SLEDGE DOGS.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19666, 9 July 1929, Page 5

SLEDGE DOGS.

„ prrERESTING STUDY. | mrr T0 QUAIL ISLAND. | M „oi» »>>o havo been privlT Tuit the Agricultural Depart.took quarantine station at Wind during the P «t few weeks \I D much iatere-ted in the work liStion. They amy be seen ■ t » over the hills of the island, to double harness, with six or '«• or ia Single kUrUeSS WUh Z pulling- They cover the fit /great pac«, keeping the jiiWtly on the run, when f not ride on tho sledge. Ihe tli which they obey tho com- *, t he driver is most striking. * „ calls the driver after a brief *d the team springs into action iT rk that must put a severe strain ittaew. A fow nunutes' steady ■ .and then "Hold" comes the t ad the team stops just as sudikeri who approach the kennels in Sitioß are quickly reassured by Ztkß L. Kessler, who has charge 7Lm Mr Kessler is a young man * viaus experience both with dogs sth Polar expeditions, for he was *w of Commander Byrd's North Expedition, although lie did not get 'to baie at Spitsbergen. When the m ( expedition was being formed ni lerving iu tho U.S. Marines in J" bat Commander Byrd sent for So Mr Kessler went south with EleMor Boiling the first trip. the visitors walk among them, the i UB p and yelp with excitement. i/,J; grows as it is found that the L little different from tho domesLrieir in that they like being led Bo eajT'-r are they for fnendttiat the visitor is in danger of knocked over when one of the I animals places his foro-paws — H, immense' weight—on the strang.iMlders. "It's all right,' says Keiiler. "Down Bkookum" (to ta) "ho'» J" st tr y in ß t0 K et acZl. He wouldn't bite a piece of lutlees I told him." Tho others are w eager. That is, all but the Mtiarter wolf, Fox. Ho is *ery Sy, and tugs at his chain m an Ito escape on the approach of a tut. Fox is of the true wolf with heavy grey eoat, relieved ' patches of white, huge shoulders, jnsll head with bright, wild-looking Sometimes, at sundown, or on a illßht night, he will stand on top |l kennel, and lifting his muzzle Bids, give tho true wolf-howl in nitfye protest, probably against his port to thousands of miles from the ,»nd fir-clad regions of his native to, a howl in which the others of »lf strain soon join. Yet in the Itois a good worker, and is the .peaceable of the pack, seldom entt in fights. »it must be stated that the ,'. worst fault is his love ot L with liia fellows. And inbly these fights are the result of Li trait of jealousy Above all Inky is jealous. Fondle one, and .» his neighbours, who a moment e had been striving for your fav W e anarling with bared fan*.and tifally striving to break their chaws leit efforts to attack the ** V *""J It ,„ tho same in the teams. There iiiMoujj feud between the two and Beany and they never harnessed up m the . Ba ™° Whenever two fighters are in the !"t,am they are put as far apart as f' Ul ' t„ sjiv these two fight- ' -w in the i*ek which have hem. the former n, wrt N.-wfoumlland. Two of the r and Husky, are recovertight which «j ,n wuhor in tho week, as deep daubed wt.h iodine , '\Somotinws I Jtot bitten, or ■ y , ,]3shr.l." «»«! Mr Kessler "but ,«,lv l.v accident, when I am iratiiw the combatants in a ngn*. Iwld .I.' these leather gloves as a action, but I don't always have»to r,-t them on. This is also a 3 ho said picking i 'on- and effective looking dogh lie s.:ul tho d<>fis were in too imA mm. too fat. but the chief rale v, ~ :1,.,t their Feet had become * ■■li..-, hills with soft turf and mare •!.» trood f»r.>»«n« *««' in.,.- ■,-..» ii "hosaid. "What they it , ~u.«- and iiv. Some good HtBE ■!;• Mr. <Vok wav would suit !*»»-f <i.> ■ atihl onlv get it. He wdoi.' Wl.it.-v and Sandy, two or (■'in-. • n 1 Ivst workers. These **',,. ~.: r -lv used as wheel dogs, « . 4 next to the sledge, x h > .an bo of most use in •flintr ' ,»r viewing the sledge. «r , .- their arrival at Quail !l ..-,. m.-'ith-, ago tho dogs have i«u..--.t dailv. when the weather u'!\\ h ni'jiht be thought that n'.i'h-Y anywhere would be too i»->r .11 Abisisan husky, but such •i ~ '.i-,n : .. Tho husky thrives v snow .i'i In\ . Kven : an Arctic Tjrlnnm* Imn very little. After .-*£<hv .'i the trail, and his eveni.i»Mi v .i-, !..->n led to him, he will ! "■ '.■,* .ii iln> miow, and, cuning »*a-la h<Hh.iad in his busily tail, will *s mroui;li the worst weather. But •« -h- dies not like and can't «*td up to is ordinary wet isauV *! everything is dripping war*, .in i his lung roat is saturated "n ;hfl ..-v <T is trulv miserable, and *>?:'.':• ii,. contracts a cold. HoW«.,tp has been quito a good spell Flint,.. .„!,[ weather and the dogs n hi «pl-n.hd health. A few weeks ■»<n.->.,f ,!,, m „ a <; su-lj and it was **"'■! '.!.. a he had two septic teeih. •» 4c:» extracted and a complete tnnr- ,-.. .. lSl<l teams of fifteen dogs .n *he Antarctic with the f'~' *" W h-n the stores and r*T'l '*.- - being t ran "ported from at the Barrier to the base at * '• '- ■■ sit miles away, each %i !'iV. ;iuH a lond of one ton. and £* * l -:.il trim a dav. An aero- ?* »-,''-.ng tw,. nnd a half tons. en runners and tho nine '"' m . u ' h '"l ,_>n . th « tri P - B! " * -ii <iniek time. *°«o TO HERMITAGE TO-DAY. /•BiMots hsTing been granted by "* javeri:ir.ent., the fifteen Alaskan '« and eight, pups belonging to '"""1 Aiidrc.i, Expedition will y^!"! 1 , " , ' a!Ki CJ,rl y t!li s morning, ."' diroet to tho Hermitage. '•Ce/ "' i ' l "' illUw w be tised "" Uorial !-,l r the now hut at