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snugly ensconced in their robes and blank- 

 ets and completely covered up, it was con- 

 sidered as an additional covering, that only 

 added to their warmth and comfort. How- 

 ever, it was not quite so pleasant on getting 

 up the next morning as on former days, as 

 the snow was everywhere, and some of it 

 seemed to persist in getting down the backs 

 of necks, and in other places where it was 

 not welcome. 



Then there was the additional work of 

 hunting the dogs, some of whom were buried 

 under several feet of snow, and persisted in 

 there remaining in their comfortable re- 

 treats in spite of importunate calls, until 

 they had to be literally dug out with snow- 

 shoes as substitute for shovels in the hands 

 of the Indians. 



When everything had been dug out of the 

 snow, the sleds packed and the journey re- 

 sumed, it was found out very quickly that 

 as there was now nearly two feet of dry 

 snow on the ice, it would be impossible to 

 make as rapid progress as heretofore. How- 

 ever, as the storm was over and the sky 

 cloudless they pushed on as rapidly as pos- 

 sible with Voyageur still bravely leading. 

 Sometimes, however, a number of the In- 



