accident.
one morning on arriving at the mine, i found that this had happened just a few minutes before i arrived. the car-man had covered the shaft with two-inch plank to keep any from falling in and the foreman called for some one to take a ladder and a monkey wrench and loosen up the guides to allow the cage to drop into its place. i did not see anyone else make a move to carry out this order so i volunteered my services. the engineer who was responsible for the trouble was there and when i mounted the ladder he took hold of it to steady it. the plank on 