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most 800 feet by the contemplated
pumping plant.
Tne New Mine Signal Bill.
The mine signal bill, which was
one of the last bills passed by the
twenty-fourth legislature, has been
signed by the governor and goes into
effect July 1st. Following is the law
as passed:
Sec. L. Every person, company,
corporation or individual operating
any mine within the territory of
Arizona, gold, silver, lead, copper,
coal or any other metal or substance
where it is Necessary to use signals
by means of~bells or otherwise for
shafts, inclines, drifts, crosscuts,
tunnels and underground workings,
shall after the passage of this bill
adopt, use and put in force the toll
lowing system or code of mine bell
signals as follows:
1 bell to hoist.
l bell to stop.
2 bells to lower.
2 slow bells to lower slow.
bells to hoist slow, men on cage.
slow bells to hoist very slow.
2-1 bells, 1st station.
2-2 bells, 2nd station.
2-3 bells, 3rd station.
"a bells, 4th station.
81 bells, 5th station.
80 bells, 9th station.
S-3 bells, Z station.
Al bells, Sth station.
4-2 bells, 9th station.
4-3 bells, 10th station.
A bells, 11th station.
81 bells, 18th station.
So bells, 18th station.
5-3 bells, 18th station.
5-4 bells, 10th station.
SIS bells, 18th station.
6--1 bells, 18th station.
60 bells, 18th station.
bells for blasting.
6 bells, turn on or off steam to
pump.
bells, accident in shaft; wait for
orders.
bells, turn on or off air.
Engineers signals, that he is ready
to hoist is to raise the bucket or
cage two ~ feet and lower it again.
Sec. 2. For the purpose of enforc-
ing and promptly understanding the
following rules are hereby estab
lished:
Rule 1. In giving signals make
strokes on bell at regular intervals.
The bar ~ must take the same time
as for one ~ stroke of the bell, and
no more.
Rule 2. No person must get off or
on the bucket or cage while the same
is in motion. When men are to be
hoisted or lowered give signal for
men. Men must then get on the
bucket or cage, then give the signal
to hoist or lower. Bell core must be
in reach of man on the bucket or
cage at stations.
Rule 3. After signal "Ready to
shoot in shaft" engineer must give
signal when he is ready to hoist.
Miners must then give the signal,
Men to be hoisted," and then "split
fuse," fet into the bucket and give
signal to hoist.
Rule 4. All timbers, tools, etc,
''longer than the depth of the
bucket" to be hoisted or lowered,
must be securely lashed at the upper
end to the cable.
Rule 3. The foreman will see that
one printed sheet of these signals
and rules for each level and one for
the engine room are attached to a
board not less than twelve (12) inches
wide by thirty-six 1857 inches long,
and securely fasten board up where
signals can be easily read at the
places above stated.
Rule 6. The above signals and
-ules must be obeyed. Any violation
will be sufficient grounds for dis
charging the party or parties to do
ng. No person, company, corpora
ton or individual operating any
nine within the territory of Arizona
shall be responsible for accidents
that may happen to men disobeying
The above rules and signals. Said
notice and rules shall be signed by
The person or superintendent having
charge of the mine, who shall desig-
nate the name of the corporation or
he owner of the mine.
Section 3. Any person or company
failing to carry out any of the pro-
visions of this act shall be responsi-
Ole for all damages arising to or in
;urred by any person working in said
nine during the time of such failure.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect
and be in force July 1, 1907.
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