THE ESQUIMAUX DOGS. 137 



variety used mostly in the region about York Factory, Rupert's 

 Rivers, and Labrador. It is generally of the Newfoundland 

 type. The dog common to the region of the Saskatchewan River 

 and Lake Winipeg is stone-grey, of large and bony build, with 

 large spreading feet and with prick ears. The hair is Jong and 

 wiry, and lies close to the body. The head of this dog is shown 

 in the engraving, fig. 27, which is from a drawing by Adrian 

 Nelson of Manitoba, who gives the following particulars in a re- 

 cent letter : 

 " The black and the yellow Esquimaux dogs are, I believe, pe- 



Fig. 27.— HEAD OP ESQmMAUX DOO. 



culiar to the American Esquimaux. These I consider the best 

 sleigh dogs known, especially the black variety. The other variety 

 is found in all shades of yellow, sometimes almrst white. A 

 portrait of a white dog of this variety is given on page 139. The 

 following are the measurements of this remarkably fine specimen : 

 Hight at shoulder, 2 ft. 6 in.; length from center between shoulder 

 blades to center between ears, 1 foot ; from latter point to end of 



