Sport and travel in the northland of Canada . e wind gets into thatquarter it remains there for days and brings up heavyrain or snow storms. Delay from this cause is the mostobjectionable and patience-trying feature of travel in thenorth at this time of year. One is kept in his tent dayand night; the moss being soaking wet, a fire is impos-sible, and not even the comfort of a cup of hot tea canbe obtained. We had nothing in the way of literature,and the hours passed slowly by. The Huskies did not mind; they remained in theirtents, smoking and sleeping alternately, and were perfectlyhappy; but
Sport and travel in the northland of Canada . e wind gets into thatquarter it remains there for days and brings up heavyrain or snow storms. Delay from this cause is the mostobjectionable and patience-trying feature of travel in thenorth at this time of year. One is kept in his tent dayand night; the moss being soaking wet, a fire is impos-sible, and not even the comfort of a cup of hot tea canbe obtained. We had nothing in the way of literature,and the hours passed slowly by. The Huskies did not mind; they remained in theirtents, smoking and sleeping alternately, and were perfectlyhappy; but to the more active temperament of the whitemen this enforced idleness was almost insupportable. Yetthe temperament of the Huskies is by no means sluggish. Ifound them wonderfully quick in learning, and they neverneeded a second lesson. They could understand a chartthe first time they ever saw one, and could use a pencil tosupply details respecting distances and the features of thecountry. Their manual dexterity made them serviceable ,% #^ ^^. .j«*4. alj*-^ DicKsox Canon on the Western Branch of the Rivkk. DOWN THE DOOBAUNT RIVER 47 in many ways, in pitching a tent, fixing an instrument on astand, or in cleaning and taking a rifle to pieces. They arefar ahead of Indians in intelligence. On August 25 we made a start from Amer-or-yuak, his wife, and son, I had arrangedfor two other Huskies to accompany us and lend a handin packing our stuff over the portage at Ulek-sek-tuk, therapid at the foot of Schultz Lake. The murderer Sahk-piwas one of them, I had always found him a very good andwilling worker and a keen hunter. It is very convenient, almost necessary, to have a (woman in the party. Husky women are excellent camp they collect moss for fuel, do the cooking, andkeep ones clothes and footgear in decent repair. They aregood walkers, and across a portage take a fair share of thepacking. -^ We had fair weather on Schultz Lake, and made g
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