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 the same purpose. They then made a common 

 stick trigger put of wood like you use to set 

 quail traps, only much larger, called a figure 4. 

 Then raise up the end of the split stick the ne- 

 cessary heighth, set the trigger and place the 

 bait on the long stick and woe unto the wolf, 

 fox, wild-cat, coon, mink or any other animal 

 that takes hold of the bait or touches the trig- 

 ger, for that springs the trap and down comes 

 the upper sticks on the lower stick which is 

 kept in place by the stakes on each side and 

 catches the victims between them. That rude 

 trap was rightly named when W was called a 

 "Dead Fall" for in the morning you will find your 

 game dead without the use of a club. We gen- 

 erally find no cause of blame or negligence on 

 the part of the trap, but generally find the victim 

 was either deaf, dumb or blind, and no cause to 

 run in the way of a trap We exonerate all that 

 is attached to the traps from our blfime for their 

 sad misfortune. Another rude trap that was 

 used for catching wild game v/ithout the use of 



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