Koona, the Eskimo Leader 233 



sitting 011 the stolen fish and is trying to 

 make his curly tail help to cover the fish out 

 of sight! 



He was not long in making the discovery 

 that the fact of his being white like the snow 

 could be utilized to his advantage. If 

 when gambolling around with the other dogs 

 in the light beautiful snow which was there 

 so abundant for long months, Koona heard 

 the jingling bells which indicated that some- 

 body was bringing out the harness to begin 

 work with the dogs, Koona would at once 

 crouch down as low as possible and strive 

 to make himself invisible. No calling 

 would cause him to stir. He had to be 

 hunted up and unceremoniously driven to 

 his harness. 



This trick which Koona had of hiding in 

 the snow was a great annoyance, especially 

 in the wintry camps in the woods when we 

 were on a long journey. 



As stated elsewhere, we hardly ever 

 waited until daylight ere beginning the 

 day's journey. It was very provoking when 

 we could not easily find our dogs when we 

 wanted them. Koona was one of the mis- 

 chievous animals that often ruffled even the 

 most stoical driver. 



