Pine Ridge Breaker
Pine Ridge (Algonquin) Breaker
| Photographer/Illustrator | Year | Repository |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | F.C. Petrillo Collection |
Brief Chronology of Mining Developments
Production Statistics Table
| Year | Month | Day | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1865 | - | - | The precise dates of opening the mine are not known; it does not appear in the list of mines given by Daddow and Bannan in 1865, but was in full operation by 1867 |
| 1867 | Nov | - | Miners accidently set fire to gas pockets underground; dousing the fire failed so the shaft was capped to extinguish it |
| 1867 | Nov | - | Damage to the shaft was found to be severe, requiring many weeks for repairs to be effected, although work in the slope was able to continue |
| 1867 | - | - | The shaft was 416 ft deep to the Baltimore Vein and there was also a slope to one of the upper veins; the building over the shaft was 100 ft high; the breaker was east of the shaft |
| 1867 | - | - | According to the Scranton Republican, the mine was owned by Charles Parrish, William Conyngham and the Thomas Iron Company |
| 1867 | - | - | Unfortunately when the shaft cap was removed after the fire there was a big explosion in which three men were killed and the top of the building over the shaft was blown off |
| 1869 | Mar | - | The Thomas Iron Company purchased Charles Parrish's half share in the mine for about $100,000; the total expenditure to date on the shaft, breaker and for coal as yet unmined was almost $200,000 |
| 1872 | May | 11th | An explosion of fire damp caused the death of two men and two others were seriously injured |
| 1873 | Apr | - | The Thomas Iron Company accepted the proposition made by the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company for purchase of the Pine Ridge lease |
| 1893 | Oct | 1st | The Delaware and Hudson lease expired September 30th 1893 and the mine was operated by the Algonquin Coal Company from October 1st. |
Production Statistics Table
| Year | Current Name | Tonnage Mined | Tonnage Shipped | Employees | Days Worked | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1875 | Pine Ridge Colliery | 104000 | - | 265 | - | Delaware and Hudson |
| 1876 | Pine Ridge Colliery | 120432 | - | 328 | 197.5 | Delaware and Hudson |
| 1877 | Pine Ridge | - | - | - | - | Delaware and Hudson |
| 1878 | Pine Ridge | 114066 | 105606 | 391 | 127.75 | Delaware and Hudson |
| 1879 | Pine Ridge | 93918 | 88602 | 228 | 164 | Delaware and Hudson |
| 1880 | Pine Ridge | 100586 | - | 261 | 193.75 | Delaware and Hudson |
| 1881 | Pine Ridge | 135614 | - | 257 | 247.25 | Delaware and Hudson |
| 1882 | Pine Ridge | 126422 | - | 312 | 247 | Delaware and Hudson |
| 1883 | Pine Ridge | 107348 | - | 334 | 223 | Delaware and Hudson |
| 1884 | Pine Ridge | 119226 | - | 360 | 197.75 | Delaware and Hudson |
| 1885 | Pine Ridge | 137289 | 134707 | 383 | 199.5 | Delaware and Hudson |
| 1886 | Pine Ridge shaft | 150634 | 146013 | 404 | 193 | Delaware and Hudson |
| 1887 | Pine Ridge Shaft | 202018 | 198591 | 468 | 250.5 | Delaware and Hudson |
| 1888 | Pine Ridge Shaft | 196130 | 192194 | 451 | 253.5 | Delaware and Hudson |
| 1889 | Pine Ridge Shaft | 172662 | 168635 | 475 | 236.5 | Delaware and Hudson |
| 1890 | Pine Ridge Shaft | 180612 | 174383 | 446 | 234 | Delaware and Hudson |
| 1891 | Pine Ridge | 158757 | 153257 | 450 | 209.25 | Delaware and Hudson |
| 1892 | Pine Ridge Shaft | 193847 | 188168 | 472 | 248.75 | Delaware and Hudson |
| 1893 | Pine Ridge Shaft | 5247 | 5160 | 352 | 13.5 | Algonquin Coal Company |
| 1893 | Pine Ridge Shaft | 164611 | 161156 | - | 211.5 | Delaware and Hudson |
| 1894 | Pine Ridge Shaft | 186034 | 183187 | 476 | 266.5 | Algonquin Coal Company |
| 1895 | Pine Ridge Shaft | 204045 | 176455 | 546 | 223.2 | Algonquin Coal Company |
| 1896 | Pine Ridge Shaft | 119088 | 114584 | 489 | 142 | Algonquin Coal Company |
| 1897 | Pine Ridge shafts | 136688 | 132880 | 431 | 151 | Algonquin Coal Company |
| 1898 | Pine Ridge Shaft | 122281 | 118610 | 455 | 129 | Algonquin Coal Company |
| 1899 | Pine Ridge Shaft | 217451 | 194107 | 559 | 199.75 | Algonquin Coal Company |
| 1900 | Pine Ridge Shaft | 225174 | 198219 | 618 | 203.25 | Algonquin Coal Company |
| 1901 | Pine Ridge Shaft | 275590 | 242804 | 674 | 246.8 | Algonquin Coal Company |
| 1902 | Pine Ridge Shaft | 49130 | 34381 | 583 | 48.2 | Hudson Coal Company |
| 1902 | Pine Ridge Shaft | 76282 | 60843 | 0 | 77 | Algonquin Coal Company |