Typed letter from Nancy C. Russell to Mr. George D. Sack dated August 6, 1926 about Charles M. Russell's health improving slowly, mentions the forest fire, understanding that the bronze sculpture 'Range Father' has been reserved for Sack and that the magazine 'Country Life' messed up some of the titles on the bronzes in their article but it should still be good for them.

Apgar, Montana. August 6, 1926 Mr. George D. Sock, Weymouth North, Nova Scotia. Dear Mr. Sock: Your letter of the 26th received. Thanks for the darling picture of Tudie and from the photograph of your camp it could well pass as ours. I am going to send you some pictures just as soon as the mess has been cleared away. We have been terribly smoked up by forest fires but feel our place is now secure as we have a fire guard entirely a- round it. Charlie is improving slowly but surely and says he will do better work than ever, when he gets started again. I will certainly get the little bronze off to the bronze workers as soon as we get back home in September so they should be finished and ready for you the last of October. I hear the “Range Father” has been reserved for you. The copy we have certainly shows a lot of action. “Country Life” messed up the titles on all the bronze and your picture still I think the the [sic] article came out wonderfully and I feel sure it will do Charlie a great deal of good. We will be going back to Great Falls in September and Charlie expects to get down to work about the first of September.

[Transcript by Lauren B. Gerfen, 2012-09-13]