We had been traveling for hours and were just looking for a suitable place to camp, being then at the foot of a steep bluff some fifty feet in height, when suddenly the dogs made a break for the shore and attempted to climb the bluff.

Of course they could not do this on account of the sledges; but we knew what their wild action meant--more musk-oxen.
[Illustration: WESHARKOOPSI AND MUSK-OX CALF] In a moment Egingwah and I, with rifles in our hands, were climbing the bluff.

Peering over the top we saw a herd of five.

It was nearly dark now, the arctic twilight being so dense that we could simply make out five dark spots.

We waited for a moment to catch our breath, then I motioned to Ooblooyah to bring two of the dogs, leaving Koolatoonah with the others at the sledges.