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J: Did you report on the safety of the mine that day?

A: I reported it in the journal.

J: It has no reference in [the?] book to safety. Did you tell the miners before they went down to work that the mine was safe? A: Yes, every individual miner.

J: They passed you at the station? A: Yes.

J: Did you consider it safe? A: Yes, perfectly safe.

J: I think you said just now that you found less gas on the 15th than you did on a previous occasion? A: Yes.

J: Did you chalk mark the place you examined? A: Yes.

J: Did you see the body of the Chinaman that was buried under the cave in? A: Yes

J: Was he burnt? A: I couldn't tell

J: Did you examine him? A: I looked at his face, but it was all over with wet coal [dust?]. His face was all black anyhow, but his clothes were not burnt.

J: What position was the body lying in?

A: On his back

J: What is your opinion as to whether the explosion occurred before the cave or after?

A: I really couldn't say

J: From the position you found the Chinaman lying in, what would you infer? A: From the position he was lying in I would say that if anything, he must have been knocked down before the cave; it is possible

J: You think the cave occurred before the explosion? A: No, I said the other thing just now. I said that probably he was knocked down before the cave.

J: From the position the Chinaman was lying in you would infer that? A: Yes

J: Have you found since the explosion, anything which was a source of danger in the mine? A: Yes

J: What? A: A large quantity of gas

BC Archives GR-0431 / BRITISH COLUMBIA. ATTORNEY GENERAL. / Box 6 File 3 / Inquisitions/inquests conducted by coroners in British Columbia.