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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.