Survey could only go at 10 miles a day, by hauling loads ahead and coming back for more, we could keep the freight and equipment right up in the lead.
Leaving Stoney Island at about 9 pm, after a good supper of rabbit, we started for an island called Gros Goulet, with two loads.
Our idea was to follow a chain of Islands across the lake, 60 miles, to a point on the opposite shore called Gros Cap.
We had an old trail to follow, but my ½ wolf leader “Mervin” was stubborn, unused to “following” where anyone walked ahead, and wanted to turn back to our last camp. So, Charlie had to run ahead of the dogs and I had to drive both trains, a lot of extra work.
Eventually, about 2 or 3 a.m. we reached Gros Goulet, a huge, bleak rock, with no wood in sight and the
