1897
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Operation NameNumberTypeOpeningDistrictCityCountyCompany NameRailroad Shipments (tons)Railroad to MineTruck Shipments (tons)Total Production (tons)Days WorkedEmployeesNotes
Alden CollieryNos. 1 & 2 Shafts4AldenLuzerneAlden Coal Co.218,1330230,000176733 
Archbald CollieryShaft 12Taylor 1LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.202,496DL&W 10214,838183585 
Auchincloss CollieryShaft No. 1 / Shaft No. 24Hanover Twp.LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.7,849DL&W 108,391 157 
Austin CollieryTunnel2Old Forge Twp.LackawannaAustin Coal Co.41,765044,424139252 
Avoca CollieryShaft3AvocaLuzerneAvoca Coal Co.58,045059,215137288 
Avondale CollieryShaft 14Plymouth Twp.LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.43,141DL&W 1084,95979405 
Babylon CollieryShaft / Tunnel3DuryeaLuzerneBabylon Coal Co.122,4900130,555120256 
BaltimoreNo. 3CollieryNo. 3 Shaft4Wilkes-BarreLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.156,7960171,200188526 
BaltimoreNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 Shaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.63,328073,05696300 
Baltimore Tunnel CollieryTunnel4Wilkes-BarreLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.16,685023,39225457 
Barnum CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft3Marcy Twp. (Duryea)LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.252,635E&WV 10260,449152590 
Bellevue CollieryShaft / Slope2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.221,165DL&W 10255,938179628 
Bennett Washery3Miners MillsLuzerneAnthony Brothers1,00001,6002012 
Bernice CollieryDrift3BerniceSullivanState Line & Sullivan R.R. Co.160,1550164,046209327 
Black Diamond CollieryShaft3Luzerne BoroughLuzerneJohn C. Haddock176,257DL&W 10202,228210459 
Bliss CollieryBliss Tunnel / Hanover Tunnel4Hanover Twp.LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.134,3270167,322173565 
Blue Ridge Colliery1ArchbaldLackawannaBlue Ridge Coal Co.126,0920126,569161575 
Boston Colliery4PlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.92,1960100,398166313 
Brisbin CollieryShaft 12ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.181,905DL&W 10198,062182478 
Brookside Washery3AvocaLuzerneBrookside Coal Co.30,221031,4218625 
Bulls Head CollierySlope2ScrantonLackawannaBulls Head Coal Co.8,25809,2596372 
Bunker Hill CollieryDrift 12DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.0E&WV 100  Not operated during 1897.
Butler CollieryButler Shaft / Chapman Shaft3Pittston Twp.LuzerneButler Mine Co., Limited110,2420117,028168468 
ButtonwoodNo. 22CollieryShaft 14Hanover Twp.LuzerneParrish Coal Co.126,6000135,580123585 
Capouse CollieryShaft 12ScrantonLackawannaLackawanna Iron & Steel Co.211,155DL&W 10219,069193606 
CarbondaleNo. 3CollieryShaft1CarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.30,589030,589189151 
CarbondaleNo. 1CollieryShaft1CarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.72,572072,572190354 
Cayuga CollieryShaft 12ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.209,137DL&W 10234,927181522 
Chauncey CollierySlope 14Plymouth Twp.LuzerneChauncey, Reynolds & Moyer Coal Co.87,158DL&W 1089,996220336 
Clear Spring CollieryShaft3PittstonLuzerneClear Spring Coal Co.157,0640171,679196564 
Clifford CollieryShaft 11Forest CitySusquehannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.214,8100141,680133448 
Clinton CollierySlope / Drift 11VandlingWayne & LackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.162,9470164,716200403 
Coal Brook CollieryTunnel 11CarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.281,5630282,319202769 
Columbus Colliery2ScrantonLackawannaColumbus Colliery Co.26,442057,69119125 
Consolidated CollieryShaft / Slope3AvocaLuzerneHillside Coal & Iron Co.30,978033,085382 
Continental CollieryShaft 12Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.187,604DL&W 10195,556183489 
Conyngham CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft4Wilkes-BarreLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.7,856023,47215378 
Crescent CollieryTunnel3Jenkins Twp.LuzerneCrescent Coal Co.37,686038,886134105 
Delaware CollieryShaft3Plains Twp.LuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.175,0580178,376190429 
Diamond CollieryDiamond Shaft / Tripp Shaft / Tripp Drift / Tripp Slope2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.238,311DL&W 10267,757186591 
Dickson CollieryShaft 12ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.209,6680212,686204645 
Dodge CollieryShaft 12Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.182,711DL&W 10196,662172440 
Dodson CollieryShaft 14PlymouthLuzernePlymouth Coal Co.165,471DL&W 10185,560202498 
Dolph CollieryDrift 11WintonLackawannaDolph Coal Co., Limited202,1830225,622103574 
Dorrance CollieryShaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.197,753LV 10249,982143686 
East Boston CollieryShaft3Kingston Twp.LuzerneW. G. Payne & Co.161,575DL&W 10164,630159472 
Eddy Creek CollieryShaft 11OlyphantLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.182,0890184,222200641 
Edgerton CollieryDrifts 11ArchbaldLackawannaEdgerton Coal Co.134,5680142,031127299 
Elmwood CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft3Pittston Twp.LuzerneFlorence Coal Co., Limited69,717085,169126266 
EmpireNo. 4CollieryNo. 4 Shaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.13,471019,02616507 
Erie CollieryShaft 11MayfieldLackawannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.119,9600133,105133421 
Exeter CollieryShaft3ExeterLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.206,134LV 10225,888130514 
Fernwood CollieryShaft3Pittston Twp.LuzerneButler Mine Co., Limited94,6430100,189162428 
Forest Colliery1ArchbaldLackawannaForest Mining Co.100,9330118,933127714 
Forest City CollieryShaft / Slope 11Forest CitySusquehannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.206,4460334,808133786 
Forty Fort CollieryShaft3Forty FortLuzerneForty Fort Coal Co.000 82 
Franklin CollieryRock Slope / Old Slope 11Fell Twp.LackawannaFranklin Coal Co.124,1440134,748166127 
Franklin CollieryRock Slope / Old Slope4Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.89,803LV 1099,38485675 
Gaylord CollieryShaft / Slope4PlymouthLuzerneKingston Coal Co.96,3230100,262128383 
Glenwood CollieryShaft 11MayfieldLackawannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.112,8250123,983133448 
Grassy Island CollieryShaft / Slope 11OlyphantLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.190,9770193,708204468 
Green Ridge CollierySlope2DunmoreLackawannaO. S. Johnson & Co.106,2260112,326148502 
GreenwoodNo. 1CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / New No. 1 Shaft / No. 5 Drift / No. 8 Drift / No. 12 Drift2Moosic 1LackawannaGreenwood Coal Co., Limited129,9420144,108119525 
GreenwoodNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 Shaft / Drift2Moosic 1LackawannaGreenwood Coal Co., Limited64,286068,286103273 
Gypsy Grove Colliery1DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.124,829E&WV 10130,666157353 
Gypsy Grove Washery1DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.59,484E&WV 1060,96513325 
Hadleigh CollieryShaft 14Sugar NotchLuzerneCrescent Coal Mining Co.66,521075,321108303 
Hallstead CollieryShaft3DuryeaLuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.91,481DL&W 1098,173138360 
Hampton CollieryShaft 12Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.156,861DL&W 10170,856184428 
Harry E. CollieryShaft3Kingston Twp.LuzerneForty Fort Coal Co.238,6590265,691160526 
Heidelberg CollieryShaft3Pittston Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.96,741LV 10104,516117305 
Heidelberg CollierySlope3Pittston Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.96,696LV 10109,567126293 
Henry CollieryHenry Shaft / Wyoming Shaft3Plains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.167,079LV 10170,869157627 
Hillman Vein CollieryShaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneHillman Vein Coal Co.47,335065,889137281 
Holden CollieryShaft 12ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.52,018DL&W 1058,934151200 
HollenbackNo. 2Colliery4Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.130,6970159,513126612 
Hunt CollieryTunnel3WyomingLuzerneWyoming Coal & Land Co.27,200035,72674244 
Hyde Park CollieryShaft 12ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.154,541DL&W 10162,233169448 
JermynNo. 1CollieryShaft1JermynLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.246,2150249,077198583 
JermynNo. 1CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft2Rendham Twp. (Old Forge / Tayor)LackawannaJermyn & Co.154,8300167,501141564 
JermynNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 Shaft2Old ForgeLackawannaJermyn & Co.91,824091,82466507 
Johnson CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft1PriceburgLackawannaJohnson Coal Co.188,6530189,907194790 
Katydid CollieryTunnels3AvocaLuzerneJohn M. Robertson & Co.57,467059,712127174 
Keystone Colliery1MayfieldLackawannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.35,059036,125133114 
KingstonNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft4EdwardsvilleLuzerneKingston Coal Co.320,0160339,9511731614 
KingstonNo. 4CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 4 Shaft4EdwardsvilleLuzerneKingston Coal Co.284,7030291,303163961 
Lackawanna Colliery1OlyphantLackawannaLackawanna Coal Co.196,4010199,360177643 
Laflin CollieryShaft3LaflinLuzerneLaflin Coal Co.63,627072,23093314 
LanceNo. 11CollieryShaft 14PlymouthLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.199,2530219,105127795 
Langcliffe CollieryShaft / Tunnel3AvocaLuzerneLangcliffe Coal Co., Limited88,677093,378148359 
Laurel Run CollierySlope3ParsonsLuzerneLaurel Run Coal Co.83,485090,440121371 
Law CollieryLaw Shaft / No. 13 Shaft3Pittston Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.179,541E&WV 10187,846149482 
Lawrence CollieryLawrence Shaft / Upper Drift / Lower Drift2Ransom Twp.LackawannaConnell Coal Co.88,781092,781127230 
Lee Colliery4LeeLuzerneMelville Coal Co.69,624071,078150245 
Leggetts Creek CollieryShaft 11ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.215,2940218,749206522 
Louise CollieryDrifts3Luzerne BoroughLuzerneRaub Coal Co., Limited42,850047,82899339 
Maltby CollieryShaft3Maltby Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.152,509LV 10154,460100620 
Manville CollieryShaft 12ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.72,451D&H 1079,021  Data on DL&W report.
