Still on the Trail with the Dogs 269 



We were sometimes also sadly delayed in 

 the forests by the numerous wind-felled 

 trees, which often seemed to be almost insur- 

 mountable barriers to our progress. The 

 axes again were called into service, and it 

 did at times seem as though we were spend- 

 ing half of our time in clearing out a trail 

 along which it was possible for our patient 

 dogs to pull our heavy sleds. 



Thus, with varying fortunes, on and on 

 we plodded, until at length the smoke from 

 the tops of the distant wigwams and the 

 noisy, hostile reception of innumerable In- 

 dian dogs, told us that our long trip by dog- 

 train, for the present, was about ended. 



