A review of load cards, bell signals and the outgoing operator’s handoff slate finds a gap between the total in the public summary and the conditions recorded at the cargo lift at Three Roots Junction. The difference does not prove that anyone misstated the file. It shows what the public count leaves out: the upper bell can be heard at the lower landing only when the tool screen is closed.
The load cards, bell signals and the outgoing operator’s handoff slate lists 33 loads with a confirmed signal at both landings; the previous window lists 37. Rook Moss checked both against household copies and route logs checked against the public board. The source was checked against a second copy held by Mina Copper. No dated correction to either copy was present when the comparison closed.
Operators rely on the signal at their own landing. Loaders ask for a shared confirmation before the lift moves. The office has not supplied a separate measure that would settle the disagreement, so the two explanations remain competing accounts.
This report supports a narrower finding: the count is repeatable, but it is not enough to decide how an operator knows a load is ready when the two landings do not hear the same bell.
The clerk closes this route file and gives the next window a fresh walk. The board closed this docket after it approved a limited bypass with a named maintenance turn. The next window starts with a fresh record.
