with our snowshoes so that the dogs could follow.
The Chief Ranger—a Labrador Half breed Indian—was a wonderful traveler with a reputation for covering huge distances in an incredibly short time. But few White men cared to travel with him as he considered it great sport to match his traveling [traveling] ability with theirs and if possible—play them out.
That trait nearly cost me my life on this very trip.
Willie McNeill’s train was composed of five strong dogs whilst I only had four, not so
