At the back of this was placed a chunk of the caribou meat, and in front of this bait, so that an animal would have to spring it in passing, was set a trap, carefully covered with snow and a few leaves.
Within twenty minutes Mukoki had built two of these shelters and had set two traps.
"Why do you build those little houses ?" asked Rod, as they again took up their trail.
"Much snow come in winter," elucidated the Indian.

"Build house to keep snow off traps.

No do that, be digging out traps all winter.

When mink--heem smell meat--go in house he got to go over trap.

Make house for all small animal like heem.