The Nome daily nugget., 1915-08-06
AMENDMENTS TO MINES iNsPEc
 TON ACT.
CHAPTER 69. (S. E. 23.)

"Section 16 HOSTING OF MEN OR MATERIALS.
 (a) HOSTING ENGINEERS: That no person addicted to the use of in- toxicating liquors or drugs, or under the age of eighteen years. shall be em- ployed as a hoisting engineer.
 (b) HOSTING MACHINERY: That all hoisting machinery, using steam, electricity. air, gasoline, or hy- draulic motive power, for the purpose of hoistng from, or lowering into, mines of employees and materials, ex- cept shafts not exceeding three hun dred (S00) feet in depth, shall be equipped with an indicator, said in- dicator to be placed near to. and in clear view or hearing of. the engineer. This indicator must be in addition to the marks on the rope, cable or drum.
 Co RATE OF SPEED: That it shall be unlawful to hoist men out of, greater than eight hundred (SO0) feet per minute. When in running his en- zine at a speed greater than eight t.nn- dred (S00) feet per minute, an engin- eer violates the express order of his employers. he. the engineer, shall be subject to the penalty herein provided.
 td) ROPES OR C | LES us .lb FOR HOISTING: That all ropes or cables used for hoisting purposes shall be of approved quality and manufac ture: provided, that in shafts and winzes of over two hundred t2O0) feet in depth only wire ropes or cables shall he used for hoisting purposes.
 te) CONSTRUCTION OF HEAD FRAMES: That all head-frames where are hoisted. in places where more than twenty-five t25) men are employed. shall be so constructed as to allow at least twenty five t25) feet abovesthe hoist landing stage, in which the cage skip or bucket can travel freely an case of an overwind. The mine inspector may grant permission
 
 previous to the enactment of this law, which does not comply with the above conditions. This shall not apply to placer mines.
 lD SAFETY CAGES: That it shall be unlawful for the operator of any mine to permit the hO,sting or lower ing of men in any shaft. deeper than three hundred t3O0) feet, unless an iron -bounneted safety cage, equipped with gates or doors, of sufficient size and strength .o p.event q man fall 'ng onto the timbers. be used; provided, however, that this provisi n shall not appiy to shafts |, the process of si1x- ing F ,r, cage must l.rve overhc. ] bars of such f. ngemen; as to ' .ve every m. .Ee cage a1 easy s',i secure handhold Every cage or skip used for hoisting men must be provided with safety catch or catches of suffi- sient strength to hold the cage or skip with it's maximum load at any point in the shaft in the event that the hoist ing cable should break. The inspector must see that all cages and skips are equipped in compliance with this para graph, and that on all cages the safety catches are kept we'll oiled and in good working condition.
 (g) HOSTING BUCKETS, GUIDES AND CROSS HEADS: That all yer tical shafts. more than two hundred (2OO) feet in depth. from which hoist ing of men is done by means of buckets must be provided with suitable guides, and in connection with the bucket there must be a cross head travelling upon these guides. The height of the cross head shall be at least one and one-half times it's width. If the cross- head be a type that is not secured to the holsting rope. stopper of design approved by the mine inspector must be securely and srigidly fastened to the hoisting rope at a suitable point above the rim of the bucket.
 (h) PERSONS RIDING IN CAGES OR BUCKETS: That the number of persons permitted to ride on the deck of cage, In or on skip or bucket shall be determined by the mine in. spector. and in no case shall more thar the number of men permitted by tho mine inspector be allowed to ride or the deck of such cage or in or on sucf bucket or skip. No person shall ride or cage or In or on skip or bucke when loaded with rock or ore. unles. the owner or.operator of the mine shal 'rss.....,s.> .~ ".