webbing sags and the heavy snow 
makes shoes so laced quite cumber- 
some. I recommend any of these 
“pyumpkin-seed” models for sportsmen 
and sportswomen, but advise woods- 
men, engineers and trappers to choose 
their “racquettes” carefully to suit 
their professional needs. 
The “Klondike,” “Alaskan” and 
“Yukon” models are so nearly the 
same that they are really too difficult 
to distinguish apart. Owing to the 
extremely fine quality of the snow in 
the far north, these shoes are built in 
lengths from eight to twelve feet. The 
frames, as shown in Fig. 8, run almost 
parallel with a sudden pointed or 
rounded nose, and a very gradual 
merging at the tail. The webbing is 
caribou or moose and very finely 
woven. The tips are acutely bowed 
and resemble skiis. On account of 
their great length, which requires ab- 
solute control, I recommend the use of 
the Montagnais hitch. 
A shoe which is really a “cross” be- 
tween a “Bearpaw” and a “pumpkin 
seed” is known in the woods as a 
“Beaver tail,” Fig. 8, so named be- 
cause of its decided resemblance to 
the rear appendage of that little 
worker. It is common in the north- 
eastern States, though seldom seen in 
Canada. Shaped like a paddle, the 
blunt nose and long tail makes walk- 
ing veritably seem like paddling along, 
as it does not drag as gracefully as 
do the longer shoes, while at the same 
time it can not be picked up at each 
step as in the case of the “Bearpaw.” 
The “Norwegian” (Fig. 6) is more 
or less a medium between the “Beaver- 
tail” and the “pumpkin-seed” and is 
a rather popular model, generally web- 
bed with caribou thongs. 
In my experience I have found it 
an absolute fact that all amateurs will 
avoid the raw-hide or lampwick lac- 
ings and choose the heavier more sub- 
stantial looking sandal. In the matter 
of raw-hide lacing, it is truly “begin- 
ner’s luck” that stears them away, for 
it is absolutely impossible to prevent, 
by application of oil or water-proofing 
preparations, the cracking and break- 
ing of such lacings, generally at a 
very inconvenient time. The ‘“Mon- 
tagnais” hitch, however, is in reality 
the only hitch which has only to be 
tied once during the entire winter. 
Adjusted when you first put the shoes 
on in early winter, you need not touch 
the lacing again, for to put the 
“shoes” on, you merely slip your foot 
into the loop, facing the tail as the 
shoes lies in the snow, and turning to 
the left or right, with bended knee, 
you twist your toe under the toe piece 
and the shoe is on. While putting on 
the “right” shoe, stand on it with your 
left foot to steady it and visa versa. 
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