Diamond (old cracker) Breaker
Old Diamond Slope Breaker
| Photographer/Illustrator | Year | Repository |
|---|---|---|
| Bunnell | 1905 | Syracuse University Library |
Brief Chronology of Mining Developments
Production Statistics Table
| Year | Month | Day | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1851 | - | - | John Jermyn secures contract for opening drift at Diamond Mines, first man to 'put a shovel into that important work' |
| 1852 | - | - | G. W. Scranton closes contract for breaker equipment with J. S. Cox of Reading (letter to President Phelps Feb. 3rd 1852) |
| 1853 | - | - | steam powered breaker finished and put in operation to process coal from drift workings |
| 1853 | - | - | contract for sinking No. 1 shaft made |
| 1853 | - | - | contract for sinking two slopes near original drift opening made, considerable progress on sinking by year end |
| 1854 | - | - | both slopes completed during year, but nearly all mine output for year actually came from old drift |
| 1854 | - | - | machinery for No. 1 slope ready by June, No. 2 slope by May, slopes themselves reached coal early in year (implies they began as rock slopes) |
| 1854 | - | - | chutes and screens built at No. 1 slope but no cracker (breaker) at this date |
| 1854 | - | - | breaker rolls first used in Northern Coalfield at Diamond |
| 1855 | - | - | Tripp slope sunk |
| 1856 | - | - | construction of No. 2 double shaft not pushed rapidly during year, because of 'no immediate need to do so' |
| 1856 | - | - | 'C' Vein opened above water level by two drifts, coal taken to 'old crackers' |
| 1856 | - | - | total expenditure on mine construction to end of 1856 stated to be $38,461 |
| 1856 | - | - | start date for Diamond Shaft operations (possibly No. 1) in 'G' vein according to Mine Inspectors' Report |
| 1856 | - | - | work on No. 2 double shaft in progress |
| 1857 | Jun | - | breaker at No. 1 slope destroyed by fire (implies chutes and screens had been upgraded since 1854) |
| 1857 | - | - | tunnel being carried through the fault at No. 2 slope to the 'E' or Diamond Vein |
| 1857 | - | - | No. 2 double shaft still unfinished at year end, needed to be completed because it was the main pumping shaft for all the mine workings |
| 1857 | - | - | breaker rebuilt at cost of $18,613, 'not excelled by any other in the state' |
| 1862 | May | - | start date for Diamond Shaft operations (presumably No. 2) in 'E' and 'F' veins according to Mine Inspectors' Report |
| 1863 | Jun | - | newspaper report of Diamond cracker being destroyed by fire (but incorrect, it was at the shaft, see other entry) |
| 1863 | Jun | 28th | fire destroyed Diamond Shaft, repair cost at least $10,000;some think it was started deliberately. No breaker there, 'the coal is prepared and broken at the old Diamond breaker which is some way off' |
| 1864 | Jul | - | start date for No. 2 slope (new breaker?) according to Mine Inspectors' Report |
| 1868 | - | - | new air shaft sunk |
| 1869 | - | - | No. 1 and No. 2 shafts re-cribbed and tower rebuilt |
Production Statistics Table
| Year | Current Name | Tonnage Mined | Tonnage Shipped | Employees | Days Worked | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1852 | Diamond Mines | - | 65825 | - | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1853 | Diamond Mines | - | 69042 | - | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1854 | Diamond Mines | - | 99414 | - | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1855 | Diamond Mines | - | - | - | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1856 | Diamond Mines | - | 108794 | - | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1857 | Diamond Mines | - | 109610 | - | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1858 | Diamond Mines | - | 184109 | - | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1859 | Diamond Mines | - | 175838 | - | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1860 | Diamond Mines | - | 212426 | - | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1861 | Diamond Mines | - | - | - | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1862 | Diamond Mines | - | - | - | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1863 | Diamond Mines | - | - | - | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1864 | Diamond Mines | - | - | - | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1865 | Diamond Mines | - | 119111 | - | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1866 | Diamond Mines | - | 228807 | - | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1867 | Diamond Mines | - | 265379 | - | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1868 | Diamond Mines | - | 346465 | - | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1869 | Diamond Mines | - | 245755 | - | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1870 | Diamond Mines | - | 424278 | - | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1871 | Diamond Mines | - | 292691 | - | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1872 | Diamond Mines | - | 375765 | - | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1873 | Diamond Mines | - | 381395 | - | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1874 | Diamond Mines | - | 326486 | - | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| 1875 | Diamond Mines | - | 332062 | - | - | Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |