The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-08-10
Libby Young
Woman Now
In Far North


Northwest Territories.
LETTER GIVES TIMELY
NOTES ON LIFE THERE
Miss Anna Stuhlreiter, who had
been employed for the past year by
the Utah Construction Company, on
the Alaskan highway, at Whitehorse,
Y. T., has changed employers and
has moved much farther north. She
is now employed at Camp Canol,
Northwest Territories, Canada. This
is the big oil development that was
rushed through when it was feared
our gas and oil supplies would be
found wanting in the war against
Japan, and against which consider
able criticism has been voiced in
the press
Miss Stuhlreiter writes this news
paper concerning her subscription
and also says:
Miss Edith Kellogg Of Tonasket,
Wash, and / transferred to this
company upon completion OF our
work with Utah. Not only do we
know that we are sitting on top of
the world, but we feel it too-we
like it 50 much. Edith is working
here as a secretary and l am what
these people insist on calling q
banker. I'm afraid, though, that
soon | will have to 60 out and dig
for change as that is scarce item
here. Luckily bought little silver
at Whitehorse land we were al
lowed but 40 pounds of luggage).
At any rate, it is very interesting
work and | feel very fortunate to
have been given this opportunity to
come here.
Edith made copy for me OF a
letter she wrote the administrative
manager Of Utah Construction Com
pany for whom we worked at White
horse. II you can use any part OF
the letter, we won't mind
The letter referred to is a very
interesting one, rs it tells Of the trip
by plane from Whitehorse to Canol
and gives fascinating pictures OF ex-
periences in that far northern dis
trict. The letter follows:
Canol, N. w. T.
July II, 1914
Dear Mr.. Bendit:
thought / would write you lit
tie letter to let you know how Annie
and | made out on our new adven-
ture. It seems like at least a month
since we left Utah but actually it
has only been two weeks We had to
wait nearly a week for our plane
so we worked two days in White
horse before we left-Friday and
Saturday will admit we were get
ting little discouraged about SUM-
day night I never packed and re-
packed SO many things SO many
times in all my life! First they told
us we could take $50 lbs. of luggage,
then so and finally 40l Not being a
girl, doubt that you would APP
preciate the drastic limitations Of
40 lbs. of luggage! We sent the
part Of our things home but they
permitted us to leave box weigh
ing 20 lbs. to be forwarded when
they have space for it which will
PROBABLY prove to be one of those
matters for constant speculation as
to what has happened to it.
Well, Sunday night we took our
clothes out again and pressed them,
ready to 60 to work Monday morn
ing, then to our delight they called
us at five Monday morning. They
told us we had only ten minutes to
get ready but think we were ready
in five, we were so relieved to be
on our way. Then after all our hur-
ny the plane did not leave for at
least three quarters of an hour after
we got to the airport, but that gave
lis chance to have cup of coffee
and comb out our hair, etc. We went
by ATC to Fort Nelson. 1t was a
beautiful sunshiny morning and we
had hardly bump the entire way.
We had a good view of Utah and I
really think it was a good thing
that we were nearly past before we
saw it, for sentimental reasons. We
stopped at Watson Lake for about
five minutes and. lost three OF our
eight passengers there. We were
very impressed with the scenic as
pect there as the water was still and
the reflection of the trees and
mountains in the water was a beau
tiful sight. South of Watson Lake
spotted one Of those famous flight
strips and was very pleased with
myself! Since there were so few on,
the pilot asked us if we would like
to come up and look out the front
for little while which was fasci-
mating to say the least.
We landed at Fort Nelson at $3.50
and had nearly an hour and hall
there. First we had a questionable
hamburger prepared by very in
different although entertaining CT
The remainder~pf the time we wait
ed in the c. P. A. ticket office as
we went by c. P. A. to Canol. The
sedate Canadian ticket office man
there gave US some stationery and
we each wrote several letters. And
upon seeing Annie buzz her letters
off so aptly on the typewriter he
hesitantly suggested that she might
type 4 few te1erramS for him NJ