Outing (1885) (14801687953) - Public domain zoological illustration

Identifier: outing63newy (find matches)
Title: Outing
Year: 1885 (1880s)
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Subjects: Leisure Sports Travel
Publisher: (New York : Outing Pub. Co.)
Contributing Library: Tisch Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Library Consortium Member Libraries



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e telegraph stationswere situated about fifty miles apart,and it was the duty of the men whoguarded them to see that the line waskept clear for a distance of twenty-fivemiles on each side of their station. Itwas a lonely life. In the winter time Creag used two bigdogs to pull his sled. Moose wereplentiful on the frozen flats of theCheslay, and when the snow conditionswere favorable, Creag had no difficultyin killing enough meat for himself andhis dogs. When the summer came, how-ever, everything would change. Thedogs were no longer useful, and theywould pass their idle hours roamingthrough the wilderness that ran up tothe cabin door. As time went on theirtrips to the Cheslay for salmon, or theirrambles along the mountain sides insearch of young ptarmigan would growlonger and longer, until, at last, weekswould pass without their returning toCreags cabin; but as soon as winter be-gan to creep southward and the smallgame departed for warmer climes, thedogs would return to their master and
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AN ALASKAN GARAGE. EVERY NORTHERN ROAD-HOUSEEQUIPPED WITH A COMFORTABLE KENNEL FOR THE DOGS IS settle down to the long winters workuntil their summer holiday came again. Although it is natural for these dogsto chase every kind of living game, Ihave never seen a northern dog trainedto hunt, as our hounds or bird-dogs aretrained in civilization. They are power-ful, wolf-like beasts, anxious to pursueand attack any living creature, but theirinstinct is to kill for themselves—not formans benefit. By this I do not meanto suggest that the northern dog couldnot be taught to hunt. In the wilder-ness man kills his meat at long rangewith the high-power rifle. The dog is,therefore, of no value in the huntingfield; his value lies in his ability to labor. I know of only one exception to this rule. Among the Thaltan Indians ofnorthern British Columbia you willsometimes see a small dog that is notused for work of any kind. It is abeautiful little animal, with a straight,shiny coat of black and whi