June 10/11/12 ~2013
This cabin has meant a lot to our family for many years, especially, since December 9, 1920. That’s the day my father was born, in this cabin. Ranger Gorden filled out a birth certificate for Edmund B Scheffler and the following day my grandmother and father were taken to Libby by horse drawn sleigh, to be checked out by a doctor then filled out another birth certificate. This posed a problem for dad in his military carreer, everytime he had to get security clearance, the military would question the two certificates.
As far back as I can remember we have hunted and fished around this cabin. This year I decided to rent the cabin as a fathers day present for dad. When I brought him out we sat and talked for a while. He told me the first time he ever used a phone was here. He was calling another Ranger, and he was so nervouse he couldn’t speak.
This wasn’t just a ranger station, it was a place where people could come when they needed help, and it was a home to the Ranger and his family.
I’ve read the letters and comments from other quests, and some of them don’t realize that this structer never had running water or indoor plumbing. It was heated by a wood burning stove and water was hauled everyday.
As far as the tall grass foes, the Ranger kept pack muses and horses, which helped keep the grass short.
This is a beautiful place,especially early in the morning before sunrise. I like sit by the fire pit and just look at the dew on the grass and smell the clean air. It’s so peaceful and qeuiet.
Yes this is a special place with a lot of history, and it will always be that way for me.
P k Scheffler
P. S.
If you would like to know more (about scribbled out) about this cabin and the people of this area, there three books titled “Behind these Hills” by Mona Vanic (she was a school teacher in Noxon).
