Daniel Gibson died at sea on his way home from Panama in April, 1931, at the age of 50.
A New Zealander by birth, he began his professional career in that country, being occupied for seven years on prospecting, sluicing and dredging. In 1906, he went to South America, where he was engaged on the erection of a gold dredge for the Inca Gold Development Corporation of Peru.
From September, 1907, he was engaged for two years in dredging operations in French Guinea. During the next ten years he was employed as dredge master, dredging superintendent and manager of various companies in West Africa, the last two years of the period being occupied in operations for the Niger Company in French territory. Among his later engagements were a period of two years spent in British Guiana, one year in Northern Nigeria, and further terms in French West Africa.
Mr. Gibson was elected an Associate of the Institution in 1922.
Vol. 41, Trans IMM 1931-2, pp.655-6
