These wild creatures had come from the eastward in their dog-sledges, and having passed well out to the seaward in order to avoid the open water off the mouth of False River, had missed seeing their countrymen there, and therefore knew nothing of the establishment of Fort Chimo.— Ungava
There they left one of the sledges, and some broken skis were offered to the flames and made a grand fire.— From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People
Then Johansen remained waiting by the sledges, and if the bold ski-runner were long away he began to fear that an accident had happened.— From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People
Will you prove to me that you were right to go into Paris in sledges, accompanied by a gay party, which, in the present unhappy state of things, is likely to give offense?— The Queen's Necklace
On the highway he could hear the creaking of the sledges, the whinnying of horses, the groaning of the seats in the sledges Once more the hare paused near the road.— Tell Me Another Story The Book of Story Programs

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