Dorrance Breaker

Dorrance Breaker

Dorrance Breaker  Digitally Watermarked

Dorrance Breaker

Photographer/Illustrator Year Repository
Unknown F.C. Petrillo Collection



Brief Chronology of Mining Developments

Year Month Day Comments
1881 - - mine construction commenced, shaft sunk 250 ft by year end
1884 Jun - breaker started
1884 Oct - second opening completed
1885 Jun 13th mine fire
1885 Nov - production resumed after fire


Production Statistics Table

Year Current Name Tonnage Mined Tonnage Shipped Employees Days Worked Operator
1881 Dorrance Shaft - - 25 - Lehigh Valley Coal Company
1882 Dorrance - - - - Lehigh Valley Coal Company
1883 Dorrance Shaft 689 - 53 - Lehigh Valley Coal Company
1884 Dorrance 11743 - 109 131.55 Lehigh Valley Coal Company
1885 Dorrance 19233 - 108 145.95 Lehigh Valley Coal Company
1886 Dorrance 42904 33128 132 222 Lehigh Valley Coal Company
1887 Dorrance 51651 40017 136 244.75 Lehigh Valley Coal Company
1888 Dorrance 78101 67980 171 225.7 Lehigh Valley Coal Company
1889 Dorrance 110206 101790 228 231.9 Lehigh Valley Coal Company
1890 Dorrance 15352 102617 241 237.05 Lehigh Valley Coal Company
1891 Dorrance 117219 107018 261 235.6 Lehigh Valley Coal Company
1892 Dorrance 98313 85911 269 199.35 Lehigh Valley Coal Company
1893 Dorrance 122368 115262 327 171.1 Lehigh Valley Coal Company
1894 Dorrance 144900 135832 376 139.7 Lehigh Valley Coal Company
1895 Dorrance 180637 157456 530 170.2 Lehigh Valley Coal Company
1896 Dorrance 193433 155003 652 140.7 Lehigh Valley Coal Company
1897 Dorrance 249982 197753 686 143 Lehigh Valley Coal Company
1898 Dorrance 247903 200494 585 147 Lehigh Valley Coal Company
1899 Dorrance 238839 189589 551 155.85 Lehigh Valley Coal Company
1900 Dorrance 192524 148533 529 133.15 Lehigh Valley Coal Company
1901 Dorrance 280245 212332 558 191.8 Lehigh Valley Coal Company
1902 Dorrance 181824 136827 621 112.8 Lehigh Valley Coal Company