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them, immediately behind the dog's tail ; 

 the hoop is covered with network, upon 

 which the load is placed. 



The boys were amusing themselves by 

 shooting arrows at a mark, and thus train- 

 ing to become hunters. The Stone Indians 

 are so expert with the bow and arrow, that 

 they can strike a very small object at a con- 

 siderable distance, and will shoot with suf- 

 ficient force to pierce through the body of 

 a buffalo when near. 



The buffalo pound was a fenced circular 

 space of about a hundred yards in diameter ; 

 the entrance was banked up with snow, to 

 a sufficient height to prevent the retreat of 

 the animals that once have entered. For 

 about a mile on each side of the road lead- 

 ing to the pound, stakes were driven into 

 the ground at nearly equal distances of 

 about twenty yards ; these were intended 

 to represent men, and to deter the animals 

 from attempting to break out on either side. 

 Within fifty or sixty yards from the pound, 

 branches of trees were placed between these 

 stakes to screen the Indians, who lie down 



