Forest City Breaker
Forest City Breaker
| Photographer/Illustrator | Year | Repository |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania |
Brief Chronology of Mining Developments
Production Statistics Table
| Year | Month | Day | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1876 | Dec | 6th | one man killed, another seriously injured in explosion |
| 1876 | - | - | first reference to drift mine in Mine Inspector's Report |
| 1878 | - | - | air shaft sunk |
| 1878 | - | - | ventilation furnace installed, the Mine Inspector protested that money spent on furnaces in such shallow workings was money thrown away and it would shortly have to be replaced with a fan |
| 1878 | - | - | no breaker at this time, only horse-powered screens connected to chutes to deliver the coal into cars on the Jefferson Branch of the Erie Railroad |
| 1881 | - | - | first report of breaker in operation, no precise details available |
| 1882 | - | - | new shaft sunk, 125 feet deep, located 2000 feet from breaker |
| 1882 | - | - | breaker has capacity of 400 tons per day |
| 1886 | - | - | new wing added to breaker almost doubling its capacity |
| 1886 | - | - | new slope sunk from surface 1300 feet long |
| 1886 | - | - | new shaft sunk 160 feet deep, called No. 2 shaft |
Production Statistics Table
| Year | Current Name | Tonnage Mined | Tonnage Shipped | Employees | Days Worked | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1876 | Forest City Drift | 13508 | - | - | - | Hillside Coal and Iron Company |
| 1877 | Forest City | - | - | - | - | Hillside Coal and Iron Company |
| 1878 | Forest City | 19672 | - | 58 | 162.75 | Hillside Coal and Iron Company |
| 1879 | Forest City | 15013 | - | 45 | 193.25 | Hillside Coal and Iron Company |
| 1880 | Forest City | 18674 | - | 47 | 220.25 | Hillside Coal and Iron Company |
| 1881 | Forest City | 19856 | - | 44 | 197.25 | Hillside Coal and Iron Company |
| 1882 | Forest City Tunnel | 14465 | - | 42 | 202 | Hillside Coal and Iron Company |
| 1883 | Forest City Shaft and Tunnel | 29058 | - | 162 | 175.5 | Hillside Coal and Iron Company |
| 1884 | Forest City Shaft | 72696 | - | 210 | 240 | Hillside Coal and Iron Company |
| 1885 | Forest City | 84460 | 83164 | 216 | 171.75 | Hillside Coal and Iron Company |
| 1886 | Forest City | 97073 | 92150 | 290 | 197 | Hillside Coal and Iron Company |
| 1887 | Forest City Shafts and Slope | 176422 | 173085 | 353 | 266.5 | Hillside Coal and Iron Company |
| 1888 | Forest City Shaft and Slope | 211267 | 197665 | 432 | 270 | Hillside Coal and Iron Company |
| 1889 | Forest City Shaft and Slope | 191864 | 172825 | 341 | 219 | Hillside Coal and Iron Company |
| 1890 | Forest City | 210165 | 193855 | 406 | 215.75 | Hillside Coal and Iron Company |
| 1891 | Forest City | 229045 | 203023 | 566 | 244 | Hillside Coal and Iron Company |
| 1892 | Forest City | 239456 | 208883 | 606 | 217.25 | Hillside Coal and Iron Company |
| 1893 | Forest City | 315728 | 210665 | 643 | 205.5 | Hillside Coal and Iron Company |
| 1894 | Forest City | 264057 | 146504 | 610 | 113.25 | Hillside Coal and Iron Company |
| 1895 | Forest City | 335413 | 225473 | 668 | 161.75 | Hillside Coal and Iron Company |
| 1896 | Forest City | 328327 | 211406 | 762 | 143.5 | Hillside Coal and Iron Company |
| 1897 | Forest City | 334808 | 206446 | 786 | 133.5 | Hillside Coal and Iron Company |
| 1898 | Forest City | 293232 | 177456 | 764 | 120.5 | Hillside Coal and Iron Company |
| 1899 | Forest City | 439890 | 265575 | 788 | 182 | Hillside Coal and Iron Company |
| 1900 | Forest City | 321171 | 93529 | 829 | 63.25 | Hillside Coal and Iron Company |
| 1901 | Forest City | 492025 | 331576 | 939 | 184 | Hillside Coal and Iron Company |
| 1902 | Forest City | 298858 | 204355 | 916 | 153.7 | Hillside Coal and Iron Company |