Manville CollieryShaft 12ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.59,849DL&W 1066,419192429Manville Colliery is worked every alternate month by the DL&W and D&H.
Marvine CollieryShaft 11ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.286,7840288,960207582 
MaxwellNo. 20Colliery4AshleyLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.343,3490384,931132948 
Meadow Brook CollieryMeadow Brook Shaft / Meadow Brook Tunnel / National Shaft2ScrantonLackawannaWilliam Connell & Co.107,6100129,734163473 
Mill Hollow CollieryShaft3Luzerne BoroughLuzerneThomas Waddell Estate51,855062,708123267 
Miner CollieryTunnel3Jenkins Twp.LuzerneWilliam B. Miner11,297011,69710296 
Moosic Mountain Colliery1OlyphantLackawannaMoosic Mountain Coal Co.98,3010100,988146241 
Mount Jessup CollierySlope 11WintonLackawannaMount Jessup Coal Co., Ltd.78,487DL&W 1090,714161318 
Mount Lookout CollieryShaft3WyomingLuzerneMount Lookout Coal Co.284,9570307,727165633 
Mount Pleasant CollieryShaft 12ScrantonLackawannaWilliam T. Smith151,227DL&W 10196,512166516 
Murray CollieryShaft 11DunmoreLackawannaMurray Coal Co.84,355086,26819193 
Nay Aug CollierySlope2DunmoreLackawannaNay Aug Coal Co.71,424073,424143151 
NottinghamNo. 15CollieryShaft 14PlymouthLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.170,2670223,111115497 
Old Forge CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft2Old Forge Twp.LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.235,316E&WV 10241,554151594 
OlyphantNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 Shaft 11OlyphantLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.93,664095,255127521 
Ontario Colliery1PeckvilleLackawannaNew York & Susquehanna Coal Co.185,9360201,050183784 
Oxford Washery2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.142,580DL&W 10211,431185407 
Pancoast CollieryShaft 11ThroopLackawannaPancoast Coal Co.189,570DL&W 10192,269185632 
Parrish CollierySlope 14PlymouthLuzerneParrish Coal Co.138,126DL&W 10158,008162587 
PCCNo. 1CollieryShaft1DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.130,607E&WV 10135,118129457 
PCCNo. 5CollieryShaft2DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.118,457E&WV 10121,562147369 
PCCNo. 1CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 8 Shaft3HughestownLuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.102,653E&WV 10106,260142343 
PCCNo. 14CollieryNo. 14 Shaft / No. 14 Tunnel3Jenkins Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.181,479E&WV 10192,729143544 
PCCNo. 5CollieryNo. 5 Shaft / No. 6 Shaft / No. 11 Shaft3Jenkins Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.119,411E&WV 10124,758144442 
PCCNo. 7CollieryNo. 4 Shaft / No. 7 Shaft / Hoyt Shaft3Jenkins Twp.LuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.183,869E&WV 10200,105121732 
PCCNo. 9CollieryNo. 9 Shaft / No. 10 Shaft / No. 10 Jr. Shaft3HughestownLuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.167,530E&WV 10174,876146559 
Pettebone CollieryShaft3Kingston Twp.LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.140,616DL&W 10150,184156529 
Phoenix CollieryPhoenix Shaft / Columbia Shaft3DuryeaLuzerneOld Forge Coal Mining Co.253,4380273,476241579 
Pierce CollieryTunnel 11WintonLackawannaPierce Coal Co.33,250DL&W 1037,410195243 
Pine Brook CollieryShaft 12ScrantonLackawannaLackawanna Iron & Steel Co.169,335DL&W 10190,195182662 
Pine Ridge CollieryShaft3Miners MillsLuzerneAlgonquin Coal Co.132,8800136,688151431 
PlymouthNo. 2CollieryShaft 14PlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.38,407052,08754240 
PlymouthNo. 3CollieryShaft 14PlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.248,5210262,110209564 
PlymouthNo. 4CollieryShaft 14PlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.179,6470187,849215456 
PlymouthNo. 5CollieryShaft 14PlymouthLuzerneDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.225,8770247,621212530 
Powderly CollierySlope 11CarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.82,722082,722191287 
Prospect CollieryProspect Shaft / Oakwood Shaft / Midvale Slope3Plains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.184,622LV 10184,769134717 
Pyne CollieryShaft / Slope 12Lackawanna Twp.LackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.269,066DL&W 10280,860176562 
