52 My Dogs in the Northland 



prepared. These, with the usual supplies 

 of the more substantial food, made us un- 

 usually pleased with our outfit. 



We left our home very early in the morn- 

 ing and with our fresh dogs made a capital 

 day's run, considering our heavy loads. We 

 made our camp in the forest on the eastern 

 shore of the lake, in the snow where a dense 

 balsam grove afforded us protection from 

 the biting cold wind. 



Long ere the stars had faded before the 

 light of the coming day we were on our 

 way. We were now crossing the great lake 

 and were specially anxious to get to the 

 other side ere night should overtake us. So 

 very wide is this great lake, at the place 

 where we were crossing, that it requires 

 many hours of rapid dog travelling to make 

 the journey from shore to shore. About 

 half-way across we struck a little island, on 

 which we found a few dead trees, still stand- 

 ing. We quickly cut down two or three of 

 them and soon had a good fire of burning 

 logs, at which a much enjoyed dinner was 

 prepared and eaten. The journey was then 

 resumed and rapidly did we push on, in our 

 endeavour to reach the western shore in 

 time to make our camp there in the forest 



