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J: Anything else which is contrary to the rules to be there? A: I would like you to put that a little clearer?

J: Have you found anything in the second South level contrary to the Rules to be there - any matches or explosives? A: No

J: Pit lamps? A: No.

J: Were you present when some of these lamps were found? A: This one, "A".

J: Do you know to whom that lamp belonged?

A: No

J: Have you any means of identifying the Chinaman with the lamp? A: No. I haven't.

J: Every Chinaman has a lamp but you don't know which Chinaman the lamp belongs to? A: No

J: Do you know whether pit lamps was found in the mine? A: I heard there was one

J: Where? A: At No. 6 switch, No 2 South level.

J: To whom did it belong? A: I don't know, probably the driver.

J: [Isn't?] that in the same ventilating district as the 2nd South level? A: Yes.

J: Did you examine the miners' safety lamps before they went down? A: Yes

J: Were they all securely locked? A: All those that had to be locked.

J: Can you give the jury any explanation as to the cause of the explosion with your knowledge from the examinations that you have made? A: No, I can't. There is no doubt it is a [?] [to?] a break in the roof but how it came to be lit up I couldn't say.

J: Were these Chinese that were in the mine able to understand all the orders that you gave them? A Yes, those on my shift, but these were not on my shift

Mr. Morgan: Do you examine every [shot?] before it is [fired?], Mr. King? A: Yes

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