256 My Dogs in the Northland 



in his train any that were difficult to catch, 

 it was his duty to fasten them in some way 

 so that he could get his hands on them in 

 the morning. Some careless drivers would 

 neglect these precautionary measures and 

 then, as a. natural result, there would be 

 trouble, with a certain percentage of fun, 

 before he secured his dogs to resume the 

 journey. 



The spot selected for the camp is now 

 carefully prepared. A level place is 

 selected as much protected from the wind 

 as can be found. The big snow-shoes make 

 capital shovels, and so when wielded by the 

 strong arms of these stalwart men, they 

 soon clean out the greater quantity of that 

 snow which was there resting and pile it 

 up in great banks at the rear and on each 

 side of the camp. The camp when thus pre- 

 pared is really a hollow square with great 

 snow banks on three sides. Prom the 

 fourth side the snow is all thrown away and 

 here the great fire will soon be blazing. To 

 keep this fire burning great quantities of 

 wood will be required. This is the reason 

 why the guide selected this spot for the 

 camp. And now that the snow has been 

 cleared away, the men exchange their snow- 



