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J: Would the air pressure keep about the same all day? A: Yes, I think so.
J: Would the fact of there being gas have any effect on the barometer? A: No, I don't think so
J: Were you [acting?] as [shot?] lighter as well?
A: Yes.
J: When was the last shot fired in your shift? A: About one o clock; it might have been a little sooner, maybe a little later
J: Did you test for gas? A: Yes
J: What did you do? A: I tried it with my lamp; raised my lamp up to it and found it was so small a quantity that in fact I hesitated about putting it in the report at all.
J: On the first examination? A: On every examination. [four times?]
J: Then the gas was not increasing in density?
A: No, it was less than it had been the day before
J: At what height did you hold the lamp?
A: I suppose about seven feet.
J: What is the height of the mine there where you were testing in the 2nd South level? A: Something over six feet.
J: The height of the roof? A: The roof where it is not broken.
J: How could you hold the lamp up seven feet? A: Because there was a cave there.
J: I am talking of before the explosion?
A: Before the explosion.
J: What height is that where the cave is?
A: Probably 18 inches more at that time. I didn't hold the lamp 18 inches higher, I held it about 7 feet high
J: And that would be about 18 inches form the top of the roof? A: No. I said the roof was something over six feet high, and the highest point of the cave was 18 inches above the roof.
J: What action did the gas have on your lamp? A: [?] fuel drawn the flame.
J: What action did it have on the 15th July?
BC Archives GR-0431 / BRITISH COLUMBIA. ATTORNEY GENERAL / Box 6 File 3 / Inquisitions/inquests conducted by coroners in British Columbia.