These guys had grit!! Story reminded me of Jim Reardons excellent book "Wolfman of Alaska" about Frank Glaser, a government hunter who came to Alaska long before Edwards but possesed many of the same qualities. As a child I was fortunate enough to spend time on the Webb homestead in Kasilof. My uncle Wayne and Aunt Trudie homesteaded in the 40's, spending their first winter in a wall tent. Homestead neighbor Archie Ramsall worked in the Kenicott mine years before. These folks lived by a different code. Life was defined by practical decisions and their commitment to their neighbors was unconditional.