John Cooper, Adrian Vanderplank and Jude Vanderplank. Warm 20°C, sunny and windy on surface. Dry underground with nice outward draught. Capping kit taken in (Adrian’s new drill!!!!). Adrian capping at the bottom with the intention of widening the floor area to make digging easier. A large rock at floor level was capped to give a better view along. Strong draught of fumes came out of here whilst capping this rock.. It felt like they were not coming from the floor but from the side. John moved the existing spoil from the top of Pensioners’ Pot through the rift to the bottom of Father Duckmas shaft. More capping, clearing and a bit of cementing next time. 1½ hours. John.
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| Looking along to source of draught. Photo AV. |