Custer-Blaine County ID Archives News.....KILLED IN SNOWSLIDE   Thomas, Davis, Truski February 20, 1904
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The Prospector Volume 1 Custer Idaho February 20, 1904
  Sil Thomas,John Davis and Gene Truski, were buried in a snowslide the 13 
inst., while coming down the Dickens Hill from their camp to Custer.
  The discovery of the accident was caused by a hat belonging to one of the 
parties, being found on the slide. An alarm was given at once and everybody in 
Custer able and so doing rushed to the scene of the accident started a rescue 
of the buried men.
  Gene Truski who was first taken out has recovered, but with five minutes 
more suffocation he would have stood before his maker. The other two men, 
found soon after were dead, though energetic efforts were made and continued 
for some time, by Dr. Kirtley and others to try and revivify them and hold 
what spark of life might remain, but in vain.

Sil Thomas and John Davis who were killed in the snowslide were buried from 
the Union Hall on the 15th.

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