think so, because the evidence of force were towards that lamp, not from it

Q: Was this a wet or a dry mine? A: A wet mine

Q: How was the ventilation of the mine? A: Perfectly adequate when I saw it tested by N[?]. Morgan on the 16th. He then got 15,000 cubic feet, being 4000 to 5000 cubic feet per man

By a Juror: How do you account for that lamp B being in that condition? A: It has simply been opened, detached from the upper portion, for the purpose of lighting cigarettes probably

W: How could it be detached if it had been locked? A: It had been tampered with and opened. Men frequently open these lamps

Q: Could any person open them? A: They can open them with an American clock key, nails and pieces of wood made for the purpose. Men often open them without any business for doing so

Q: They can hardly be safety lamps then? A They are safe till they are tampered with

Q: Your opinion is that some Chinaman opened that lamp for the purpose of lighting a cigarette? A" Not this extra lamp, because there were the usual number of lamps at the face for the workers there. This extra lamp was lying there for how long I couldn't tell, but it had evidently been placed there for the purpose of making a light.

Q: You couldn't tell when it went down? A: Couldn't tell from the dust that was on it. It might have been sent down that day, and it might have been sent down previously.

By Mr. Potts: Was it in a dusty state when you found it? A: Yes. You can quite understand that from the dust blown upon the road.

Mr. Pooley[?]: Did you examine it closely? A: very closely.

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