Any attempt to stampede the horses, would expose them to the bullets of these unerring marksmen.

They therefore withdrew, waiting for a more favorable opportunity.

After an hour of watching, the trappers, about seventeen in number, having posted an extra guard, lay down again, but not for sleep.

They expected every moment to see a band of mounted savages, perhaps several hundred in number, coming with the sweep of the whirlwind upon their horses, and yelling like demons, as they drove the terrified animals far away into the wilderness.

The night, however, passed away without further disturbance.