Travelling with Dogs in Northern Wilds 247 



desired. Then much larger loops were 

 firmly secured on each side of the sled for 

 the purpose of fastening on the loads, and 

 now the sled is considered completed, and 

 ready for use. A cariole was one of these 

 sleds fixed up with a comfortable back and 

 parchment sides. Often it was gaily 

 painted and with fur robes and a good trail 

 was a cosy vehicle in which to ride. 



For a long trip of, say, several hundreds 

 of miles, during which I would be absent 

 from home for perhaps six weeks, I would 

 take with me three of these oak sleds and 

 a cariole. 



Four dogs constituted a train sufficiently 

 strong to draw a loaded sled. The do^s 

 with us were harnessed up in tandem style. 

 Any other method would not have been 

 suitable in such a densely wooded country. 



The taking of so many dogs and sleds 

 may appear at first extravagant. But the 

 explanation is simple. It must be borne in 

 mind that these long journeys were made 

 in a country so wild that there were not 

 only no hotels or lodging places of any 

 kind from the beginning to the end of the 

 route, but also there were no shops, or 

 places of any description, where supplies 



