My Eskimo or Huskie Dogs 19 



The pure Eskimo dog is not devoid of 

 beauty. His compact body, well furred ; his 

 sharp-pointed, alert-looking ears; his fox- 

 like muzzle; his good legs and firm, hard 

 feet; his bushy tail, of which he often seems 

 so proud ; and his bright, roguish eyes, place 

 him in no mean position among the other 

 dogs of the world. His colour varies from 

 the purest white to jet black. I owned two 

 so absolutely white that not a coloured hair 

 could be found on either of them. They 

 were named Koona and Pa-qua-sha-kun, 

 Snow and Flour, by the Indians, on account 

 of their spotless whiteness. 



A favourite colour is a kind of light 

 mouse-grey. Dogs of this kind are, however, 

 rare, but when obtained from the natives are 

 considered of greater intelligence than 

 others and are valued accordingly. Still 

 the colour, as a general thing, is not often 

 taken into consideration, or considered as 

 evidence against the purity of their blood. 



The working weight of my Eskimo dogs 

 ranged from sixty to a hundred and thirty 

 pounds. It seemed rather remarkable that 

 some of the lighter dogs were quite equal in 

 drawing power to others that were very 

 much larger and heavier. In my first win- 



