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James Strang, foreman. Sworn:- By Mr. Potts:- Did you assist in the rescue of the miners in No. 6 mine? A: The latter part of the evening I did. Q: What time? A: About ten o'clock. Q: Did you make any search in the mine? A: No, I made no search. in the m Q: What did you do? A: I went there to help to get the bodies out, to do what I could, but I found everything was arranges and fixed before I got there Q: Did you go to the second South Level? A: I went up to where the Chinaman was found dead. Q: Do you know where the explosion occurred? A: I didn't exactly know. I know where the greatest heat was from the explosion. Q: Where was that? A: About No. 6; that is where the greatest heat was. Q: Did you find anything in that neighborhood which would have caused the explosion? A: No. Q: Any pit lamps? A: No. Q: Safety lamps? A: Yes. Q: Whereabouts? A: Lying on the places as you walked along. Q: Were any of them opened? A: No, all securely locked. I tried several of them, and all that I tried were locked. Q: Did you see any matches about? A: No. Q: Are you able to form any opinion as to the cause of the explosion? A: I could form an opinion, but I couldn't say that it would be correct. The place between five and No. 6 there was some gas coming of that shale at that time. Q: Did you make an examination? A: Not much of an examination. I could see the break was going on. Q: How was the ventilation? A: Good.

James Strang.

Taken upon oath and acknowledged this 14 day of August in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and three

James Abrams,

Coroner.

BC Archives GR-0431 Box 6 File 3

BRITISH COLUMBIA. ATTORNEY GENERAL. Inquisitions/inquests conducted by coroners in British Columbia.