The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-05

tropolis. Murphy also says that he does
not look unlike bear. that he has very
high fore quarters and that he carries his
head low While these points are those
Of resent lance to Bruin. there is sin
lister look of the pugiisI about him. and
80 the champions name vas tackled 10
him early in his life. Fob viii no; weigh
more than sixty-five pounds and he is
trained leader
What Leader Is.
The term leader means much, as ii Is
that particular place in the team where
more intelligence is required. and as the
animals are not driven with jerk line
or led they must understand words Of
command The other dogs belonging 10
Murphy are called "Po'~cat.' IS pounds,
"Spotty. * pounds: ''S lie" ilo pounds,
and ''Siwash." lis pounds. 'Polecat' was
the leader II Murphy's team while en
route for civilization. lie IS an animal of
more than ordinary intelligence. All sire
well known In the upper Yukon country
In tais connection Murphy says that the
dogs are IS weii Known as are certain
men aad that stories are handed about
concerning their intelligence and prowess
SUCH as are told In the blue Grass country
about the trofters. rgnnings horses, Stas-
Z 4
again aud are identified with she teams
thar are known 10 have done good work.
\ case in point is that Of E. o. Thebold.
Who has been ont from Dawson for sew
crai months He called upou Murphy yes
terdsy The two Yukoner% talked Dawson
. and then "a ked dog.
II had the best team IN the klondike."
said NJ Thebold
II son'f know about that" replied Muir
ply Il have dogs in my team that were
in the capt Mocre tsen and that was
said 20 - tho BEST ioe team In the upper
Yukon"
what dogs have yor got that were in
she Moore team asked T,1ebold-
''Nen have Spotty' and WHITE"
v2S the answer
Il sola my seam 81 Moore and my dogs
were kr ewn as he Moore team" said
Theb0ld
The Dogs We're Happy.
Then ~ Murphy sa!8 shat shey would
go Down to the transfer stables ard see
he dogs. ara they did When "spo,ty-
and ssWhliss" gere let ont. they jumped
ard barke8 il their icy Al seeing hoch
a1yn Theoo,d threw his arms around
his ODD aoS>' neckz ana caressed thern.
ard they. IN thesr ecstasy nearly rolled
h:rr1 over on the barn sfoe-. TIE ffentfJy
- tae old members 81 the Capt Moore
.ssu and Thebol8s one-tiEne ownership
gsere a arce established.
II Is not strange that Al affection
grows up between mar ans his aGgs
sid Nurphv feel1nxIy last night -
man gaGs mem always ready. hard work
.rg ana faithful &c him lie secs them
Starting az daEhre&k 3ue Flooding AL
day l~rr. araEEnE loads that a man
| could rat. ana reT+r giving m unfI na-
,ure yese3s ara they sink from sheer tx
haust.un w ts5t Dawson ~ th 2 tear
/ - tive sors Tbs slsage was loaded with
/ es~3 pounds oGyet iuc3 lG5og aH NJ eur
uer~cnsl Ta-ts sn6 t4e thi1ES necessary
! lo Sce us fhrageh- oar dogs averaged
sevs-Ey-tEfee pounds @aeh ard eacn cUa
/ hau5ea Nfs rage - - pounds Thts
load af coarse. vas eyf~< constantly re-
dared SIS ina supplies were consumed }g1t
/ eNst Is WAT they started with Saf>
| net tae 'eade- Bob Fits. gnnaons' = me
most conspicuous member - TIE dog coli
ony - Dawson ard as such tooS sort
/ ~ precedence ever TIE others ot tAe team
He Is eue ha3t Swash DOS in which there
IS SRA n q the coyote ant -he other
- rrr cent % tfrs IS Ma,srncath %ot
rn4ra "a rr2E ~ In family war but
me sasxture has resulted IN working
ard aSht-s sios ;has Eas ear.e6 repu-
/ ta:i 70 -~uotty Is 8a3yee+ coz weil
kuoWa sr the K45~a & lie Bas IN tae
srasn 7Ha2 wss =ent co& from Dawson 80
rescae stranded parry Ar I-ske Hoo.s-
,iaaHa- 80 years axA t4s vas use Lead
er al. the team.
Is.S~ tr~ighter<
As for fre,saetaS ! can ;&ke & fo,r
Sos team snd hsal thousand pounds.
a horse = wsa headed ws,h "a pounds
Tae% 49, .ss- = horse lzEes l.snss i eay