On September 7, 1899, Karl wrote a letter to his sister Mattie from Wolseley, Assiniboia, NWT.

Today we know it as Wolseley, Saskatchewan, but in 1899, Wolseley was in the provisional district of Assiniboia, North-West Territories (NWT). The other NWT Districts included: Alberta, Athabasca, Saskatchewan (to the north of Assiniboia), Franklin, Ungava, Yukon, Mackenzie, and Athabasca.