Q: Were pit lamps used in any other portion of the mine?

A: In No.4 Incline, naked lights were used.

Q: What was the condition of the mine the day of the explosion, wet or dry?

A: It was wet around that section.

Mr, Pooley: - Are both those lamps "A" and "C" locked? or were locked when found?

A: They were both locked when found.

Q: Was that hole in the roof that was referred to by Mr. Potts, there before or after the explosion? Was that big hole there before or after the explosion?

A: Well, the one that he mentioned about the gas being in, and reported in the report book, was there before the explosion.

Q: How big a hole was that?

A: Probably about four feet wide and may be two and a half to 3 feet high.

Q: In a dangerous place?

A: No.

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