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APPENDIX IV.

TABLE OF CULS-DE-SAC (UNHOLED PLACES OR DEAD ENDS) WITHIN THE AREA AFFECTED BY THE EXPLOSION

No. Description of Place To end of explosion To end of brattice To canch: T Top B Bottom To face Length next face not affected Remarks
YardsYardsYardsYardsYards
1 Left main winningNot enteredNot bratticed13 T151515 inch top canch. Shot fired.
2 Centre main winningBarely entered1823 T252530 inch top canch. Two shots fired. Brattice undisturbed.
3 Clarke's stenton41114 B1713Brattice down and been on fire. Probably shot fired in coal. Man came out unburnt.
4 Right main winning19Not bratticed30 B3314Coked dust inbyeside props. Shot fired. Two men came out unburnt.
5 Innermost place off right main winning41515 B1713Clean at face. Shot fired. Men came out unburnt.
6 Place outbye of place of shot374342 B447Brattice been on fire. Coked dust inbyeside props. Two examples of brattice caught coming outbye.
7 Bord off left of south winnings6Not bratticed5 B104Coked dust on inbyeside props.
8 Left south winning8"5 B102Coked dust on floor, on side prop and on inbyeside props.
9 Centre south winning8"11 T1810Coked dust on inbyeside props near floor. 30 inch canch.
10 Right south winning1"24 T-B2726Coked dust on outbyeside prop at entrance. Top canch a few yards in other bottom canch.
11 West bord of right south winning132016 B229Two yards of brattice standing next face. Coked dust on inbyeside props and on roof. Two examples of brattice caught coming outbye.
12 Second place off right main winning inbye of fault3Not bratticedNo canch63Outbyeside of place dusted nearly to face, opposite side almost clean.
13 First place off right main winning inbye of fault3"5 B74"
14 First place off right main winning outbye of fault31413 B1512"
15 Fifth place off right main winning outbye of fault7Not bratticed12 B158Coked dust on inbyeside props and on coal on right side.
16 Sixth place off right main winning outbye of fault192424 B267Coked dust on inbyeside props and on roof. Brattice down and scorched. Brattice blown to face. Brattice caught coming outbye.
17 Place to right off seventh winning outbye of fault5Not bratticedNo canch50Coked dust on inbyeside props and on floor.
18 Eighth place off right main winning?""?—Only short distance in. Fallen at entrance.
19 Place to right of 18Barely entered"6 T98Coked dust on outbyeside prop at entrance.
20 Left west winning232835 T3916Timber and brattice been on fire at limit of explosion.
21 Right west winningBarely enteredNot bratticed6 T1110—
22 Place north of right west winningNot entered"17 B2020—
23 Left north winning16"39 T4125Two sub culs-de-sac not entered. Coked dust on inbyeside props.
24 Right north winning204547 T4929Sub cul-de-sac not entered. Coked dust on outbyeside props.
25 Place to right of right north winningNot enteredNot bratticed5 T77—

 

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