For hours these uncanny dogs had puzzled me, a score of vicious, hungry brutes that drew the sledges in winter and that picked up a vagabond living in the idle summer by hunting rabbits and raiding the fishermen's flakes and pig-pens and by catching flounders in the sea as the tide ebbed.

Then he harnessed himself in the traces and dragged the sledge over the snow.

He could get a dog-team, Alaskan huskies, to be had in Truckee; he could load sledges with provisions; he could put the right man in charge and then lead the way.

After that there was a stretch of wind-swept ice, and Kazan pulled the sledge alone.

The boy taught the girl to make twine from reindeer sinews, to treat skins, to make shoes and clothing of hides, to make combs and tools of reindeer horn, to travel on skis, and to drive a sledge drawn by reindeer.

"Not sure I can swing the sledge.

We were up early the next morning, but Stewart and Gough were up still earlier, and were making sledges and trying experiments with loads.

and we were able to do some camp work, digging out sledges and making the ponies more comfortable.

The drag would help to stop the sledge, and if she could put an extra pressure on one side, to some extent direct it.

Most of them after a bit plunge forward with both forefeet together, making a series of jumps and bringing the sledge behind them with jerks.

To-morrow we muster stores, build the depot, and pack our sledges.

"I must unload the two sledges, and cache the things close to this tree, under your sledge; then the dogs can draw you home.

But she could not take time to build a sledge and cut away the brush.

Later in the morning we exchanged sledges with Bowers, pulled theirs easily, whilst they made quite heavy work with ours.

"I think they're starting the sledge.

He and Stewart and fifty Kashmir Sepoys started off that day to Teru, taking with them half a dozen sledges that had been made out of ghi boxes.

Experienced runners will be able to travel on Skis while getting this sledge down, but beginners will do well to wade on foot, especially the rear man, who has to control the speed.

At this season, they use sledges, which are to them as waggons are to us; and in them they take every thing along with them, with the utmost ease, that they have a mind to.

Got three people lowered by the Alpine ropeEvans, Bowers, and Taylorthen sent down the sledges, which went down in fine style, fully packedthen the remainder of the party.

" A short distance off there was a fold in the moor, and while Osborn wondered whether he would walk to the top a man came over the brow, leading two horses that hauled a clumsy sledge.

She felt him try to turn the sledge, but they were going too fast; the light frame canted and turned over, and they rolled off into the snow.

She had never been this near to man before, except when the pack had overtaken the sledge out on the plain.

Having caught up the Levies, we tramped forward along the track made by the first column, occasionally finding deserted sledges and bits of broken spades.

Another rope or thong should be attached to the stick and centre toe irons, so that this can be held from behind to prevent the sledge travelling too fast downhill.

We have risen nearly 250 feet this morning; the wind was strong and therefore trying, mainly because it held the sledge; it is a little lighter now.