dog food.
But they were unsatisfactory – the dogs didn't relish them, and a series of lakes were only 25 miles away where fish were plentiful, so I decided to move out there and camp long enough to lay in a good supply. Loading our sleighs, a man called Elvin Walters and I left Fort Smith temporarily and pitched camp near one of these lakes.
A very short time was necessary to get everything ready before putting our nets in the water.