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fully. " Get out, ye baste ! " with a kick at one of the 
lean village curs. 
" This is a summer village," said Mr. Dutton. " Where 
these fellows live in the winter, I'm sure I don't know." 
CHILKAT CANOE. 
" Have you ever heard of the tribe before ? " asked 
Rob, who had been examining his surroundings curiously. 
" Yes, I remember that Dick mentioned them in one of 
his letters. They claim the whole country watered by 
the Pelly River — which they call the Ayan — and a 
