Simpson a load of nine hundred pounds. The greatest load hauled by
four dogs that I know of was brought to Fort Good Hope by Gaudet. When
it arrived it weighed a trifle over one thousand pounds. But Factor
Gaudet is one of the best dog-drivers in the country." Then,
re-settling himself more comfortably before the fire, he continued:

"And while I think of it we have had some pretty fine dogs in the
service of the Company. The most famous of all were certainly those
belonging to my good friend Chief Factor Wm. Clark. He bred them from
Scotch stag hounds and "huskies"--the latter, of course, he procured
from the Eskimos. His dogs, however, showed more hound than husky.
Their hair was so short that they had to be blanketed at night. Once
they made a trip from Oak Point on Lake Manitoba to Winnipeg, starting
at four o'clock in the morning, stopping for a second breakfast by the
way, and reaching Winnipeg by one o'clock at noon, the distance being
sixty miles. They were splendid dogs and great pets of his. They used
to love playing tricks and romping with him. Frequently, when nearing
a post, they would purposely dump him out of his carriole and leaving
him behind, go on to the post, where, of course, on their arrival with
the empty sled, they were promptly sent back for Mr. Clark.
Understanding the command, they would at once wheel about and, without
a driver, return on the full gallop to get their master. When coming
upon him they would rush around and bark at him, showing all the while
the greatest glee over the trick they had played him. He never used a
whip upon them. No snowshoer could be found who was swift enough to
break a trail for those dogs and no horse ever overtook them. Once,
while going from Oak Point to Winnipeg, Factor Clark's train ran down
six wolves, allowing him to shoot the brutes as he rode in his
carriole. Another time they overhauled and threw a wolf which Mr.
Clark afterward stunned, and then bound its jaws together. When the