Sibley Breaker
Sibley Breaker
| Photographer/Illustrator | Year | Repository |
|---|---|---|
| Bunnell | 1905 | Syracuse University Library |
Brief Chronology of Mining Developments
Production Statistics Table
| Year | Month | Day | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1870 | - | - | shaft marked on 1870 map |
| 1872 | May | - | mine first opened according to Mine Inspector's Report (slope sinking) |
| 1873 | Jul | - | start of regular shipments |
| 1873 | - | - | start of breaker construction assumed, no reference to breaker in 1872 Mine Inspector's Report |
| 1886 | Feb | 6th | breaker fire |
| 1886 | Jul | 5th | contractor A. B. Tyrrell had the new Sibley breaker already raised and is pushing the work with rapidity |
| 1886 | Jul | 20th | rebuilt breaker started |
Production Statistics Table
| Year | Current Name | Tonnage Mined | Tonnage Shipped | Employees | Days Worked | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1872 | Elliot Keorner's Colliery | 0 | 0 | 48 | - | Elliot, Koerner and Company |
| 1873 | Sibley Colliery | 20120 | - | 134 | - | Elliot, Koerner and Company |
| 1874 | Sibley | 107886 | - | 293 | - | Elliot, Koerner and Company |
| 1875 | Sibley Shaft | 89839 | - | 193 | - | Elliot, Koerner and Company |
| 1876 | Sibley Shaft | 35796 | 34328 | 269 | 136 | - |
| 1877 | Sibley Shaft | 35807 | - | 224 | 107.5 | Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal Company |
| 1878 | Sibley Shaft | 51472 | - | 247 | 138 | Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal Company |
| 1879 | Sibley Shaft | 35242 | - | 237 | 112 | Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal Company |
| 1880 | Sibley Shaft | 77691 | - | 242 | 170 | Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal Company |
| 1881 | Sibley Shaft | 76871 | - | 204 | 185 | Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal Company |
| 1882 | Sibley Shaft | 76420 | - | 178 | 210 | Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal Company |
| 1883 | Sibley Shaft | 54190 | - | 178 | 198 | Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal Company |
| 1884 | Sibley Shaft | 47818 | - | 188 | 168 | Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal Company |
| 1885 | Sibley | 79646 | 69944 | 220 | 192.8 | Elliot, McClure and Company |
| 1886 | Sibley shaft | 65394 | 65394 | 288 | 142 | Elliot, McClure and Company |
| 1887 | Sibley Shaft | 132875 | 122900 | 276 | 224.8 | Elliot, McClure and Company |
| 1888 | Sibley Shaft | 135226 | 122840 | 350 | 211.9 | Elliot, McClure and Company |
| 1889 | Sibley Shaft | 120228 | 109778 | 337 | 178 | Elliot, McClure and Company |
| 1890 | Sibley Shaft | 103243 | 92462 | 297 | 180.85 | Elliot, McClure and Company |
| 1891 | Sibley | 132483 | 119164 | 313 | 211.6 | Elliot, McClure and Company |
| 1892 | Sibley | 141339 | 128323 | 368 | 225 | Elliot, McClure and Company |
| 1893 | Sibley | 131828 | 118809 | 357 | 223.8 | Elliot, McClure and Company |
| 1894 | Sibley | 108867 | 92858 | 391 | 192.6 | Elliot, McClure and Company |
| 1895 | Sibley Shaft | 108165 | 95559 | 367 | 182.8 | Elliot, McClure and Company |
| 1896 | Sibley Shaft and Slope | 87869 | 77334 | 358 | 155.1 | Elliot, McClure and Company |
| 1897 | Sibley | 94566 | 85855 | 392 | 167.3 | Elliot, McClure and Company |
| 1898 | Sibley | 104739 | 103459 | 380 | 153.3 | Elliot, McClure and Company |
| 1899 | Sibley | 107500 | 105943 | 349 | 168 | Elliot, McClure and Company |
| 1900 | Sibley | 136957 | 127968 | 497 | 179 | Elliot, McClure and Company |
| 1901 | Sibley | 207322 | 194364 | 496 | 208 | Elliot, McClure and Company |
| 1902 | Sibley | 88381 | 78633 | 495 | 91 | Elliot, McClure and Company |