Chapter 18June 3, 2016
The Ruston and Wheeling mine inspections were scheduled for one week apart. The first inspection occurs at Ruston. Kevin Walters and I meet with Jack Bernard outside the gates twenty minutes before the scheduled inspection.
Bernard says, “I brought two engineers with me to observe and operate equipment. We will confer to determine the best testing and sampling areas. We are going to sample physical materials in the shaft, and we will take samples of the air in various locations in the shaft.” He stops long enough to draw some air and see if we were going to jump in. We didn't, so he continues, “We can also compare what we find with what was on the invoice you guys found. Shall we get started?”
Nods all around, and we walk toward the mine. Harris stands with two ot
