The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-12
RUTTER MINING BILL
Provision for the Safety Of
Miners.
AZ INSPECTOR IS NEEDED.
s..,s rsza ~ ore ss The Hess TsnPoFtaHs
neasarss Or tho Legislative
sssstan.

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a. 81 tak bonsaaty las, or when sasd eoai
ss.ae q s1F pafs 81 the came y As,apdgsisa, t8e
! .sssIsss aanInfor Of superintendent thereof shall
faralsb me mine inspector wtthin u.fee 81
1agalhS asseF the proximity - the
5sanndaTy line Is aiasesaia. OF AFTER
ahsadeuSeat o. DE said minf o. az
nzf Il The same. with a correct copy, on
axaslnz zaaglin u sfe NAPIER plan Of raid aiine.
whIeh snail accurately show 81 excavations
s Ales 30 ln1s ~ said mine - date. exhibiting
tlsarss I'll TIE part pafts abandoned, ena TIE
8 tasf 81 pnsfs ii proximity 10 TIE tsmndsFy line
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4 feal mines Hnici, are furnished % mtae ~.
fIetA0fs as laaf Aforesaid, shall bo the property
i IL fha o.sarnnnwealgh and shah raFnaln ia the
carl III fha inspector ef eud laisea TO BE- trans.
IsFfssf Ii hin 20 bis Successor In oIsee. and IN
no eeza saaGl aax copy 81 the same te lnaaa
wifhesE The consent 81 the awner, operator 90
HIS Heafsts
&c Il shall not b lawful fer the oener.
bfefasofs tuutFset8f, lessae Or agent ~ an coal
nlaas 81 atY bfsa, CON pAng. corporation 90 eSso
fiHtlnn fhsss elefkh seFTaais,age ~ employees,
ID emIl8s aAs pfFsen o. weFk within said zeal
fasue OF % peffals Any person 60 be Ia said coal
mine - the purpose Of working therein unless
Ties sfe ii communication with a least two
afenIaxs. Il tie mine Is worked by shaft OF
fsspe. Witch two shafts o. slopes shall b SEP
afzied b natsifal strata 81 ali points BY dts.
fanesoi set less than 100 feet, except Ia mines
asreaas npeasd sueh distance KAy be less. II ia
Ia .. 80. AZ
ssnpsaclieahle. aud Il the mtne BE worked ~
tfsls. Two openings, exclusive Of the air SHAFT,
ard nps lem t1an swenty-fouF fst feet apart,
ahalI Be feanifeds except IN dfilf faines hefaia-
lore opened who're the mine Inspector shall
sseeNiit impkaesscahie. provided, however. that
Hu ssNEeaAsa number upt exceeding tNenis -four
rsEsans msY 81 empleyed in the mine At an5
eps NHAe Rtlf the second ntaning ahell b.
zsaE - axaslahie witch said acrunsi
E7llnH BE mine sSActor shah eause 10 be
Hzaaa Without unnecessary delay and Ia case 81
<affaeA ventilation bsieg used before the sec.
end opening i reached. Ito iafnece shall iiaf BE
placed wIthin furty tfol fest of the loot % tss
taasf. kiepn Of aTlit ana shall 10 well secured
ifom danger rom Gre by hrtsk a. stone walls 81
safaeienf thickness. while being driven Tor
making an.i psffeetiag tsto seeptsd opening
Sc. When tie second opening or outlet Is
made which doe1 not exoeed seVeuty.fiHa fzsl
fet II persIeel depth fgoa The uriaae 20 TIE scam
81 stratum Of essi lAat IL being mined. Il shall
BE SCI apkrt exclusively Tor the purpose OF ia
Eress e esress % or from the miae. and II tire
ofeufaE 4 shaft Il shalt be fitted with sale aisa
eenysaienf stairs. When The scam of stFAtan
81 e0nis Is main outlet or eseapsmeut shaft ia
tonneetisa With aus mine. exe9eas sevsaty,flvs
ia feet "a vertical deptti from the surface the
smFaoxes IN TIE mine shall b. i0weFTa INTO or
saissa frufn tAs said mine eY machinery. Tie
hulsainK machinery aMa stsirs used Tor iewerinE
81 faisang The employs into or out 81 said fahs
shall IS kepi 10 = sals condition and inspected
enen IN each twoatystoat ez4l hours by com
Eetsnt fesaoa employed IA whole OF Ia pars for
shas rnspaae.
Nee 4 III all ease where the hnaana veiea
eanAes be distinctly heard tie Owner. operator,
lesser q asgns shall provide and maintain 4
smsaAa snhe from the top % TIE bottom It the
saasn OF sssa9t. or . telephone connection saIts
shas Haapted - the tFpa passage "a sound
fhfsSeeh which enDyefsati0n nay b. held be-
tween persons 1t thu bottosD aud ~ che top az
th1 shaft or slaee. also The eriinafy niesas IL
sfknalsne 10 and fram TIE hestoa q
sEs saals e. slepe, ami sn sReFeyea safety
NdtFhs aud sgGscieaf c3EeF o4af.
heal "a every carriage uf eSee
asse for lowering o. hais.las pessenY and ne
fata eNnsr q akeHt saail zee thst snHtcieaa
9asxss 81 haFsts ase attached q the slta ~ tss
denm d ever rsachin that Is rcd fsf 1ossrrEas
e4 heistlnx persons ia aF oet ~ shs nines, and
also. fhss naeqaate brakes arr ataaehsa thervto
~ mkia link assasassi 50 sAs swisel Of taa wsse
sets shall rs made ~ shs besi 4Uaasy al sgan.
aud saall = tested b waleAlA satisfactory IS ss
1nssaefes al ntRes. aua bgldAl gshisls snail s
skskraesl p tAs main iias from tAe ereks nrees
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k1snAsseaeas plaee al the oYSnink Of tha snail a.
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