He was greeted by the derisive shouts of the Eskimos, whose respect for the white man is based primarily on the white man's skill in the Eskimo's own field.

The man gathered up his dogs again and went back for the sledge.
The gradual breaking in of the new men is one of the purposes of the short trips of the fall.

They have to become inured to such minor discomforts as frosted toes and ears and noses, as well as the loss of their dogs.

They have to learn to keep the heavy sledges right side up when the going is rough and sometimes, before a man gets hardened, this seems almost to rip the muscles from the shoulder blades.

Moreover, they have to learn how to wear their fur clothing.
On the 16th of September the first train of supplies was sent to Cape Belknap: Marvin, Dr.Goodsell, and Borup, with thirteen Eskimos, sixteen sledges, and about two hundred dogs.