Cayuga Breaker

Cayuga Breaker

Cayuga Breaker  Digitally Watermarked

Cayuga Breaker

Photographer/Illustrator Year Repository
Bunnell 1905 Syracuse University Library



Brief Chronology of Mining Developments

Year Month Day Comments
1868 May - Start of mine construction
1869 - - The accounts of the Lackawanna Railroad Coal Department record $70,792 spent on construction work this year
1870 Jul 12th Start of production according to the Lackawanna Railroad's records, but an eyewitness newspaper report states that the machinery was first started on the previous Wednesday July 6th
1870 - - The breaker was described in the Scranton Republican as follows : 'it is most massive and durable in every particular and is strengthened in every possible manner by bracing and cross-timbering'
1870 - - The masonry for the breaker was built by contractor John McAndrew and the breaker itself was built by Mr. Kingsley the Company's carpenter and his men
1870 - - It had a capacity of 1000 tons a day and was judged to be for its time 'the most complete breaker in the state, having all the improvements and appliances produced by experience and invention'
1870 - - The shaft was 368 ft deep and together with the breaker was located at the western end of the property


Production Statistics Table

Year Current Name Tonnage Mined Tonnage Shipped Employees Days Worked Operator
1872 Cayuga Shaft 93615 - 228 - Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad
1873 Cayuga Shaft 124117 - 251 - Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad
1874 Cayuga Shaft 123358 - 266 - Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad
1875 Cayuga Shaft 137784 - 274 - Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad
1876 Cayuga Shaft 96076 93539 264 158 Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad
1877 Cayuga Shaft 78840 - 240 126 Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad
1878 Cayuga Shaft 98059 - 282 153.3 Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad
1879 Cayuga Shaft 138614 - 277 258.5 Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad
1880 Cayuga Shaft 95918 - 280 177.3 Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad
1881 Cayuga Shaft 107014 - 292 210.5 Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad
1882 Cayuga Shaft 109923 - 295 224 Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad
1883 Cayuga Shaft 109407 - 282 - Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad
1884 Cayuga Shaft 113218 - 350 173.1 Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad
1885 Cayuga 169920 164399 362 184.9 Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad
1886 Cayuga 170452 159772 369 178 Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad
1887 Cayuga Shaft 172919 161226 418 204.6 Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad
1888 Cayuga Shaft 194460 180553 436 214.7 Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad
1889 Cayuga 141186 131057 433 134.3 Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad
1890 Cayuga 38276 26226 342 57 Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad
1891 Cayuga 137733 120762 419 185 Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad
1892 Cayuga 200897 180094 431 170.7 Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad
1893 Cayuga 203479 180146 467 96.9 Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad
1894 Cayuga 197340 178129 467 167.7 Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad
1895 Cayuga 238532 214755 537 196.4 Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad
1896 Cayuga 222450 198647 527 175.4 Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad
1897 Cayuga 234927 209137 522 181.1 Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad
1898 Cayuga 238656 215363 548 190.6 Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad
1899 Cayuga 251960 228579 584 205 Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad
1900 Cayuga 182069 161392 574 136 Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad
1901 Cayuga 236921 214209 611 177 Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad
1902 Cayuga 182567 163154 600 129 Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad