The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-21
MONEY COULD NOT BUY HIM
jack THE DOG WHICH LED Tvs
LEY's TEAM OF CANNES.
Days-RAeing Across 700 Miles 81
Snow aad Ice-N hat II Means to

Down in the basement OF the Hotel But
Ter Is a dog that holds TIE record between
Dawson city and pyea. His name is Jack.
and ne il owned BY r. Insley. VINO is in
the city making preparations for another
trip into The interior. Jack IS j cross De-
tween the native Alaska maiasnook and q
spaniel: a big. shaggy. black and white
animal. with long pointed nose and Il de-
vciornsat Of chest thai IS truly abnormal.
Behind the shoulders he ,,uns cat ike bel
lows. and it = this great air storage ca
paeity TIA, gives han MS power Of endar-
aEce ard speed.
Mr.. Insley stood with his hand resting on
the dogs head while he talked 10 a POST
inTeilsgencer reporter, and the intelligent
animal listened with All air of understand
ing 10 the recital Of his great trip across
the 10 miles OF snow and Ice.
We left Dawson with the weather con-
ditions 80 favorable that We didn't deem
IL neee sssary TO burden ourselves with
snowshoes," said Mr. Insley. Though We
had plenty Of use for them a few days
later when We struck the deep snow and
.iouadered along, sinking 10 our knees al
every step.
Our team consisted Of four dogs. with
Jack in the lead. They were attached 70
light sled. loaded with the lowest amount
OF supplies We dared start out with. some
800 pounds in all. The frs, few days cut
from Dawson We made good time on
hard. weN-paeked trail. old Jack striking
his gait. cross between a iope and pace.
and keeping us on steady trot all day.
The other dogs required driving, but the
leader never faltered In his pace from the
time We broke camp in the morning until
quitting time in the evening. Usually We
stopped at o'clock and rested a full
twelve hours. this being none too much for
a man who has run with a dog team on
an average OF Is and 30 miles day.
From Lake Bennett 10 Dawson a letter
could have been passed from man 10 man
the entire distance. SO great was the in
coming travel on that trail, and there We
were forced 10 turn out into the deep snow
so frequently that our speed was reduced
10 fifteen miles per day. About half way
out We passed a mail carrier, who had
lief. Dawson three days In advance Of Us
prepared for a rapid. uninterrupted trip.
and We also passed several parties who
started at intervals OF from three TO eight
days before We left Dawson. We arrived
In Dyea seventeen days after our departure
from Dawson. only a few hours behind a
party which had eight days the start Of
Us, But for the bad condition OF the trail
and heavy head winds we could have COM
pieied the tourney In thirteen days Even
az II was, our time was unprecedented, and
old Jack. already wei, known in Alaska.
made for himself record that will stand
for long time without a contestant
Few people have any conception of what
1t means TO follow a swift dog all day at
lie rate of from four and five miles an
hour, and four hours of that before break
fast. \ man mus; be In good trim and az
custoused to the work. Such time AS this
is impossible without good leader for the
dog team. Everything depends upon him
He must be able 10 pace along at "A swift,
steady gait and in addition 10 this he
must be obeiient and Intelligent. Jack
combines al these qualities. and money
cocidnf buy him from, me-"