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him that he would cut the job. Just then the stone fell on him. The first to come to help was William Evans. The stone was close up to the coal. His brother had had a place of his own for over two months. William Evans, collier, who worked in the next place to David Jenkins, said that he went to his own place through Jenkins's, and did not notice anything wrong. He heard the fall, and when he got to him, Jenkins was quite dead. The stone was three or four cwt. in weight, and it fell from the top near the coal. It would be about 3 ft. long, 18 inches wide, and 12 inches thick. Jenkins had worked a fortnight by him, and he was a very tidy man in his work, and a good collier.
Thomas Evans, repairer, acting temporarily as firemen, said that David Jenkins' place was in the district he had to look over. He had examined the place, and had marked it close to the stone, but he did not take any particular notice of the stone, and did not try it. He told Jenkins the place was all right. He re-visited the place after the accident. His description of the stone tallied with that of the previous witness. Mr. Stuart Martin produced a plan of the place, and described the same.
After a few remarks from the coroner, the verdict of "Accidental Death through the fall of a stone," was returned. The funeral took place on Tuesday at Pant Cemetery, and there was an exceptionally large attendance.
Pits No1 & 2 (operational on OS map dated 1884 and OS map dated 1901 2nd Edition)
A Dowlais Iron Company report dated 10 July 1863 compiled by a W Jenkins, advises that the average length of underground haulages from pit bottom to the collier’s working faces was 990 yards for No1 pit and 935 yards for No2 pit.
Another D.I.C report dated 21 August 1863 advises that the vertical height of the pit of No1 pit was 218 yards (654 feet)and the vertical height of the pit and drift of No2 pit were 237 yards (711 feet) and 16 yards (48 feet)respectively, giving a total height of 253 yards (759 feet).
Another D.I.C report dated 21 August 1863 advises that the vertical height of the pit of No1 pit was 218 yards (654 feet)and the vertical height of the pit and drift of No2 pit were 237 yards (711 feet) and 16 yards (48 feet)respectively, giving a total height of 253 yards (759 feet).
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Four Feet Pit was sunk to a depth of 276 yards in 1850. It was flooded on 3 June 1868 and the labour of clearing it proved too difficult and involved a considerable outlay. (operational on OS map dated 1884 and OS map dated 1901 2nd Edition)
A report dated 10 July 1863 compiled by a W Jenkins, advises that the average length of underground haulages in the Lower Four Feet pit was 46 chains. However, this was revised in a letter dated 21 August 1863 such that the average length of haulage from pit bottom to the collier’s working faces was 82 chains.
Another D.I.C report dated 21 August 1863 advises that the vertical height of the pit was 187 yards (561 feet)and the vertical height of the drift was 882/3 yards (266 feet) giving a total height of 2752/3 yards (827 feet).