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\y of the fize of our common farmers dogs. 

 The boys that attend them have great 

 whips, with which they make them go 

 on occafionally. I have feen them fetch 

 not only water, but Hkcwife wood, and 

 other things. In winter it is cuftomary in 

 Canada^ for travellers to put dogs before 

 little fledges, made on purpofe to hold 

 their clothes, provifions, &c. Poor people 

 commonly employ them on their winter- 

 journies, and go on foot themfelves. Al- 

 moft all the wood, which the poorer peo- 

 ple in this country fetch out of the woods 

 in winter, is carried by dogs, which have 

 therefore got the name of horfes of the 

 poor people. They commonly place a pair 

 of dogs before each load of wood. I have 

 likewife feen feme neat little fledges, for 

 ladies to ride in, in winter; they are drawa 

 by a pair of dogs, and go fader on a good 

 road, than one would think. A middle- 

 fized dog is fufficlent to draw a Angle per^ 

 fon, when the roads are good. I have 

 been told by old people, that horfes were 

 very fcarce here in their youth, and almoft 

 all the land-carriage was then effedied by 

 dogs. Several Frenchmen t who have been 

 among the Efqumaux on Terra Labrador, 

 have aflured me, that they not only- make 

 ufe of dogs for drawing drays, with their 



provifions, 



