DCHP-1 Online
packet party Fur Trade, Hist. 
a party carrying mail and other special deliveries between trading posts by dog-sled, canoe, etc.
See also: packet (def. 2)
- 1923 The packet party is usually made up of two trains of eight to ten dogs each, the clerk in charge and two native voyageurs.
- 1923 The packet party is usually made up of two trains of eight to ten dogs each, the clerk in charge and two native voyageurs.