1860 -Born in Altoona, PA

1885-1895 -Conductor on the Northern Pacific Railroad running between Glendive and Missoula, Mont.

1895-1904 -Mined around Circle City and Dawson; his wife accompanied him north

1904-1946 -Mined on the nearby creeks of Fairbanks

1922 -Wife died in Fairbanks

1923-1925 -Member of the territorial house of representatives

1923-1925 -Member board of trustees of the Agricultural College and School of Mines

1946 -Returned to Fairbanks after two and a half years in the states; planned to sell his mining property. He and his son George had been mining together

1950 -Left the Pioneers' Home in Sitka to go on one last mining adventure

-Found dead in a cabin near Ester Creek; survived by three sons, Ralph, Edward Jr., and George. He was 90 years of age

Credit: BoR Files