Ogden Daily Standard | 1903-05-16 | Page 9 | The Eskimo Dog Section

THE ESKIMO DOG alief AVor Lii for III kaeter anil deail lle aej chiai 0 the dog I 1 could write book in probability descended from the api he the eskimos one domestic but is of much value to him as all the domesticated animals of more favored races put together he drags him and bla family and their chattels from place to place hauls to his door the meat of seal or walrus leads him with unerring scent to the tiny orifice in the snow which indicates the breathing hole of a seal drags him for miles in pursuit of the bear and finally brings the huge brute to bay rounds up the musk oxen till his master can come up for the kill and then perchance in the darkness ot some long winter night when the band of hunger grips the settlement relentlessly he yields up bis life to feed his master and his family and his coat to keep them warm though mixed now with other strains so that black and reddish and spotted dogs are to be seen as well as the pure blooded grays and whites this animal still retains to a large degree the strength endurance and fleace lust for blood when in pursuit of game that characterized its ancestors combined with these traits are an intelligence and faithfulness that make many of these animal the jeer of any of their more favored brothers in more genial climates lesliea Le monthly