ALLEX: DOG« OF THE AMERICAN ABORIGINES. 



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Uses. — These dogs of medium size, were chiefly used by the Indians 

 in transportation, secondarily in hunting. In the plains country 

 from Saskatchewan to the Mexican Boundary, the travois was in 

 general use. This consisted of two light poles, the smaller ends 

 fastened together and resting on the dog's shoulders, the heavier ends 