Racket Brook Colliery1CarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.167,1150167,11520962 
Red AshNo. 1CollieryNo. 1 Slope 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneRed Ash Coal Co.86,331093,17198325 
Red AshNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 Slope / Tunnel 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneRed Ash Coal Co.110,4150116,787101407 
ReynoldsNo. 16CollierySlope 14PlymouthLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.178,9700192,616123558 
Reynolds Washery4PlymouthLuzerneReynolds & Moyer Coal Co.19,625020,52711921 
RichmondNo. 3CollieryNo. 3 Shaft 11Dickson CityLackawannaElk Hill Coal & Iron Co.14,107017,58758112 
RichmondNo. 4MineNo. 4 Shaft 11RichmondaleLackawannaElk Hill Coal & Iron Co.124,1230133,018174298 
Ridgewood CollieryShaft / Slope3Plains Twp.LuzerneKeystone Coal Co.98,5570109,201123381 
Riverside CollieryShaft 11ArchbaldLackawannaRiverside Coal Co.52,417057,490152402 
Russell B. Colliery1Fell Twp.LackawannaRussell B Coal Co.41,100041,20021095 
SCCNo. 5CollieryNo. 2 Shaft / No. 4 Slope4NanticokeLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.00408,8071701530Railroad shipment of 1,133,589 tons not individualy reported.
SCCNo. 6CollieryNo. 6 Shaft / No. 6 Slope / No. 6 Tunnel4Glen LyonLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.00409,8411691197Railroad shipment of 1,133,589 tons not individualy reported.
SCCNo. 7CollieryNo. 1 Shaft4NanticokeLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.00472,7041681523Railroad shipment of 1,133,589 tons not individualy reported.
Schooley CollieryShaft3ExeterLuzernePennsylvania Coal Co.81,836E&WV 1092,997106359 
Sibley CollieryShaft 12Old Forge Twp.LackawannaElliott, McClure & Co.85,855094,566167392 
Simpson CollierySlopes 11Fell Twp.LackawannaNorthwest Coal Co.175,6450187,587146494 
Sloan CollierySloan Shaft / Central Shaft2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.245,527DL&W 10275,955175458 
South Wilkes-Barre CollieryNo. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft4Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.28,577065,44521498 
Spencer CollieryShaft2DunmoreLackawannaA. D. & F. M. Spencer86,147096,533103221 
Spring Brook Colliery2MoosicLackawannaSpring Brook Coal Co.000  Not in operation during 1897.
StantonNo. 7CollieryShaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.168,0740202,516127753 
Sterrick Creek CollieryShaft 11PeckvilleLackawannaSterrick Creek Coal Co.133,2340142,408122606 
Stevens CollieryShaft / Slope3ExeterLuzerneStevens Coal Co.142,7760155,013121449 
Storrs CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft1Dickson CityLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.444,845DL&W 10478,4851791070 
Sugar NotchNo. 9CollieryShaft 14Sugar NotchLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.159,6530172,601118604 
Taylor CollieryShaft / Drift2TaylorLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.185,612DL&W 10199,620185461 
Twin CollieryTwin Shaft / Seneca Shaft3PittstonLuzerneNewton Coal Co.96,579LV 10134,048185564 
Von Storch CollieryShaft / Slope2ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.206,1710210,674191637 
WanamieNo. 18CollierySlope 14WanamieLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.185,9320210,532117628 
Warrior Run CollierySlope 14Warrior RunLuzerneA. J. Davis155,3050172,057168423 
West End Colliery4MocanaquaLuzerneWest End Coal Co.96,197PRR 10121,830104593Wood Breaker burned again and was rebuilt using steel.
West Ridge CollieryShaft / Slope 12ScrantonLackawannaWest Ridge Coal Co.123,2460123,246115383 
Westminster CollieryTunnel3Jenkins Twp.LuzerneWestminster Coal Co.2,70703,707   
White Oak CollieryTunnel / Drift 11ArchbaldLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.217,1520219,735204561 
William A. CollieryShaft2Old Forge Twp.LackawannaConnell Coal Co.206,7570218,623135604 
Woodward CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft4Plymouth Twp.LuzerneDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.216,180DL&W 10239,278136814 
Wyoming Washery4Sugar NotchLuzerneWyoming Coal Co.55,630058,63021119 

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


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