National Breaker
National Breaker
| Photographer/Illustrator | Year | Repository |
|---|---|---|
| Bunnell | 1905 | Syracuse University Library |
Brief Chronology of Mining Developments
Production Statistics Table
| Year | Month | Day | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1855 | Dec | 18th | National Anthracite Coal Company incorporated |
| 1856 | Sep | - | mine first opened |
| 1856 | - | - | first openings were drifts |
| 1866 | Apr | - | breaker burned. It was insured for $19,500, loss $20,000. It was proposed before this to rebuild it during the summer. It had been producing 400 tons per day. |
| 1868 | - | - | receivership of Susquehanna and Wyoming Valley RR and Coal Company |
| 1881 | - | - | original shaft being deepened to about 230 ft. |
| 1886 | Aug | - | breaker demolished, new one to be built on its site |
| 1905 | May | 31st | purchased by Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
Production Statistics Table
| Year | Current Name | Tonnage Mined | Tonnage Shipped | Employees | Days Worked | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1856 | National Anthracite Coal Co's Mines | - | 243 | - | - | National Anthracite Coal Company |
| 1857 | National Anthracite Co. | - | 29997 | - | - | - |
| 1858 | National Anthracite | - | 90134 | - | - | Orem, Courtney, Harris and Company |
| 1859 | National Anthracite | - | 73803 | - | - | Orem and Company |
| 1860 | National Anthracite | - | 85538 | - | - | Orem and Company |
| 1861 | National Anthracite | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 | National Anthracite | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1863 | National Anthracite | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1864 | National Anthracite | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1865 | National Anthracite | - | 48360 | - | - | Susquehanna and Wyoming Valley Railroad and Coal Company |
| 1866 | National Anthracite | - | 24011 | - | - | Susquehanna and Wyoming Valley Railroad and Coal Company |
| 1867 | National | - | 102980 | - | - | Susquehanna and Wyoming Valley Railroad and Coal Company |
| 1868 | National | - | 86516 | - | - | Susquehanna and Wyoming Valley Railroad and Coal Company |
| 1869 | National | - | 69810 | - | - | Susquehanna and Wyoming Valley Railroad and Coal Company |
| 1870 | National | - | 111632 | - | - | Susquehanna and Wyoming Valley Railroad and Coal Company |
| 1871 | National | - | 77892 | - | - | Susquehanna and Wyoming Valley Railroad and Coal Company |
| 1872 | National Anthracite Colliery | 109589 | 109590 | 248 | - | Susquehanna and Wyoming Valley Railroad and Coal Company |
| 1873 | National Anthracite Colliery | 95784 | 95786 | 209 | - | Susquehanna and Wyoming Valley Railroad and Coal Company |
| 1874 | National Anthracite | 66207 | 66008 | 203 | - | Susquehanna and Wyoming Valley Railroad and Coal Company |
| 1875 | National Anthracite | 47447 | 73840 | 100 | - | Susquehanna and Wyoming Valley Railroad and Coal Company |
| 1876 | National Anthracite | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1877 | National Colliery | 75882 | - | 274 | 140 | Connell, William |
| 1878 | National Colliery | 68056 | - | 270 | 137 | Connell, William |
| 1879 | National | 100419 | - | 261 | 235.5 | Connell, William |
| 1880 | National | 91586 | - | 259 | 177.5 | Connell, William |
| 1881 | National | 124004 | - | 332 | 226 | Connell, William |
| 1882 | National Slope and Meadow Brook Tunnel | 121682 | - | 321 | 223 | Connell, William |
| 1883 | National Shaft and Slope | 141236 | - | 313 | 218.5 | Connell, William |
| 1884 | National Shaft and Slope | 119627 | - | 349 | 182.5 | Connell, William |
| 1885 | National | 106522 | 106522 | 293 | 172.1 | Connell, William |
| 1886 | National | 98992 | 98992 | 288 | 146 | Connell, William |
| 1887 | National Shaft and Slope | 167505 | 167505 | 247 | 195.8 | Connell, William |
| 1888 | National Shaft and Slope | 125334 | 112515 | 259 | 234.5 | Connell, William |
| 1889 | National | 178609 | 160939 | 385 | 179.5 | Connell, William |
| 1890 | National | 62573 | 57009 | 221 | 183.1 | Connell, William |
| 1891 | National | 89148 | 63524 | 239 | 191.4 | Connell, William |
| 1892 | National Shaft and Slope | 84036 | 138137 | 258 | 212 | Connell, William |
| 1893 | National | 73019 | 65328 | 274 | 208.25 | Connell, William |
| 1894 | National | 144169 | 132899 | 263 | 192.5 | Connell, William |
| 1895 | National Shaft | 168509 | 142895 | 452 | 182.2 | Connell, William |
| 1896 | National | 142749 | 119149 | 461 | 169 | Connell, William |
| 1897 | National | 129734 | 107610 | 473 | 163.1 | Connell, William |
| 1898 | National | 45557.6 | 102906 | 259 | 148.9 | Connell, William |
| 1899 | National | 130175 | 111865 | 425 | 166 | Connell, William |
| 1900 | National | 107679 | 93721 | 407 | 131 | Connell, William |
| 1901 | National | 134649 | 116283 | 393 | 168 | Connell, William |
| 1902 | National | 65608 | 51792 | 390 | 96 | Connell, William |