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	118,737		122,832	221	250
Coal Brook		Colliery	Tunnel	2	Carbondale	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	229,289		235,018	210	342
Continental		Colliery	Shaft	2	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	165,767	DL&W¹	173,394	200	469
Diamond	No. 2	Colliery	Diamond No. 2 Shaft / Trip Shaft	2	Scranton	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	209,576	DL&W¹	243,591	191	540
Dickson		Colliery	Shaft	2	Scranton	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	245,306		255,161	230	444
Dodge		Colliery	Shaft	2	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	162,264	DL&W¹	173,888	191	384
Dolph		Colliery	Tunnel	2	Winton	Lackawanna	Dolph Coal Co., Limited	67,040		69,489	144	237
Eddy Creek		Colliery	Shaft	2	Olyphant	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	52,617		59,187	88	300
Edgerton		Colliery	Drifts	2	Archbald	Lackawanna	Edgerton Coal Co., Limited	204,545		217,403	201	405
Elk Hill		Colliery	Tunnel¹	2	Scranton	Lackawanna	Elk Hill Coal & Iron Co.	37,215		42,328	139	150
Erie		Colliery	Shaft	2	Mayfield	Lackawanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	196,680		209,654	237	496
Forest City		Colliery	Shaft / Slope	2	Forest City	Susquehanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	203,022		229,043	244	566
Frisbee		Colliery		2	Fell Twp.	Lackawanna	Frisbee Coal Co.	10,387		10,962	200	30
Glenwood		Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft	2	Mayfield	Lackawanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	267,663		278,911	244	482
Grassy Island		Colliery	Shaft / Drift	2	Olyphant	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	150,601		162,099	222	421
Grassy Island		Colliery	Shaft / Drift	2	Winton	Lackawanna	Grassy Island Coal Co., Limited	68		2,582		22	Coal prepared and shipped from Racket Brook Breaker.
Green Ridge		Colliery	Slope	2	Dunmore	Lackawanna	O. S. Johnson & Co.	120,626		131,925	226	248
Gypsy Grove		Colliery	No. 3 Shaft / No. 4 Shaft	2	Dunmore	Lackawanna	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	126,226	E&WV¹	129,181	205	266
Hampton		Colliery	Shaft	2	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	145,646	DL&W¹	155,778	197	423
Holden		Colliery	Shaft	2	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	129,233	DL&W¹	135,389	176	242
Hyde Park		Colliery	Shaft	2	Scranton	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	117,836	DL&W¹	126,388	177	366
Jermyn	No. 1	Colliery	Shaft	2	Jermyn	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	183,735		194,137	202	440
Jermyn	No. 3	Colliery	Shaft	2	Dickson City Borough	Lackawanna	John Jermyn	163,015		169,615	234	489
Jermyn	No. 4	Colliery	Shaft	2	Dickson City Borough	Lackawanna	John Jermyn	114,064		128,092	195	348
Jones-Simpson		Colliery	Shaft / Drift	2	Archbald	Lackawanna	Jones, Simpson & Co.	157,131		165,200	213	465
Keystone		Colliery	Tunnel	2	Mayfield	Lackawanna	Hillside Coal & Iron Co.	92,504		94,304	236	208
Lackawanna		Colliery	Shaft	2	Blakely	Lackawanna	Lackawanna Coal Co.	336,153		345,658	300	571
Leeks		Colliery		2	Clifford Borough	Wayne	W. M. Leeks	2,920		3,450	210	18	Reported as Weeks, but local historian indicates correct name is Leeks. Local coal sales.
Leggetts Creek		Colliery	Shaft	2	Scranton	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	171,852		180,064	220	377
Manville		Colliery	Shaft	2	Scranton	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	39,375	D&H¹	44,303	73		Manville Colliery is worked every alternate month by the DL&W and D&H.
Manville		Colliery	Shaft	2	Scranton	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	38,786	DL&W¹	49,036	74	277	Manville Colliery is worked every alternate month by the DL&W and D&H.
Marshwood		Colliery	Slope	2	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Moosic Mountain Coal Co.	55,749		63,597	218	143
Marvine		Colliery	Shaft	2	Scranton	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	174,304		185,801	221	427
Meadow Brook		Colliery	Shaft	2	Scranton	Lackawanna	William Connell & Co.	193,248		233,478	226	338
Meadow Brook		Colliery	Tunnel	2	Scranton	Lackawanna	William Connell & Co.	55,760		56,280	191	45
Midland		Mine	Tunnel	2	Fell Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	0		0	210	11	Coal reported with Coal Brook in Carbondale City.
