Mercedes Timeline and Summary

Mercedes, who is Charles’ wife and Hal’s sister, insists on bringing everything along on the sled.
She feels sorry for the dogs when the men try to whip them.
Mercedes gets upset when she is forced to throw out many of her possessions to lighten the load on the sled.
She insists on riding on the sled; when the men take her off it forcibly, she sits down and refuses to move.
Mercedes dies with her husband, brother, and the remaining dog team when the bottom drops out of the trail.