StNicholas [serial] . rt that often the driver isat the mercy of the team, which quits the trailand in eagerness to catch the flying coquettes ofarctic winged life, roll the sledge over and oversnowbanks until the birds are theirs. Nome is the mail distributing depot for SewardPeninsula—the gateway to northwestern from the States comes from Seattle bysteamer to Valdez—four days journey. FromValdez to Nome is an overland route of morethan 1500 miles. This distance is covered byfour dog-team relays, each let by the governmentto a separate contractor. The government pays the contracto
StNicholas [serial] . rt that often the driver isat the mercy of the team, which quits the trailand in eagerness to catch the flying coquettes ofarctic winged life, roll the sledge over and oversnowbanks until the birds are theirs. Nome is the mail distributing depot for SewardPeninsula—the gateway to northwestern from the States comes from Seattle bysteamer to Valdez—four days journey. FromValdez to Nome is an overland route of morethan 1500 miles. This distance is covered byfour dog-team relays, each let by the governmentto a separate contractor. The government pays the contractor $40,000 ayear for carrying the mail from Unalaklik to of this sum he pays carriers and all expenses. 390 WHERE DOG IS KING He constructs the sledges, makes the harness and they are heavier at this time, while their coatsenters into the scientific training of dogs for the are thick and glossy. During the short arcticservice, so he has plenty to do for his fee. summer when the sun never sets, they saunter. A DOG TEAM RESTING AT THE POST -OFFICE. Unlike most of the high-bred dogs of Nome,the mail teams are not kenneled in summer, butfollow their masters, who, like every one in theNorthland from parson to scavenger, have min- about the camp with a very important air. Theirsis the center of the stage. Their wild entranceand exit four times a season when the whole pop-ulation for miles around gathers at the post-office
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