1 66 My Dogs in the Northland 



or twenty miles distant. There the fish were 

 caught in the month of October, just before 

 the ice formed on the waters. Sometimes, 

 indeed, the winter set in early and then, at 

 the cost of a good deal of hardship, the nets 

 had to be set under the ice and kept em- 

 ployed by the Indians until the desired num- 

 ber of these delicious fish was secured. 



When caught these fish were either hung 

 upon stagings above the reach of prowling 

 wolves or thievish Eskimo dogs, or else 

 packed away securely in ice. 



I had, every October, several thousand 

 of these fish thus caught and secured for 

 me. The severe and steady frost did the 

 work of curing them, as they were frozen as 

 hard as stones and thus kept perfectly fresh 

 and good for several months. 



The work of drawing these fish home to 

 our Mission was interesting and pleasant 

 although the return journey with the loaded 

 sleds made it necessary that we should all 

 walk, or rather run, in the usual Indian jog- 

 trot fashion. 



As I was arranging for a long journey of 

 several weeks' duration to some remote In- 

 dians, which would necessitate my taking 

 with me my best trains, I decided before be- 



