Hawkeye and the Mohicans now applied themselves to their task in good earnest. A circle of a few hundred feet in circumference was drawn, and each of the party took a segment for his portion. The examination, however, resulted in no discovery.

鹰眼和莫希干人现在认真地投入到他们的任务中。画了一个方圆数百尺的圆圈，一行人各取一段。然而，检查没有发现任何结果。