Mill Creek		Colliery	Slope¹	2	Fell Twp.	Lackawanna	W. P. Williams	3,900		4,376	187	11
Mount Jessup		Colliery	Slope	2	Winton	Lackawanna	Mount Jessup Coal Co., Ltd.	62,562	DL&W¹	69,679	171	251
Mount Pleasant		Colliery	Shaft	2	Scranton	Lackawanna	William T. Smith	162,059	DL&W¹	186,982	200	471
Murray		Colliery	Shaft	2	Dunmore	Lackawanna	Murray and Jackson	14,504		19,564	294	29
Murrin		Colliery		2	Fell Twp.	Lackawanna	John Murrin Local Coal Mine Sales	0		2,222	166	10
National		Colliery	Shaft / Slope¹	2	Scranton	Lackawanna	William Connell & Co.	63,524	DL&W¹	89,148	191	239
Olyphant	No. 2	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft	2	Olyphant	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	130,458		138,670	226	346
Ontario		Colliery	Shaft	2	Blakely Borough	Lackawanna	New York & Scranton Coal Co.	57,537		68,087	223	314
Oxford		Colliery	Shaft	2	Scranton	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	129,929	DL&W¹	152,946	188	403
Pancoast		Colliery	Shaft	2	Dickson City	Lackawanna	Pancoast Coal Co., Limited	172,231	DL&W¹	186,485	228	414
PCC	No. 1	Colliery	Shaft	2	Dunmore	Lackawanna	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	86,859	E&WV¹	89,784	206	220
PCC	No. 5	Colliery	Shaft	2	Dunmore	Lackawanna	Pennsylvania Coal Co.	150,698	E&WV¹	153,252	210	390
Pierce		Colliery	Slope / Tunnel	2	Archbald	Lackawanna	Pierce Coal Co., Limited	95,710	DL&W¹	99,145	147	212
Pine Brook		Colliery	Shaft	2	Scranton	Lackawanna	Lackawanna Iron & Coal Co.	218,158	DL&W¹	243,464	184	578
Powderly		Colliery	Slope	2	Carbondale Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	78,610		83,537	205	249
Providence		Colliery	Shaft	2	Scranton	Lackawanna	Providence Coal Co.	56,073		71,596	231	197
Pyne		Colliery	Shaft / Slope	2	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	164,887	DL&W¹	176,419	189	407
Racket Brook		Colliery		2	Carbondale Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	135,026		136,851	242	99
Reese & Moser		Colliery	Drifts	2	Carbondale Twp.	Lackawanna	Reese & Moser	42,151		43,501	369	124	Days reported worked exceed 365.
Riverside		Colliery	Shaft	2	Archbald	Lackawanna	data not available	4,380		4,606	6	84
Rushbrook		Colliery	Shaft	2	Archbald	Lackawanna	Rushbrook Coal Co.	29,752		33,411	191	132
S. V. White		Colliery	Shaft	2	Winton	Lackawanna	Winton Coal Co., Limited	66,809		70,344	198	192
Simpson		Colliery	Slopes	2	Fell Twp.	Lackawanna	Northwest Coal Co.	276,143		293,500	267	410
Sloan		Colliery	Central Incline	2	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	173,661	DL&W¹	202,246	184	470
Spencer		Colliery	Shaft	2	Dunmore	Lackawanna	A. D. & F. M. Spencer	134,915	NYS&W¹	146,100	182	326
Stafford		Colliery	Shaft	2	Scranton	Lackawanna	William Connell & Co.	28,615		29,815	191	72
Storrs		Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft	2	Dickson City	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	243,052	DL&W¹	264,587	174	771
Taylor		Colliery	Shaft / Drift	2	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	172,106	DL&W¹	183,003	194	449
Tripp		Colliery		2	Scranton	Lackawanna	Tripp & Co.	300	DL&W¹	15,400	264	33
Von Storch		Colliery	Shaft / Slope	2	Scranton	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	240,104		255,981	224	605
West Side		Colliery		2	Jermyn	Lackawanna	West Side Coal Co.	1,494		2,299	58	23
White Bridge		Mine	Tunnel	2	Carbondale	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	0		0	242	176	No coal mined in 1891; pumped to keep mine free from water.
White Oak		Colliery	No. 3 Tunnel / No. 5 Tunnel	2	Archbald	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	164,754		166,944	220	401
Wilson Creek		Colliery	Tunnel	2	Fell Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	0		0	210	252	Coal reported with Coal Brook in Carbondale City.

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