From the Desperation Chronicles:
"...Deep Earth Mining Company declined to name the injured worker, saying the family will be contacted. A thorough investigation is taking place now, trying to find the cause of the collapse. However, some more seasoned miners say freely that they believe the collapse in the China Pit was due to hitting the Rattlesnake Number One, a silver mine that collapsed in 1858, trapping many Chinese in the lower mine. If this is so, this could mean big profits for the Deep Earth headquarters in Phoenix, and even bigger profits for our own Desperation branch. However, views on finding the Rattlesnake Number One are mixed.
"I don't much know why we just now hit the mine, but whatever's down there can't be good. We should let the dead rest," says Allen Synes, a prominent miner, one who has been in the company for the longest time. "Nothing good ever comes from finding collapsed mines. Sure, you might find some pretty rocks that'll bring you a good amount of lettuce, but what else you might find might cancel that luck out. Lots of folks died in that mine. I don't wanna be the next."
On the flip side of that coin is the Deep Earth Mining Company's spokesman, Susan Gellar, who was quoted as saying..."
"...Deep Earth Mining Company declined to name the injured worker, saying the family will be contacted. A thorough investigation is taking place now, trying to find the cause of the collapse. However, some more seasoned miners say freely that they believe the collapse in the China Pit was due to hitting the Rattlesnake Number One, a silver mine that collapsed in 1858, trapping many Chinese in the lower mine. If this is so, this could mean big profits for the Deep Earth headquarters in Phoenix, and even bigger profits for our own Desperation branch. However, views on finding the Rattlesnake Number One are mixed.
"I don't much know why we just now hit the mine, but whatever's down there can't be good. We should let the dead rest," says Allen Synes, a prominent miner, one who has been in the company for the longest time. "Nothing good ever comes from finding collapsed mines. Sure, you might find some pretty rocks that'll bring you a good amount of lettuce, but what else you might find might cancel that luck out. Lots of folks died in that mine. I don't wanna be the next."
On the flip side of that coin is the Deep Earth Mining Company's spokesman, Susan Gellar, who was quoted as saying..."