1893
District 1
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Operation NameNumberTypeOpeningDistrictCityCountyCompany NameRailroad Shipments (tons)Railroad to MineTruck Shipments (tons)Total Production (tons)Days WorkedEmployeesNotes
Blue Ridge Colliery1ArchbaldLackawannaBlue Ridge Coal Co.123,0250123,025205439 
Boyer Colliery1CarbondaleLackawannaBoyer, Fuller, Vipond & Gilmore000  No coal produced in 1893.
CarbondaleNo. 3CollieryShaft1CarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.19,706040,992176168 
CarbondaleNo. 1CollieryShaft1CarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.60,869095,894202265 
Clifford CollieryShaft 11Forest CitySusquehannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.221,0140156,228199402 
Clinton CollierySlope / Drift 11Fell Twp.Wayne & LackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.122,4640146,128215285 
Coal Brook CollieryTunnel 11CarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.59,436068,610212362 
Dolph CollieryDrift 11WintonLackawannaDolph Coal Co., Limited101,3880103,804174415 
Eddy Creek CollieryShaft 11OlyphantLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.217,8030225,928220459 
Edgerton CollieryDrifts 11ArchbaldLackawannaEdgerton Coal Co., Limited224,8440238,933195428 
Erie CollieryShaft 11MayfieldLackawannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.182,2340198,180213527 
Forest City CollieryShaft / Slope 11Forest CitySusquehannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.210,6640315,728205643Of the tonnage shipped to market, 75,395 tons were mined at the Forest City Shaft
Franklin Colliery1Fell Twp.LackawannaFranklin Coal Co.60006251056 
Glenwood CollieryShaft 11MayfieldLackawannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.179,6200195,074174511 
Grassy Island CollieryShaft / Slope 11OlyphantLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.186,9610203,868222413 
Gypsy GroveNo. 1Colliery1DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.94,460E&WV 1097,997195273 
Gypsy Grove Colliery1DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.120,643E&WV 10122,044196355 
JermynNo. 1CollieryShaft1JermynLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.228,3120249,283213579 
JermynNo. 3Colliery1Dickson City BoroughLackawannaJohn Jermyn148,0390148,039185391 
JermynNo. 4Colliery1Dickson City BoroughLackawannaJohn Jermyn78,767080,477178279 
Jones-Simpson Colliery1ArchbaldLackawannaJones, Simpson & Co.259,4350260,405206799 
Keystone Colliery1MayfieldLackawannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.68,885069,985174201Of the total amount mined at Forest City shaft 75,395 tons were sent to Clifford Breaker.
Lackawanna Colliery1BlakelyLackawannaLackawanna Coal Co.329,3440333,565275584 
Leggetts Creek CollieryShaft 11ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.203,1850226,156224496 
Marshwood Colliery1Olyphant 1LackawannaMoosic Mountain Coal Co.50,566055,369182132Breaker burned to the ground during the year and will not be rebuilt. Coal will hereafter be prepared for market at the Mt. Jessup breaker in Winton, which is being enlarged for this purpose.
Marvine CollieryShaft 11ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.200,1430219,632238455 
Mount Jessup CollierySlope 11WintonLackawannaMount Jessup Coal Co., Ltd.91,840DL&W 1099,827238843 
Murray CollieryShaft 11DunmoreLackawannaMurray, Carney & Brown28,727032,33722866 
OlyphantNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 Shaft 11OlyphantLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.131,2420156,026215375 
Ontario Colliery1PeckvilleLackawannaNew York & Scranton Coal Co.200,1630209,086223507 
Pancoast CollieryShaft 11ThroopLackawannaPancoast Coal Co., Limited198,934DL&W 10200,757205568 
Pierce CollieryTunnel 11WintonLackawannaPierce Coal Co., Limited27,038DL&W 1028,34080152 
Powderly CollierySlope 11Carbondale Twp.LackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.79,8090126,576202287 
Racket Brook Colliery1Carbondale Twp.LackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.171,4840021670Coal mined at Powdery Slope.
RichmondNo. 3CollieryNo. 3 Shaft 11ScrantonLackawannaElk Hill Coal & Iron Co.110,1250121,275222212 
RichmondNo. 4MineNo. 4 Shaft 11RichmondaleLackawannaElk Hill Coal & Iron Co.4,03104,13155104Coal processed at nearby Elk Creek Breaker
Riverside CollieryShaft 11ArchbaldLackawannaRiverside Coal Co.95,727097,752225429 
S. V. White Colliery1WintonLackawannaWinton Coal Co., Limited33,420033,881180132 
Simpson CollierySlopes 11Fell Twp.LackawannaNorthwest Coal Co.244,8000260,729223426 
Sterrick Creek CollieryShaft 11PeckvilleLackawannaSterrick Creek Coal Co.81,486082,548172460 
Storrs CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft 11Dickson CityLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.399,519DL&W 10382,134193886 
White Oak CollieryTunnel / Drift 11ArchbaldLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.166,0910171,121209430 
Wilson Creek Colliery1Fell Twp.LackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.175,2120202,253212273 

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


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