Whereas White Fang has never been liked by the other dogs, now that he has been made leader of Mit-sah's team, the other dogs develop an intense hatred for him, a hatred based on the fact that White Fang is the lead dog, in charge of discipline among the other dogs, and also because he is given an extra ration of meat by Mit-sah. White Fang takes great pride in his leadership, yet at the same time, he dislikes the other dogs' always "yapping" at his heels, knowing that if he ever slows down, they will be upon him in a minute. The pride of leadership, though, is modified by the fact that White Fang is once again keenly isolated from the rest of the pack. Thus, he has to learn to stay at a distance, to stay in open spaces where he can outrun the other dogs, if necessary, and avoid fights and places where he can be trapped. As a result, White Fang becomes more and more adept at protecting himself.
The following summer, Gray Beaver takes White Fang to Fort Yukon, and it is there that White Fang sees his first white man. Rumors of "great gold fields" have brought large numbers of white men to the Yukon, and, consequently, Gray Beaver has come to the fort with great bundles of furs, mittens, and moccasins to sell. He expects to make a large profit on his goods, but never in his wildest imagination does he expect to make over a thousand percent profit — which he does.
White Fang notices a great deal of difference between the white men-gods and the Indian men-gods. The white men-gods are, seemingly, all powerful, so much so that Gray Beaver is, in comparison with them, like a child-god. But if the white gods are more powerful, their dogs are obviously weaker. Consequently, while Gray Beaver is selling his goods, White Fang entertains himself by fighting the dogs that have come North with the white men. According to London, "White Fang did not love his kind . . . and the killing of the white men's dogs was a diversion." Fresh from the soft Southland, these dogs are easy prey for a dog of White Fang's experience. Early in Part Four, then, London once again points out that White Fang could have developed differently — had Gray Beaver given him any measure of love and devotion, as Weedon Scott will indeed give White Fang later in the novel. But, in the absence of this kindly treatment, White Fang is "molded until he became what he was, morose and lonely, unloving, and ferocious, the enemy of all his kind."
