Dan Carter and the Great Carved Face
By: by Mildred A. Wirt.
Series: Dan Carter Cub Scout #5
Publisher: Cupples & Leon Co.
Published: 1952
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 210
Subjects: Cub Scouts -- Juvenile fiction.
Genres: Juvenile fiction
Description: Red is teased by the other Cubs when he claims that he saw a large carved face on the side of a cliff in the woods and that the face was lit by a fire that nobody else saw.  The Cubs investigate the next day and are dumbfounded when they too see the newly-carved face on the side of the cliff.  The carver clearly is highly-skilled, but who would carve a face in the middle of a cliff?

The Cubs learn that an old Indian medicine man is hiding in the area, and two members of his tribe are seeking him.  The two men appear to be planning to punish the medicine man for stealing something and for deserting the tribe.  The Cubs wonder if perhaps the old Indian is responsible for the carved face on the cliff.  The Cubs also wonder what keeps happening to their belongings after they lose two paddles and a blanket.

The Cubs discover a spooky cave during their search for their lost paddles and inadvertently stumble upon a clue to the mystery.  They learn the truth about the old medicine man and help to straighten out the misconceptions of the other two members of his tribe.