'^ew           if      i. Neawrly all the l
fe to drive the own sleds, which at tiines reqtfre
intof exletidons aud activity and therefore eep
in cirilationo, thereby.preventing them from suffed
the cold. As the ordinary sled is much lighter
eaily managed in traversing mountainous or rough $hey always use it in preference. It is also much 'or venient for packing.                          .
To each of our sleds were attached from fifteen to t
fine large dogs, perfectly fresh, and so invigorated e cool morning air that they could hardly be restrained drivers from dashing off in a pell-mell race over the le
tent we were now traversing along the sea-shore. The
est movement of a dry leaf, or any object on the snow,
attract their attention, and then a furious race would
in pursdit of the object, resulting in a general melee tangling of traces and harness. This was owing to the
starved condition in which the dogs are kept while
journey. At such times they-become so ravenous a ready to devour any thing that has an appearance of
Already the approaching spring and neighboring #
had begun to affect the snow,and in manay places the
hummocks of the tundra were beginning to make tha
pearance, offering quite a serious obstacle to our
At these places all hands would lend their unitedstrentr assist the dogs in dragging our heavy sleds, and it w
a pleasure to do so, as the noble little animals wrk
struggled with such earnestness, every muscle strained
utmost, and their tongues hanging from their  irmoute
T *. one in the mean while giving short, quick yelps, as if
iourage his companions. Fortunately we encounte
:few of these places, and the traveling was gener
.. .Bior the first half of the day our route lay along -t e dge of the sea. .The water was covered ^wi
s brken into large, irregular fragments.
aesr rand piled upon each other in the, Sextuded a far as tie oey couldX