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1997.2.1827 |
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Clipping, Newspaper |
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TITLE: O'Brion Again AUTHOR: Dick Barrett PUBLISHER: [San Jose Mercury News] Some months ago, thanks to F. P. Hauck Jr., we had a look over the shoulder of P. F. O'Brion, surface foreman at the New Almaden mine, as he made out his monthly report to the superintendent back in the 1880's. Mr. Hauck had to pick up the book for a time, but he has now brought it back, for which I thank him, and we can do some more browsing, sampling life as it was 80 years ago. March, 1883 - "Miss Angela Lopez, a highly educated but now fallen female, and a woman with seven children and no husband, left at the end of the month, their time having expired to remain on the company's premises. "It might be well to have more strict rules at the gate below, about permitting families and other persons coming on the Hill. If each sewing machine agent, or other persons permitted to come up, who have any business, or families claiming to have husbands or friends, before letting them through the gate to first have them tell who they are, and what they profess to do after coming up. Persons having a right to come up could have no objection to carrying on their persons some permit to show it is all right. "Andrus Barboutine was supposed to be seriously hurt in Garfield Shaft, by carelessly and foolishly jumping in skip (?) when in motion. Aged 17 years. Manuel Arandules appointed nurse at 2.00 per day, payable out of Mines Fund." April, 1883 - "A box of specimens showing the relative of ore, alta and (three words unreadable) , were sent to Rev. Father Montgomery at St. Mary's Cathedral in San Francisco to be forwarded to the Pope of Rome for his museum of ores, etc. "An old resident, Pablo Valencia, Chileno, died on the 12th. Being poor and penniless, gave him the coffin on hand, made for Rafael Valenzuela. "Changed wire rope on middle incline on July 13th, putting on one taken from Randol shaft 11/8 inches in diameter. William Brown and Francisco Avila lost their lives at this incline today. After the rope was put on the connecting of the rope with the truck at foot of incline, cars were put on trucks above and below in order to see how the rope worked. When ready, Brown & Avila got in car on truck to ride up and Tom Cornish got on outside of car on truck. Angel [sic][recte "Angelo"] Delmastro, Antonio Valdez & Narceso Carregantes refused to go up on trial car. Brown said it was all right, and got on car and when it was most up the accident happened, which caused the death of him and Avila. The verdict of the Coroner's Jury was to the effect that their deaths were accidental and attributable to their own foolishness in riding up on the car. "The rope was dry, and had a great deal of old dry, hard tar on it, and when it came to wind around the drum run up over each other and then off the shive on wheel. The men had no business to ride up, having no orders to do so and done it at their own risk. No blame attached to the company. "July 15 - John E. Williams, stableman, undertook to cut his throat with a razor. Failed to do the job effectually and still lives, without a situation at mine." |
People |
Arandules, Manuel Avila, Francisco Brown, William (D.) Barboutine, Andrus Carregantes, Narceso Cornish, Thomas B. Delmaestro, Angelo Hauck, Fred (F.P., Jr., Sr.) Lopez, Angela O'Brion, Charles F. Valdez, Antonio Valencia, Pablo Valenzuela, Rafael Williams, John |
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Boudreault, Art |