Starting a day ahead of
Mr. M'Kenzie, as we have a heavy load and the going heavy. Will
take three days to Rigolette. Mr. M'Kenzie will bring Wallace
along with him and Fred Blake his teamster. They will overtake us
on the way, as they have good dogs and no load only just
themselves. Got to Lowlands at 10 o'clock to-night. Bad footing
for our dogs, and had to lead them and break down the snow. We
came 40 miles to-day and our dogs at last played out. Bob Bakie
lives here and does his trapping around here. He tells us he
killed a caribou to-day, a big stag.
April 22nd.--This morning gave our dogs a little rest, and did not
start from Mr. Bakie's till noon. Our dogs are so poor that most
of them are chaffed with the harness, and a mixed team, some water
dogs, some Esquimaux dogs. The water dogs do not stand the hard
work near so well as the huskies, and get played sooner. Before we
started to-day one of the men killed four caribou there. Came here
this evening at Bell Shepherd's.
Saturday evening, April 22rd.--Got to Rigolette. Mr. M'Kenzie
caught up to us just a few miles before getting to Rigolette, and
we got there together.
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