A buckskin rolled in wet, hard wood ashes had been left in the mud hole.

Now after a week the hair was easily scraped off and the hide, cleaned and trimmed of all loose ends and tags, was spread out--soft, white, and supple.

Beginning outside, and following round and round the edge, Quonab cut a thong of rawhide as nearly as possible a quarter inch wide.

This he carried on till there were many yards of it, and the hide was all used up.

The second deer skin was much smaller and thinner.