safety-cages

Updated: May 8, 2025

Far superior to this mode of ascending or descending are the safety-cages introduced of late years, which have guides the whole length of the shaft, and bonnets or roofs to protect the heads of the men within. They are made with several stages, in which either the tubs or waggons can be placed, or where the miners can stand or sit.

William Henry Giles Kingston - The Mines and its Wonders