There were five tents of seal-skin clustered together near what we discovered to be a spring, or run, of water.

Half a dozen Huskies were in sight, moving about the camp; and, the moment our approach was discovered, they came pouring out to the number of thirty or forty.

As we came up, a few scattered, and ran off among the crags; but the greater part stood huddled together.
"Now keep cool, boys!" Kit advised.

"Don't fire in any case, unless I give the word,--except Wade.

He may fire his musket in the air when we come close to them, by way of giving them a foretaste of what we can do." When we had come up facing them to within three or four yards, Kit gave the order to halt.