GEORGE THOMPSON
March 8, 1898

George Thompson, one of the best known and most highly respected 
miners of Yuma County, lost his life last Wednesday morning in 
the Fortuna mine by suffocation from gas created by the explosion of 
blasting powder. He and his partner were working on the fourth 
level of the mine and had fired a number of shots that would 
immeditately follow.  Thompson ran into a drift from which 
there was no escape from the fumes arising from the powder. 
His partner, Sullivan, escaped in another direction and thinking 
Thompson was safe did not pay any attention to his absence for 
some time.  Finally, thinking something was wrong, he began an 
investigaiton and soon discovered Thompson in an unconscious 
condition. He died a few hours later.




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