14 year-old Mine departed to Okaya in Shinshu with more than 100 female workers in February, 1903, and it was the time when the weather condition became worst to cross the Nomugi Pass which was famous as a dangerous spot for transportation.
みねが100人以上の工女とともに信州・岡谷に向かったのは14歳になった1903年2月、交通の難所として名高い野麦峠の中でも最も過酷な条件となる頃である。