The Red Cloud chief., 1896-11-20
ON SNOWSHOES.
Dur Throe-C Caribou Feast In the
Barren Grounds.
Feeding the Dogs-Men Ate the Intes.
tines aud the Fat, the Animals
Ate tho Mcat-Trying
Experiences.

Experiences.
When we killed caribou the dogs were
fed on the spot, and the little meat re-
manning was divided among the sledgcs,
10 bc carried for them against the days
We were not so lucky. We never were
lucky enough to Kill before this it'll"
supply was exhausted. Had we been.
VIC Chc seven Indians and y would have
eaten meat. Is it was, we ate the mites.
tines and Fat and the dogs ate the meat,
because there was not uuurishmcHt
enough in the iutcst,ncs for the dogs.
BEFORE wc left Resolution Brniah and
had a thorough understanding on thia
point. Many of the Indian expedition
10 The harrrus are crippled 10y loss Of
co." from starvation, and ! knew the
loas of our DORIS meant failure, 50 we de
c'dod ii there was any starving the
greater part of IL should fall on u,
realizing, Of course, that IL the worst
came we could eat the dogs. Bcniah
held to his agreement and forced com
piiance from the CTIers, and 20 his wis
dom in this direction, in fact, is du'
much Of our success in getting out Of
the lIarrens.
When IL IL remembered that the or
binary meal for a dog train. e.. four
dogs, that are travelling 30 or more
miles a ~day--consists of n caribou hind
and fore quarter. that we had ~ dogs.
and that we never got more than u carl
bon or two at intervals Of several days,
the reader may understand why the
dogs were like wild animals, and why We
nte the intcstines and grease and saved
them the meat.
When we killed musk-ox we first cut
off meat for Il day or two's dog feeding
and then turned the dogs loose on the
carcasses. over which they worried and
snarlrd and fought the livclong night.
When there were 10 carcasscs they were
fed out Of hand from the slender SUP.
ply on the slrdge, and then they fought
~ ard worried the interchangeable
ir!. 'u'r =. l'nr he r',.ru chun's
that were jJsa i to jhcm.
This dog feeding was 4 try'ngcNncri-
'nco. MI the trains were I'D at 40
SAM tmc-w'.n we campcl ~ night
and such Il scene cannot h, duplicated
anywhere on earth. rs we emerge from
the lodge with the tiny feed relied M in
the skirt OF our capotc, thrr' U5i1a rush
10y the dogs that pretty n,aIly carried
us Oft our feet, and frequently knocked
down the lodge. We always tried. but
never with success. to steal a march or
tn" dogs and get away from the lodge
before the rush. but the moment one OF
MS showed his head they gathered for
the assault. and there was nothing ~
do but TO scramble out as best we could.
otherwise they would have poured into
the lodge and torn il and our clothes to
pieces in their crazy hunger. so We
would bolt out in a body. heads down.
and hugging the meat to our breasts
with n hand. use the whip vigorously
with the other, while the dogs jumped
into ia and IN Cop Of us in their frantic
endeAvors to tear away the little scrap Of
meat We held. Gradually we would
separate. and each man attempt tn
gather his train by lashing those tina,
did not belong to him, and calling by
name those that did.
When, after much fighting, each had
gathered his own, the actu / process "
feeding began, and this again demanded
much activity and some strategy 20 in
sure every dog of your train getting it's
portion. ! never had time TO notice how
the Indians did it, but my method was
to run each dog in turn a few wards
from the other three, quickly toss his
meat to him before the others caught
up. and then staRa guard over him
while he ate il.
The eating did not occupy much time
there was only u growl, q grab, and a
gulp, and the meat was gone.
twas necessary to.be expeditions, for
the dogs that had swallowed their meat
ran from group to group seeking those
that had not, and woe betide the poor
beast that attempted to masticate his
morsel! Two of my train, Flossie and
~tinnette, were very timid. and gave me
no end OF bother. II was only necessary
for another dog to start toward them.
II they would drop their meat and
run on. ! found IL necessary to hold
them by the scuff of the neck while they
nte' n laid my w~hipstock over the
heads OF the dogs that fought around
me.
Feeding animals in the>Zoo isn't a
circumstance to feeding dogs in the
Barrens.
Our three caribou feast Of thst.morn-
ing-our third in NE Land OF Little