Bio: Cabin Girl, 1958. Descriptor: From U.C. Berkeley to becoming a Cabin Girl.
Sharon’s Story: This is a letter to Mum and Dad————————— Dear Mum and Dad, Well here I am after a pleasant airplane ride. Everything was fine except the small plane was a little rough, thought I was going to lose my breakfast a few times. By chance I met a friend from U.C. Berkeley at the Jackson Airport. He gave me a ride into the booming town of Moose – one post office and a small trading post. I called the ranch so Mrs. Galey came in her pick-up to meet me. Evidently there was a slight mix-up – she wrote me but probably to Berkeley. The country is so beautiful – the Dude Ranch just matches my visions of a rustic ranch in the last of the Golden West! White Grass Ranch is nestled in a very beautiful property directly beneath the Teton Mountains. The people are all very kind and attractive. There are five girls, three of us are sophomores. One girl is from England with a very pronounced accent and the other is a graduate of Vassar, 1938. She and I are the “cabin girls”. We all sleep in one big log cabin that is cozy and crowded. There are about eight young boys. Most of all the crew is from the East and several of the boys are at Princeton. They all wear black cowboy hats to play the role of the real cowboy! Also there are several married couples here that help in various ways. The Galeys are a most delightful and attractive couple. Mrs. Galey is German and I’ve the feeling that she will be very stern and quite strict (there’s going to be no fooling around)! Last but not least, there are many, many mosquitoes. Today I worked hard all morning. There are about 13 log cabins, mostly 3 bedroom cabins, which have to be opened up, washed out, swept out, oiled windows, washed and put in order. It’s one hell of a job. We have to move everything out and put it in again. All the walls, ceilings, beams, floors, beds & etc. have to be oiled down. And it follows that we will have to make all the beds later and change them over and over again through the summer! I’m taking it easy this afternoon because they said I should get acclimated in this high altitude that is about 6,500 feet above sea level. I’m really not very tired but I’ll take a rest break! Hope you are fine and that you will plan to come to stay here for at least a week. Lots of Love, your cowgirl daughter, Sharon. P.S – this has been inserted into the stories on July 23rd 2010, not sure if the heading picked up all information of LETTER FROM SHARON CRARY GRIFIN A WHITE GRASS RANCH CABIN GIRL IN 1956.