Show cage and cable went into sump at work at the gemini mine and al so in the properties lea ot of the ridge valley and the purela mines corn com panics i aich are worked through the gemini shaft was delaedt this week on account of a cage accident which took plate place at about nine clock last monday evening while warren mingus was ing the big hoisting engine some thing went wrong and the cage was dropped into the sump carrying with it at the 2000 foot cable there was wag no one on the cage at the time and the oti er cage was ii ed in hoisting the night shift men the shaft not being damaged to any ex tent the company s hea heaviest viet loss was in the 2000 toot foot cable which can not be used again and the tile wrecking of f the cage although the time lost underground is by no means a r small item as extensive work was in pro gress not only in the gemini but in ground of the two other companies james alward aylward has for more than a month been at work on the new cable for the gemini and it Is thought that he can complete the job within the next few days in the meantime about the usual amount of work is going on underground but there will be little or no ore and waste hoisted until the new cable is installed an order has also been placed tor for another new cable which will be kept on hand as an extra and used only in the event of an ac aident to one of the cables now in use james crelghton creighton Is back after a trip to california he ile made the trip to the coast on account of illness and was greatly bene fitted |