Area History:Names of collieries in operation, Shenandoah District,
Schuylkill County, Year ending Dec 31, 1880

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NAMES OF COLLIERIES IN OPERATION IN THE MINING DISTRICT OF SCHUYLKILL,
SHENANDOAH DIVISION, DURING THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1880
taken from Reports of the Inspectors of Mines of the Anthracite Coal Regions 
of Pennsylvania for the Year 1880.  Published by Lane S. Hart, 
Ste Printer, Harrisburg, 1881

Transcribed by Shirley E. Ryan



NAME OF COLLIERY,           LOCATION,            NAMES OF OPERATORS


Boston Run                  Boston Run            Philadelphia and Reading C. and  I. Co.

Conner,                     Girardville                 ditto

Ellangowan                  Lanigan's                   ditto
		(note: this was Fisher's Patch/then Ellangowan)

Elmwood                     Mahanoy City                ditto

Girard                      Girardville                 ditto

Hammond                     Girardville                 ditto

Indian Ridge                Shenandoah                  ditto

Knickerbocker               Yatesville                  ditto

Mahanoy City                Mahanoy City                ditto

Mahanoy,  North             Mahanoy City                ditto

Plank Ridge                 Shenandoah                  ditto

Schuylkill                  Mahanoy City                ditto

West Shenandoah             Shenandoah                  ditto

Shenandoah City             Shenandoah                  ditto

Bear Run                    St. Nicholas                ditto

Furnance                    Gilberton                   ditto

Gilberton                   Gilberton                   ditto

Girard Mammoth              Raven Run                   ditto

St. Nicholas                St. Nicholas                ditto

Turkey Run                  Shenandoah                  ditto

Tunnel Ridge                Mahanoy City                ditto

Bear Ridge No. 1            Mahanoy Plane         Myers & McCreary & Co.

Bear Ridge No. 2            Mahanoy Plane         Myers & McCreary & Co.

Colorado No. 1              West Mahanoy Twp.     Philadelphia Coal Company

Shenandoah No. 2            West Mahanoy Twp.     Philadelphia Coal Company

Lehigh No. 3.               West Mahanoy Twp.     Philadelphia Coal Company

Packer No. 4.               West Mahanoy Twp.     Philadelphia Coal Company

Cambridge                   Shenandoah            Cambridge Coal Company

Cuyler                      Raven Run             Heaton Bros

Copley                      Mahanoy City          Lentz & Bowman

Draper                      Gilberton             Philadelphia and Reading C. & I Co.

Glendon                     Mahanoy City          J. C. Haydon & Co.

Honey Brook No. 1           Audenried             Lehigh and Wilkesberry Coal Co.

Honey Brook No. 4           Audenried             Lehigh and Wilkesberry Coal Co.

Honey Brook No. 5           Audenried             Lehigh and Wilkesberry Coal Co.

Kohinoor                    Shenandoah            R. Heckshir & Co.

Lawrence                    Gilberton             Lawrence, Merkel & Co.

Primrose                    Mahanoy City          Primrose Coal Company

Stanton                     Gilberton             Miller, Hoch & Co.

Suffolk                     St. Nicholas          Suffolk Coal Company

Staffordshire               St. Nicholas          Ward, James & Oliver

Thiomas                     Shenandoah            Thomas Coal Company
(Kehley Run)

William Penn                West Mahanoy Twp.     William Penn Coal Company

West Lehigh                 Mahanoy City          Fisher, Hazard & Co.

Webster                                           L. S. Baldwin

Oakdale

Mammoth

Roanoke                     Shenandoah		

East Gilberton              Gilberton             Peter Malley & Co.

East Stanton                                      John Dutter

North Star                  Mahanoy City          Reynolds & Roberts

Vulcan                      Mahanoy City		

Morris	                      Mahanoy City          Parmley & Russel

Laurel Ridge                                      John A. Dutter

Hillside

Eureka