Dog Sledging in the North 



give them, of course, rather an odd appear- 

 ance. The meat we found to be dehcious, 

 and rather better than moose meat. 



After having remained as long as we de- 

 sired in this country, and as long as we could 

 stand the infernal smoke of the tepee, and 

 after having secured a good supply of meat 

 for our return journey, we loaded our tobog- 

 gans and retraced our steps without especial 

 incident to the mouth of the Bad Throat 

 River. From there we took a sleigh to Sel- 

 kirk, driving over the lake on the ice, and 

 arriving at Selkirk the latter part of January 

 or the ist of February. 



To those who may contemplate taking a 

 similar trip to the Canadian woods in winter, I 

 would say that it will prove a very interesting 

 and never-to-be-forgotten experience, and that 

 the hardships of such a trip are not necessarily 

 severe if one will be guided entirely by the ad- 

 vice of the inhabitants of the region, especially 

 as to his clothing and general outfit. I feel 

 certain that, if one goes to the right locality, 

 not only will he get good sport, but he will 

 get it under very pleasant and novel condi- 

 tions, and return home more benefited in 

 every way than if he had taken a trip of the 



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