positive; it would be two days after the explosion, I guess

J: Do you know who exhibit B belonged to? A: No

J: Could you say whether or not it belonged to one of the miners that were walking on the 15th?

A: No, I couldn't possibly say who it belonged to

J: Did you see the lamp the first time you went in after the explosion? A: No, you couldn't see anything then

J: Did you search for any lamps on anything immediately after the explosion? A: No.

J: Did you make any examination immediately after the explosion? A: Yes, I went right in 15 or 20 yards from the [face?] of the level.

J: Are you able to form any opinion as to where the explosion occurred? A: I think the explosion occurred in No 6 branch, off No 6 stall

J: Were there any safety lamps found in No 6 stall? A: Yes, lamp "C"

J: In the condition that it is in now? A: That was under the cave

J: That was found by the side of a Chinaman? A: I don't know. We got the lamps but I don't know where the Chinaman was found.

J: Did you find any matches on anything there?

A: No.

J: Tobacco or cigarettes? A: Yes, I seen a [hat?] of cigarettes, beside that light.

J: Do you know to whom they belonged? A: No.

J: When did you first find them? A: I seen the lamp two [?] after

J: Were they in the stall of any miner that was walking? A: Yes

J: Did you know the miner that was working there? A: Yes, but I don't know his name

J: Was he a Chinaman? A: A Chinaman

J: Have you any reason to give the Jury why you think that explosion occurred in No 6?

A: By the indication of the timber. By the inside of No 6 where the cage was blown in the way

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