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For two days they were storm bound , venturing out only to feed the dogs and from time to time to relieve the tarp roof of its burden of snow . The third day dawned cold and clear , and daylight found the outfit on the move . They were following a creek bed , and the depth of the snow , together with the easing of the slope , permitted the use of both teams . No halt was made at noon and when they camped at dark they estimated they had made fifteen miles . Five days of fair cold weather followed and each night found them from fifteen to eighteen miles from the camp of the night before . No game had been sighted , but on two of the nights Leloo had left camp , and once , from some ridge far to the northward , they had heard his long-drawn howl of the kill . On the sixth day another storm broke .