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And your snow-shoes are mended , and very strong . '' `` That is well . I will take them , but I do not expect to use them much , for the snow on the Great Salt Lake is not soft like the snow in the woods . '' It was afternoon when this conversation was held , and very dark , for the sun had by that time ceased to rise much above the horizon , even at noon . Late in the night , however , there was brilliant light both from the stars and the aurora . Taking advantage of this , Nazinred left his lodge and hastened to the outskirts of the village , where a little boy awaited him with the sledge and team of dogs all ready for a start . Without saying a word the Indian put on his snow-shoes and took hold of the tail-line of the sledge , which was heavily laden , and well packed .