The bell mentioned by the sign was used by the cagers in the Queen Mine. Cagers were the operators of the cage that moved the miners up and down within the mine. They were not near the actual cages.
All the signals telling cagers where to stop the cage and where to were done with knowledge of a bell code. The bells told the operator what level to stop the cage at, where to send it, and then where to go next.
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