6/ To the Cormer The height of the roof where I was working was fourteen feet – Scaffolds were used for purpose of getting up to put the caps on the props – I did not have my light on the floor when getting up to put on the caps. I took it up with me. There was a strong current of air in the roof – Taken upon oath and acknowledged this 25th day of May in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty seven fore me } James Malcolm [Whynnn M?] Cormer To Mr Eberts: James Malpaso Miner Nanaimo being duly sworn south : I worked in the new slope of the number one shaft. Vancouver coal Company’s works – I have him working in the number one shaft [?n] months and most of that time in the diagonal or new slope – I worked time in the third of May on the morning shift. The new [?tialation] on that day in my place was very good. I have never heard of any complaints about ventilation on that slope. The height of the roof in my place varies from sixteen to eighteen feet. It was very dry down there. There was a larger accumulation accumulation of coal dust. Have heard of gas being in the slope. I had once to quit work on account of gas. I was warned and ordered to quit north by the foreman. I was working there in the same place as I was working in the tunnel of May last. The time I had to quit work was sometime in the first month of April last. [?] continued