3 Charley an Indian [being sworn?] Saith

Yesterday I was fishing in my canoe near Wm Bridges house. While I was fishing I found two Chinaman's bodies in the water, they were dead and lying on the ground underwater, awhile [illegible] was on the shore. He went? for a Chinaman, soon some men and we got the bodies up & put them in a canoe & brought them to the old mill. -The Chinamen were drowned in there?. -

Charley his X Mark

Taken on oath and

acknowledged this 8th day of April 1879 before me

C.H. Drew

Coroner

BC Archives GR-0431 British Columbia. Attorney General.

Inquisitions/inquests conducted by coroners in British Columbia.