▁dogs ▁on ▁the ▁beach . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁Me use bach – Z esch ▁and ▁her ▁assistant ▁Mrs . ▁Chen ey ▁scheduled ▁dent al ▁clin ics ▁at ▁the ▁White ▁Mountain ▁School ▁for ▁In uit ▁children , ▁Our ▁Lady ▁of ▁L our des ▁Catholic ▁Mission ▁at ▁Pil gr im ▁Hot ▁Spr ings , ▁and ▁in ▁Council . ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁laten ess ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁and ▁expected ▁break - up ▁of ▁ice ▁and ▁snow , ▁Me use bach – Z esch ▁had ▁trouble ▁finding ▁dogs ▁for ▁the ▁s led , ▁and ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁h ire ▁a ▁man ▁to ▁m ush ▁the ▁dogs . ▁She ▁and ▁Mrs . ▁Chen ey ▁set ▁off ▁alone ▁with ▁a ▁dog ▁team . ▁Between ▁Cape ▁N ome ▁and ▁Sol omon ▁Road house , ▁a ▁bl izz ard ▁left ▁ ▁Me use bach – Z esch ▁snow ▁blind ▁and ▁bed rid den ▁for ▁a ▁week . ▁After ▁they ▁completed ▁all ▁scheduled ▁work , ▁they ▁were ▁ad vised ▁against ▁travel ing ▁back ▁to ▁N ome ▁in ▁the ▁inc lement ▁conditions . ▁Dire ▁predictions ▁turned ▁to ▁reality ▁when ▁they ▁found ▁themselves ▁str and ed , ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 3 0 ▁miles ▁from ▁N ome . ▁The ▁dogs ▁had ▁given ▁up , ▁and ▁they ▁were ▁not ▁even ▁able ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁nearest ▁road house . ▁Me use bach – Z esch ▁had ▁begun ▁to ▁believe ▁they ▁might ▁die . ▁ ▁Leon hard ▁Se pp ala , ▁known ▁for ▁winning ▁ ▁multiple - year ▁dog