This is the order in all dangerous places: but when no danger is feared, the animals are kept on the outside.

Thus, the carts formed a strong barrier, not only for securing the people and the beasts of burden within, but as a place of shelter and defence against an attack of the enemy without.
There is, however, another appendage belonging to the expedition, and to every expedition of the kind; and you may be assured they are not the least noisy.

We allude to the dogs or camp followers.

On the present occasion they numbered no fewer than 542; sufficient of themselves to consume no small number of animals a day, for, like their masters, they dearly relish a bit of buffalo meat.
These animals are kept in summer as they are, about the establishments of the fur traders, for their services in the winter.

In deep snows, when horses cannot conveniently be used, dogs are very serviceable to the hunters in these parts.