Musk-ox, bison, sheep and goat . isibleto the scouts, kept out all day on either side look-ing for caribou, or musk-oxen; and there wasalways the delaying discussion of the Indiansamongst themselves, while I, chilled to the boneby the inaction, stood around awaiting the closeof the argument before it was possible to get tothe business of camp-making. Because the snowwas packed so hard as to be impossible to shovelaway with the snow-shoe, a rocky site was alwayssought, where we fitted our bodies to the unevenground as best we could. With the camp sitedefinitely chosen, a circle was made of the
Musk-ox, bison, sheep and goat . isibleto the scouts, kept out all day on either side look-ing for caribou, or musk-oxen; and there wasalways the delaying discussion of the Indiansamongst themselves, while I, chilled to the boneby the inaction, stood around awaiting the closeof the argument before it was possible to get tothe business of camp-making. Because the snowwas packed so hard as to be impossible to shovelaway with the snow-shoe, a rocky site was alwayssought, where we fitted our bodies to the unevenground as best we could. With the camp sitedefinitely chosen, a circle was made of the sledges,touching head and tail; then three lodge poles,tied together at the top, were set up in the formof a triangle, with the ends stuck into the sledgesto give them firm footing, and the four remainingpoles placed so as to make a cone of the and around this was stretched the caribou-skin tepee, with the bottom edge drawn downand outside the sledges. Blocks of snow werethen cut and banked up around the outside of. 00 2 oon booo a, >- m oj J3 > o < Cu) CQ (U O 1- o T3 H C I ~ c n ^ii n QJ 2 o m 2 ^ W Oh< O O2 o I Si m D g D Method of Hunting 67 the tepee and against the sledges; all this byway of firmly anchoring the tepee, which set solow that ones head and shoulders would be inthe open when standing upright in the centre;but that was of no consequence, the lodge beingset up merely as a protection to the fire. Ashort pole, also carried along fromthe last wood, was lashed fromside to side of the tepee, on to thelodge poles proper, and from this,attached by a piece of babiche anda forked stick, hung the , all being ready, four or fivesticks were taken from the sledgesequally, and split into kindlingwood with the heavy knife oneneeds to carry in musk-ox hunt-ing. Of course the fire furnished The^Authors Barren no warmth; it was not built forthat purpose; it was simply to boilthe tea, and perhaps I can best give an idea ofits size in saying th
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