m AUDUBON'S LABRADOR 



ter's cold is delicious eating, as it has lost 

 much of its sharp acidity and it has a very 

 pleasant taste. It is gathered in the fall in 

 large quantities, keeps a long time in water, 

 and can be bought in Quebec for twenty-five 

 cents a gallon. In Newfoundland it has be- 

 come such a valuable asset that a botanist 

 was brought from Harvard a few years ago to 

 study the possibilities of the berry. Besides 

 its use for native consumption, it is sent largely 

 to the Norwegians in the northwestern part 

 of the United States. 



After dinner we visited the Indian encamp- 

 ment at the mouth of the Great Natashquan 

 River and were received by a rush and chorus 

 of Indian dogs. These dogs are very different 

 from the Eskimo dogs and are much smaller. 

 They are long-haired with pointed noses and 

 ears and curled-up tails, and are generally black 

 and tan in color with white bellies and white 

 tips to their tails. While the Eskimo dog is 

 quite close to the timber wolf in origin, this In- 

 dian dog is probably of smaller, Asiatic stock. 

 I was on the lookout for a skull of this animal 

 for a friend who wished to make a comparison 

 with certain Asiatic specimens as well as with 



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