62 THE RAF-LAMM. 



rest of those of which the fence itself is composed of from 

 ten to twelve feet in length. B B, a bar of the same length, 

 on which the drop A falls. E is the gillring apparatus (the 

 figure of 4 trap depicted at page 28) which is placed between 

 the double stakes D, so as to be but little perceivable when 

 one is standing at the outside of the fence, c, the giller- 

 stick, usually of spruce-pine, and of a length sufficient to fill 

 up the vacant space between the double stakes D and E. H, 

 a band, formed of withes, passed over the drop A, at both 

 ends of which is a heavy stone, G. As will be readily under- 

 stood, the least disturbance of the giller-stick, c, will set the 

 drop at liberty, which in its fall crushes the fox. 



" During the spring, when it is usual to repair the fences," 

 so we are told, " one should look out for suitable places for 

 the device in question ; as for instance, between lakes, or in 

 Gator or lanes, usually fenced on both sides, leading to a 

 house or hamlet where the fox is known to have his 

 Strak. When the locality is decided on, the Lammar are 

 prepared in the manner specified, at intervals of from one 

 hundred and thirty to one hundred and fifty paces apart. 

 During the following summer the fox is left unmolested, 

 and accustoms himself to the trap, which though gillrad, so 

 to speak, is, by means of a stick, prevented from acting. 

 But when the autumn sets in, and his fur becomes valuable, 

 this stick is removed, and the next time he attempts to 

 creep through the opening in the fence, his skin, it is pro- 

 bable, will find its way to the furriers. 



With the Lamm, as with other devices for the capture 

 of the fox, great caution is needful to insure success. All 

 new materials used in its construction must be first rubbed 

 over with ashes to give them an old appearance ; and when 



