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MAMMALS OF N O R T H E R N CANADA 191
1869, they had nearly recovered and were able, with the
others, to make daily runs of several miles at a very good
pace. The improvement continued, and I think they became
almost as strong and untiring as ever. Some of the fort
residents all along asserted that they could not recover fully
or stand the long journey; but I, who had much previous
knowledge of their staying powers, was of a different opinion,
and the result proved that I was right.
HAKE INDIAN DOG— Canis lagopus ( Richardson).
This animal is more or less typical of the indigenous
Indian dog of the far north of Canada. It is not so stout
or strong as the Eskimo dog, but many individuals can endure
a vast amount of hardship in the shape of heavy sleigh
and packing work with but little to eat. It is even more
necessary for the Indians, especially the so- called " Caribou
Eaters" ( as the latter move and travel about in winter, following
the reindeer) than is the case with their brethren
who subsist chiefly on fish, rabbits, beaver, and moose. The
Eskimos, with the exception of roving traders from the west
and Alaskan coast of North America, do not make any very
extensive excursions during the winter season. In birth,
traits, habits, and liability to epidemics there are no material
differences between it and Canis familiaris borealis, nor, for
that matter, with the rather mongrel breed or introduced
varieties of hauling dogs used by the Company, missionaries,
and the " freemen " of the interior. I might also mention
that I have heard of one or two instances of English
distemper having appeared among inland dogs.
RED FOX— CROSS FOX— SILVER FOX— BLACK FOX
Vvlpes ( Sps.).
The natives consider the foregoing as belonging to one
and the same species ( the common red fox), an opinion
generally, but not universally, accepted by naturalists and
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| OCR | MAMMALS OF N O R T H E R N CANADA 191 1869, they had nearly recovered and were able, with the others, to make daily runs of several miles at a very good pace. The improvement continued, and I think they became almost as strong and untiring as ever. Some of the fort residents all along asserted that they could not recover fully or stand the long journey; but I, who had much previous knowledge of their staying powers, was of a different opinion, and the result proved that I was right. HAKE INDIAN DOG— Canis lagopus ( Richardson). This animal is more or less typical of the indigenous Indian dog of the far north of Canada. It is not so stout or strong as the Eskimo dog, but many individuals can endure a vast amount of hardship in the shape of heavy sleigh and packing work with but little to eat. It is even more necessary for the Indians, especially the so- called " Caribou Eaters" ( as the latter move and travel about in winter, following the reindeer) than is the case with their brethren who subsist chiefly on fish, rabbits, beaver, and moose. The Eskimos, with the exception of roving traders from the west and Alaskan coast of North America, do not make any very extensive excursions during the winter season. In birth, traits, habits, and liability to epidemics there are no material differences between it and Canis familiaris borealis, nor, for that matter, with the rather mongrel breed or introduced varieties of hauling dogs used by the Company, missionaries, and the " freemen " of the interior. I might also mention that I have heard of one or two instances of English distemper having appeared among inland dogs. RED FOX— CROSS FOX— SILVER FOX— BLACK FOX Vvlpes ( Sps.). The natives consider the foregoing as belonging to one and the same species ( the common red fox), an opinion generally, but not universally, accepted by naturalists and 13 |
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