Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-11
BY RUSSELL OWEN.
Special Dispatch to The Star and TO the
New York Times.

special DISPATCH Men e or the T,g S.sr ana " the
WELLINGTON, New Zealand.
A LII the dogs of the Byrd ex
~ petition which were brought
IN from the ice are coming back
1 i to the United States. Some
of them are old dogs, veterans
of two seasons, and many are pups
which were born in the Antarctic and
worked on the trail when they were
about a year old. These have never
seen the grass or trees, or, at least,
have done no more than sniff at them
from truck as they were moved from
ship to ship in New Zealand.
When the whaler C. A. Larsen was
a few miles off the coast Of New zea-
land on her return from the Ross Sea
the dogs were as excited at the APP
proach of land as the few members of
the expedition who were aboard the
ship. They had been transferred from
the City of New York outside the ice
pack. The dogs caught the gorse fra
GRANGE. strange to many Of them, and
burst into mad chorus of barks and
yelps.
Much OF the Wolf Present.
There is much of the wolf in these
dogs. They are, as a rule, gentle with
men-they seldom snap-but all the
viciousness of the pack is in their deal
one another to pieces If not carefully
watched. Many an idle hour in Little
America last year was spent in watch
ing the dogs, and adventures with them
We're at times amusing.
There was one dog in camp, Oolie,
which was an exception to the general
amiability of the others. Unlike Moody,
who would rub his huge body against
one in dignif1ed affection, or Dinty,
who would hold up his paw to be shaken
while one was still several feet away,
Oolie was silent, shy and furtive-
looking animal. He skunk about camp
at times, tail down and looking out Of
the corners Of his eyes.
Only One Is Bitten.
The one occasion on which any one
was bitten at all seriously by o dog
happened on the trail. Fred Crockett's
leader, Quimbo, big tawny dog, was
jealous of his authority. The leaders
frequently felt their positions to such
an extent that they ruled the dogs
behind them with paws and teeth and
wanted no interference. While the
geological party was on the trail going
south Crockett had few difficulties
with the dogs and chastised them
rather severely one day. That was too
much for Quimbo and while Fred was
bending over an unruly dog and teach
| ing 1t manners Quinbo became so upset
that he got around behind Fred and
took a good-sized bite from the seat
of his pants, making painful wound
at the same time.
The grouchiest dog in all the camp
was Frosty. He used to pull away from
| the others during halt on the trail
| lie down and growl to himself. He wal
| probably the most unsociable animal
| ever born.
The dogs soon learned the ways OF
their drivers and knew just how much
they could Jrifie with their tempers
| They got so they could hop back and
forth over the gang line while running
and untangle themselves. Some OF
them developed an uncanny way Of imi-
tating the habits Of the drivers.
| Worst LOCKERS Are Smartest.
Some Of the worst-looking dogs
turned out to be the most sagacious
Take Pete. for instance, O'Brien's lead
er. He. was runty-looking ANNA
| with head full OF brains. The geo.
logical party had some very bac
creyasses to cross near the mountains
miles and miles Of them. The only
safe way to cross them was at right
| angles and 1t was often difficult to gel
the dogs to do so, but Pete, when COM
ing to a crevasse, would turn without
a word from O'Brien and head directly
across the crevasse, travelling fast t.
reduce the danger Of falling.
Another homely dog which turned out
to be a splendid leader was Chri,
Braathen's dog, Moose Moss Mouse
Moose Moss-M Mouse was the pride Of
Braathen's heart. Moose was q dirty
yellow, subdued-looking dog. as If thu
| world had been unkind to him, and HI
was half deaf. But he was an intelli,
gent leader and would 60 anywhere
Chris told him to go-into a seal hoi,
or over the edge Of the barrier. IL
even tried to walk across water ono,
when Chris had forgetful moment
and was most surprised dog wheI
he found 1t could not be done.
One Is the Most Dignified.
The most dignified dog in camp wa
one of Walden's--Kuske. After the Jos
Of Chinook. Walden made n. net a