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against prowling grey wolves that could 

 make themselves troublesome at times and 

 give us an exciting hour or two, or even a 

 whole sleepless night. Our bedding consti- 

 tuted no inconsiderable part of our loads. 

 To sleep out in the open air in a hole 

 scooped out in a snow drift, and the cold 

 so intense that the mercury is frozen in our 

 thermometers, requires for comfort a con- 

 siderable amount of bedding. These blank- 

 ets and fur robes add considerably to the 

 bulk and weight of our loads. Then add 

 to what has already been enumerated, medi- 

 cines in case of sickness or accidents, 

 articles to mend breakages to dog harness 

 or sleds, a liberal supply of presents for the 

 different bands of Indians we hope to visit, 

 and our necessary changes of clothing, and 

 it will be easily seen that a long trip by 

 dog trains, is not a light or trifling under- 

 taking. 



Of my faithful Indian companions with 

 whom I travelled for long years, on many 

 a rough and dangerous journey, it is a 

 pleasure and a joy to write. Untiring and 

 enduring to a degree, they not only won my 

 admiration, but aroused my astonishment 

 at what the human frame was able to ac- 



