. The northern coasts of America and the Hudson's Bay territories [microform]. Cabot, Sebastian, 1476?-1557; Cabot, Sebastian, 1476?-1557; Natural history; Sciences naturelles. Jni-T-| DOG-CARIOLE TRAVELLING. 277 are invaluable in the arctic regions, where horses are utterly useless, owing to the deptli of snow which covers llie earth for so large a portion of the year. The com- paratively light weight of tlie dogs enables them to walk without sinking much, and even when the snow is so soft as to be incapable of supporting them, they are still able to sprawl along more easily than any o
. The northern coasts of America and the Hudson's Bay territories [microform]. Cabot, Sebastian, 1476?-1557; Cabot, Sebastian, 1476?-1557; Natural history; Sciences naturelles. Jni-T-| DOG-CARIOLE TRAVELLING. 277 are invaluable in the arctic regions, where horses are utterly useless, owing to the deptli of snow which covers llie earth for so large a portion of the year. The com- paratively light weight of tlie dogs enables them to walk without sinking much, and even when the snow is so soft as to be incapable of supporting them, they are still able to sprawl along more easily than any other species of quadruped could do. Four are usually attached to a sledge, which they haul with great vigour, being followed by a driver on snow shoes, whose severe lash is brought to bear 80 powerfully on the backs of the poor animals, should any of them be observed to slacken their pace, that they are continually regarding him with deprecatory glances as they run along. Should the lash give a flourish, there is generally a short yelp from the pack, and should it descend amongst them with a vigorous crack, the vociferous yelling that results is perfectly terrific. These drivers are some- times very cruel, and when a pack of dogs have had a fight cind got their traces hopelessly ravelled (as is often the case), they have been known to fall on their knees, in their passion, seize one of the poor dogs by the nose with their teeth, and almost bite it off. Dogs are also used for dragging carioles, which vehicles are used by gentlemen in the company's service, who are either too old or too lazy to walk on snow shoes. The cariole is in form not unlike a slipper bath, both in shape and size. It is lined with buftalo robes,* in the midst of a bundle of which the occupant reclines luxuriously, while the dogs drag him slowly through the soft snow, and among the trees and bushes of the forest, or scamper with him over the hard beaten surface of a lake or river, while the machine is pre- *
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