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Since the remainder of this chapter will be The Dogs of 

 concerned with a country where for the most part the North 

 in winter, travel, cartage, and many of the means 

 of existence, are dependent upon the dog, we may 

 with profit, read Horden s account of the dogs of 

 the Hudson Territory: &quot;These dogs of pure 

 Eskimo breed are invaluable in winter, and large 

 teams of them are kept at Albany, Rupert s 

 House, Whale River, York and Churchill. The 

 Albany team was a particularly fine one, great 

 care having been taken of late yea^s in the selec 

 tion of animals for breeding. They were well 

 taken care of, were very tractable, and the pride 

 of their famous driver Harvey, who loved them 

 almost as much as he did his children, and 

 treated them most mercifully, an undeserved 

 blow being never inflicted, and who, when on a 

 journey, saw that every evening they were well 

 fed, and, what is equally necessary, well bedded. 

 In summer they do nothing, and are then voted 

 a great nuisance, as they are very dangerous to the 

 calves, and require to be heavily blocked which 

 by no means improves their temper, and gives 

 them a sadly hang-dog look. In winter they do 

 no work at Albany itself, but the whole season 

 ply between Moose and Albany, bringing from 

 there quantities of provisions, and taking back 

 sledge loads of dry goods. The Rupert s House 

 team is used in a similar manner; Moose from the 

 large number of inhabitants, receiving all the food 

 the neighbouring posts can spare, and being the 

 depot of the country, supplying all the goods 



