Bellevue Breaker
Bellevue Breaker
| Photographer/Illustrator | Year | Repository |
|---|---|---|
| Bunnell | 1905 | Syracuse University Library |
Additional Photographs/Illustrations are listed below :
| Year (if known) | Description |
|---|---|
| 1910 | Bellevue Boiler House and Washery |
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Brief Chronology of Mining Developments
Production Statistics Table
| Year | Month | Day | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1853 | - | - | Board of Managers resolve to 'proceed at once to erection of coal works on Griffin Farm' |
| 1853 | - | - | trial drift openings on Griffin Farm prior to start of full scale mining operations |
| 1854 | Nov | - | initial section of Lackawanna and Bloomsburg RR opened from Scranton to Bellevue Mines on Griffin Farm |
| 1854 | - | - | start of breaker construction at first slope |
| 1854 | - | - | start of No. 1 shaft sinking, sunk 75 ft. then suspended because of water until pump could be installed in early 1855 |
| 1854 | - | - | start of sinking of first slope, driven 120 ft through rock and 250 ft on dip of coal by year end |
| 1854 | - | - | small shipment of 647 tons of coal taken out while sinking first slope |
| 1855 | - | - | coal breaker completed at first slope |
| 1855 | - | - | breaker buildings in a 'forward state' by year end at No. 1 shaft |
| 1856 | May | - | breaker at No. 1 shaft completed, monthly shipment data suggest it started in May (prior to that small output probably came from slope coal) |
| 1856 | Aug | - | No. 1 shaft completed down to coal (single shaft) |
| 1856 | Dec | - | machinery complete in No. 1 shaft, gangways commenced, can soon deliver coal |
| 1856 | - | - | total construction cost of mine was $37,286 |
| 1856 | - | - | first slope (old slope) completed |
| 1857 | Oct | 1st | shaft and slope not worked since beginning of October, allowed to fill with water; too costly to keep pumps running given 'the almost entire abandonment of all sales of coal' |
| 1868 | - | - | pony breakers put in at Bellevue slope for breaking grate coal into stove when market required it |
| 1875 | - | - | shaft and slope idle |
Production Statistics Table
| Year | Current Name | Tonnage Mined | Tonnage Shipped | Employees | Days Worked | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1854 | Bellevue | - | 647 | - | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1855 | Bellevue | - | 2534 | - | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1856 | Bellevue | - | 36237 | - | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1857 | Bellevue | - | 37394 | - | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1858 | Bellevue | - | 24105 | - | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1859 | Bellevue | - | 93780 | - | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1860 | Bellevue | - | 112037 | - | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1861 | Bellevue | - | - | - | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1862 | Bellevue | - | - | - | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1863 | Bellevue | - | - | - | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1864 | Bellevue | - | - | - | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1865 | Bellevue | - | 89729 | - | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1866 | Bellevue | - | 165518 | - | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1867 | Bellevue | - | 210965 | - | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1868 | Bellevue | - | 205117 | - | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1869 | Bellevue | - | - | - | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1870 | Bellevue | - | - | - | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1871 | Bellevue | - | - | - | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1872 | Bellevue Slope Colliery | - | - | 177 | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1872 | Bellevue Shaft Colliery | 182540 | - | 219 | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1873 | Bellevue Slope | - | - | 112 | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1873 | Bellevue Shaft | 152515 | - | 174 | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1874 | Bellevue Slope | 1329 | - | 28 | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1874 | Bellevue Shaft | 0 | - | 4 | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1875 | Bellevue Shaft | 0 | - | 16 | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1875 | Bellevue Slope | 0 | - | 0 | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1876 | Bellevue Slope | - | - | - | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1876 | Bellevue Shaft | 12314 | 9274 | 358 | 22.5 | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1877 | Bellevue Slope | 71712 | - | 132 | 131.5 | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1877 | Bellevue Shaft | 38495 | - | 263 | 131.5 | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1878 | Bellevue Slope | - | - | 64 | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1878 | Bellevue Shaft | 126542 | - | 305 | 138.3 | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1879 | Bellevue Slope | 89718 | - | 128 | 246 | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1879 | Bellevue Shaft | 118535 | - | 311 | 246 | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1880 | Bellevue Shaft | 67797 | - | 123 | 175.5 | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1880 | Bellevue Slope | 66412 | - | 273 | 175.5 | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1881 | Bellevue Shaft and Slope | 165486 | - | 425 | 235 | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1882 | Bellevue Shaft | 82555 | - | 127 | 229 | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1882 | Bellevue Slope | 78174 | - | 279 | 229 | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1883 | Bellevue Shaft | 89394 | - | 137 | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1883 | Bellevue Slope | 82885 | - | 282 | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1884 | Bellevue Slope | 68164 | - | 106 | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1884 | Bellevue Shaft | 74553 | - | 331 | 180.8 | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1885 | Bellevue Shaft and Slope | 124681 | 119981 | 444 | 130.4 | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1886 | Bellevue shaft | 184244 | 168864 | 359 | 183 | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1886 | Bellevue slope | - | - | 101 | 183 | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1887 | Bellevue Shaft and Slope | 199229 | 184203 | 487 | 200.5 | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1888 | Bellevue Shaft and Slope | 195337 | 180762 | 476 | 193.4 | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1889 | Bellevue | 160523 | 143347 | 475 | 147.3 | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1890 | Bellevue Shaft and Slope | 142354 | 125193 | 515 | 135.9 | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1891 | Bellevue Shaft and Slope | 244210 | 223815 | 561 | 196.8 | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1892 | Bellevue Shaft and Slope | 243566 | 222973 | 559 | 185.3 | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1893 | Bellevue Shaft and Slope | 237296 | 217536 | 561 | 174.9 | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1894 | Bellevue Shaft and Slope | 223177 | 208777 | 569 | 174.4 | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1895 | Bellevue Shaft and Slope | 249137 | 223023 | 616 | 186.1 | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1896 | Bellevue Shaft and Slope | 250587 | 212813 | 594 | 179.9 | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1897 | Bellevue Breaker | 255938 | 221165 | 628 | 179 | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1898 | Bellevue Slope | - | - | - | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1898 | Bellevue Shaft | 271848 | 237867 | 639 | 188.9 | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1899 | Bellevue | 283208 | 248682 | 650 | 180 | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1900 | Bellevue Shaft and Slope | 324149 | 284256 | 664 | 196 | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1901 | Bellevue | 341836 | 291907 | 785 | 219 | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1902 | Bellevue | 191665 | 173456 | 717 | 122 | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |