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| − | Q: And your reason, amongst other things is the position of the body?
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| − | A: I think so.
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| − | Q: You consider that the explosion occurred in ---?
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| − | A: In No. 6 stall.
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| − | Q: Why?
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| − | A: Because the force seems to have radiated from both sides; the force of teh explosion goes both ways from that point.
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| − | Q: Now as to that body; what position would a body be in the case of an ordinary explosion?
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| − | A: That is hard to say. You get them in all positions.
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| − | Q: What position would it be in the case of a cave in?
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| − | A: It just depends upon the position he was in when the cave in took place. This many was lying flat on his back with a stick of cordwood across his legs.
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| − | Q: Would that be the position you would expect to find the body in in the case of a cave in?
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| − | A: No, from the position he was in I would infer that he died before the cave in took place. There might have been a little dirt down to begin with, but not the cave that was there latterly.
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| − | Q: Did you make a careful examination of this second south level after the explosion?
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| − | A: No.
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| − | Q: Any matches?
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| − | A: Well, I seen a chinaman come down to get a man's watch in No. 5 stall, and I seen matches taken out of the pocket of a coat in the place where "B" lamp was found.
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| − | Q: To whom did the coat belong?
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| − | A: It belonged to a man in No. 5. I don't know the names. You have got them there.
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| − | Q: A chinaman?
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| − | A: Yes.
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| − | Q: Was he one of those killed?
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| − | A: There was one brought up dead and out of that place.
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| − | Q: Did you find anything else besides matches?
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| − | A: That match-box and the cigarettes a little above it. I don't think they were more than a foot apart in No. 5 stall, and about 30 yards from where these were found I think the explosion occurred.
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| − | Q: How many Chinese were employed in the Second South level that day?
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| − | A: 21. There was 4 pushers, one driver, 8 miners and 8 helpers.
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| − | Q: Had these 8 miners certificates?
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| − | A: Yes sir.
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| − | Q: Are the 8 miners dead?
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| − | A: That I can't tell. Some of them are not dead. I believe the man in No. 8 is living. Nothing the matter with him, and I think there is one man from No. 9 stall.
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| − | Q: Were these Chinese able to understand English?
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| − | A: Yes sir; able to understand me.
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| − | Q: Understand all the orders that you gave them?
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| − | A: Yes.
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| − | Q: Had they sufficient knowledge of the English language to understand the rules?
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| − | A: Mr. Morgan tried them last month and found them able to understand the rules?
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| − | Q: I am asking you?
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| − | A: They were able to receive any instructions that I gave them.
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| − | Q: And as to skill as miners?
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| − | A: They were really good miners. I wouldn't say they were the best you could find.
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| − | Q: Who is in charge of the station for the second south level?
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| − | A: Sandy Gillespie that time.
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| − | BC Archives GR-0431 Box 6 File 3
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| − | BRITISH COLUMBIA. ATTORNEY GENERAL. Inquisitions/inquests conducted by coroners in British Columbia.
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