1898
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.144,293NYO&W0159,857168498 
CarbondaleNo. 1CollieryShaft1CarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.68,230D&H075,401189447 
Clifford CollieryShaft 11Forest CitySusquehannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.215,332New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad0129,707124429 
Clinton CollierySlope / Drift 11VandlingWayne & LackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.198,292D&H0209,100178403 
Coal Brook CollieryTunnel 11CarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.280,988D&H0287,461177724 
Dolph CollieryDrift 11WintonLackawannaDolph Coal Co., Limited156,373NYS&W0179,200110600 
Eddy Creek CollieryShaft 11OlyphantLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.187,672D&H0206,104175532 
Edgerton CollieryDrifts 11ArchbaldLackawannaEdgerton Coal Co.131,462New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad0140,363112300 
Erie CollieryShaft 11MayfieldLackawannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.107,229New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad0123,585124416 
Forest Colliery1Archbald 1LackawannaForest Mining Co.225,019New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad0233,639157662 
Forest City CollieryShaft / Slope 11Forest CitySusquehannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.177,456New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad0293,232120764 
Franklin CollieryRock Slope / Old Slope 11Fell Twp.LackawannaFranklin Coal Co.40,388New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad048,347144139 
Glenwood CollieryShaft 11MayfieldLackawannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.89,273New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad0100,816116409 
Grassy Island CollieryShaft / Slope 11OlyphantLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.179,482D&H0198,328186474 
Gypsy Grove Colliery1DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.99,323E&WV0101,027124361 
Gypsy Grove Washery1DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.98,729E&WV0109,76120520 
JermynNo. 1CollieryShaft1JermynLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.219,942D&H0228,958154591 
Johnson CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft1PriceburgLackawannaJohnson Coal Co.344,163NYO&W0367,333235900 
Keystone Colliery1MayfieldLackawannaHillside Coal & Iron Co.40,599New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad041,515147113 
Lackawanna Colliery1OlyphantLackawannaLackawanna Coal Co.184,799NYS&W0193,646169681 
Leggetts Creek CollieryShaft 11ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.195,762D&H0221,378190535 
Marvine CollieryShaft 11ScrantonLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.278,166D&H0301,749192698 
Moosic Mountain Colliery1OlyphantLackawannaMoosic Mountain Coal Co.94,983DL&W0103,032148227 
Mount Jessup CollierySlope 11WintonLackawannaMount Jessup Coal Co., Ltd.81,324DL&W095,399155308 
Murray CollieryShaft 11DunmoreLackawannaMurray Coal Co.51,552DL&W056,057175107 
OlyphantNo. 2CollieryNo. 2 Shaft 11OlyphantLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.87,212D&H094,48792557 
Ontario Colliery1Peckville 1LackawannaNew York & Scranton Coal Co.158,014NYO&W0175,586156665 
Pancoast CollieryShaft 11ThroopLackawannaPancoast Coal Co.204,228DL&W0238,683195641 
PCCNo. 1CollieryShaft1DunmoreLackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.144,451E&WV0146,612128464 
Pierce CollieryTunnel 11WintonLackawannaPierce Coal Co.79,509DL&W082,150171225 
Powderly CollierySlope 11CarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.96,847D&H0129,155189298 
Racket Brook Colliery1CarbondaleLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.156,033D&H0158,43319158 
RichmondNo. 3CollieryNo. 3 Shaft 11Dickson CityLackawannaElk Hill Coal & Iron Co.6,967NYO&W013,4204598 
RichmondNo. 4MineNo. 4 Shaft 11RichmondaleLackawannaElk Hill Coal & Iron Co.117,032NYO&W0129,703170294 
Riverside CollieryShaft 11ArchbaldLackawannaRiverside Coal Co.30,944NYO&W046,14447532 
Russell B. Colliery1Fell Twp.LackawannaRussell B Coal Co.8,700NYO&W09,30010583 
Simpson CollierySlopes 11Fell Twp.LackawannaNorthwest Coal Co.204,813New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad0214,478147416 
Sterrick Creek CollieryShaft 11PeckvilleLackawannaSterrick Creek Coal Co.121,708New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad0130,490116493 
Storrs CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft1Dickson CityLackawannaDelaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.474,933DL&W0519,2171781142 
White Oak CollieryTunnel / Drift 11ArchbaldLackawannaDelaware & Hudson Canal Co.190,226D&H0194,638183556 
Winton Washery1WintonLackawannaWinton Washery Coal Co.27,889028,38918221 

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


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