The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-05-09
AN ADVENTURE WITH esqUIaAux poGs.

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AN ADVENTURE WITH EsQUIMAUx DOGS.
The following extract IRON DR.. Hayes's
" Arctic Boat Journey" will be read with in.
terest at the present time. when the wri-
ter's proposed Polar Expedition IS one Of the
topics OF the day:
The dogs were fastened by their long
traces, each team being tied 10 separate
stake. They were howl'ns piteousIy. Hay.
ing been exposed 10 all the fury OF the storm.
with no ability 70 run about, they had grown
cold; and as their masters told u, having
had nothing to eat during thirty six hours.
they must have been sayasely hungry. One
81 them had already eaten his trace; but We
came out. fortunately. at the proper moment
TO prevent an attack upon the sedges.
i" Leaving the hunters to Look after their
teams, returned to the hut. The binding
snow which battered my face made me insen.
sible to everything except the idea OF getting
out Of il; and thinking Of no danger, was
in the act Of stopping to enter the doorway.
when sudden noise behind me caused me
TO Inok around, and there. close at my heels,
was me whole pack Of thirteen hungry dogs.
snarling, swapping, and showing their sharp
teeth Ike a drove II ravenons wolves Ii was
fortunate that had not got down upon nv
knees. or they would have been upnn nv
back. Ia fact, 50 I,npeiuous was their al.
tatk. that one oG them had already sprung
when faced roanl. caught him on nv
arm and kicked HIN dowa the hill. The 9th.
ers we're for the moment intimidated BY tie
suddeunesss OF my movement, and at seeing
the summary manner in which their leader
had been dealt with and they were ~ the
act OF snesking away when they perceived
+ that | was pnwerless TO do them any harm,
having nothing 10 my hshd. Again they as.
stunned the offensive; they were all around
me an inst,nt more and should be torn to
pieces. hal faced death IL several shapes
before. but never had lelt'a, then nv blood
LARRY curlled 10 nv veins. Death dawn th-
red throats of pack Of wulish dogs had
something about L peculiarly unpleasant.
Conscious Of my weakness. they were prepir.
ing for a sprHg; ! had not lime even 10 halloD
Tor help-io run would be he readiest means
Of bringing the wreiches upon me. Nv eyes
swept round the group AMI caught something
lting half buried IN the snow, aboal ten feet
distant. Qiiek as Hash ,prang as net.
er sprang before ar since. over the back Of
huge lelluw who stool before. anil the next
/ instant | was whirlng about me the lash IL
4 long WHIP. cutting 70 right and left The
log. reiterated beiire ms blow. AMI thr II.
Try u ny onset. and tlIrn sIllenIy skalked
behind The rocks. Tie whip had tlcarl,
saved ms life there sas nothing else with.
i IN nv reach, aud Il bad been dropped there
/ quite accidentally by kilatInah q. he went
down 70 the .ledges.
VIZ ptinripsl object 10 Mentioning this
j little incident i TO shaw the savage pfnptn.
sity Of these dogs. which are 10 the Esqui.
manx mare than the haf,e to u or the camel
to the Arb. Siyage they are. however. only
when hungry. The might without food had
developed all their latent WOO fish qualities
/ Reclaimed wolves they doubles. are aud,
~ shown BY The bDldae.s Of their attack
when ny back was turned and when had
nothing 10 ny hand. and their timidy when
| hal possession of slender whip, they have
All II a wolf. coWarlice. Their masters
keep them - subjectinn only By iniimidatiunj
they sili do nothing Tor man they 10 nut
ie.r: and even the hunter whn has been &C.
eusiomed TO them for years. aud has fell
/ them aud driven them, has 90 watch them
closely when they are hungry. Ills whip is
then his constant companipn. They are ca
pable 81 no attachment 10 their master, be
he ever ~ kind. except 10 rare cases aud
/ they will lollOw the man who last fed them.
A little ehiid. or disabled person, IL never
ale Among them ~ time, q scarcity"