The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-04
DOGS FOR ALASKA.
Mt. Davies Will Take His Pack Of CANNES
Of Mixed Breed to the Klondike-They
Are Expected to Prove More servicsable
Than Eskimo Dogs.

Are Expected to Prove More servicesbie
Than Eskimo Dogs.
The steamship British King, which
arrived at New York recently, found
tempestuous weather on her route from
Antwerp. The wild orchestra of the
elements was punctuated by the yelpinf
and bowling Of 20 dogs in little stalls
tween decks Their bark was on the
sea almost from the moment they left
the English channel and got into the
turbulent open until they passed in at
the Hook. The dogs are OF mixed breed
Some have a strain of the sheep dog in
them, others are a mixture Of blood
hound, mastiff, collie and greyhound.
and others are just plain dog They are
hardy lot. They did not like the roll
ing and pitching of the ship, but they
were not seasick, and every one was in
as good condition when it was put
aboard special freight car for Montreal
a few nights ago as if il had just left
its native heath.
G.. r. Davies, tall Englishman OF
cosmopolitan habits, owns the dogs. He
has been everywhere except the Klon-
dixie, where he is going to take the pack.
He was soldier in the Chinese service
against the rebellious Black Flags and
Just missed filling grave in China.
Two of his English comrades were
killed Mr.. Davies is somewhat OF
speculator. He observed, while in Bel
gium, that much Of the drawing o.
light vehicles was done by dogs OF thu
mixed breeds that he has brought II
America. Mr.. Davies says that most o
the dogs can easily draw a cart which
with it's contents, weighs about half
ton. Farmers in Belgium, especially II
the neighborhood of Antwerp, raise tn
dogs Just as a breeder of draft horse
in Normandy raises horses. The dog
sell in Belgium for $40 each.
Mr.. Davies says that, with the COS
of transportation, they will be wort
about $50 each when they reach tn
, neighborhood of the Alaska gold re
} gion. Each of the dogs was chained
| its little stall very much like a pony
l | Dogs of mixed breed and of no breed
) all do not agree when they are permit
ted to run around as they please. Nj
4 Davies says that if he had let these
: dogs loose on the ship there would hay
been only few of them alive. They al
{ not bit savage toward man, but the
n are not fond of each other.
+ The keepers of the pack are Juli'
G Berhelst, Belgian, and Henry Love,
@ COW boy of the southwest. The do
have not quite caught on to orders
!, the American language, and that is Il
q reason the Belgian was brought ov
= with them They understand Flemis
d or the kind of Flemish that the farme
d around Antwerp speak, and Berhel'
O. who knows little English, hopes
" have them respond to orders in his W
d sion of that language after little tral
to ing and practice.
es Three of the widest of the pack sli
is ped their collars on stormy day
Y. midocean and began prancing about
" ship. The sailors and the returning G.
id tlemen made vain effort to catch
or dogs. They would not be caught Th
of Love, the cowboy, got after them w
IN his lariat The rope whizzed throu
the air and fell over the ample neck
a dog. The dog had never felt la
before and did not like it. There wa
struggle which ended in less than
he minutes in the unconditional surren'
of tho dog
l., Mr.. Davies will take the dogs fr
G. Montreal to Ottawa, where he will IN
ne Warburton Pike the author OF "Lt
% Lands of the North" who knows mi
lis more about the Klondike than
'al Davies. 1.-The route we will take at
ed leaving Ottawa, Mr.. Davies said, ~
ng depend on the advice of Mr.. Pike
IN will utilize half breeds and Indians
as, the Canadian northwest as guides.
in intend to carry provisions to the ri
dixie ON large sleds. Each sled will
,to drawn by four dogs, two abreast.
of believe that the dogs will be better
di the service than the Eskimo dogs
ng | New York Sun.