34 HUNTER'S AND TRAPPERS GUIDE. 



the ground to resist the weight. Make a 

 notch in the large ends of the stakes one 

 inch deep; drive them into the ground ten 

 inches apart, with the notches facing each 

 other, and the length of your trap-chain from 

 where you expect to set your trap ; then run 

 the rope through the ring of the chain, pull 

 on the rope, and hoist the weight as high 

 as necessary ; then place the lever in the 

 notches of the stakes and make the rope fast 

 to its center, letting the ring be above the 

 lever. The animal when caught releases the 

 lever by its struggles, and the weight being 

 the heavier lifts it in the air, giving it 

 no chance to come into contact with any- 

 thing. 



If there is no tree at the point where you 

 want to set your trap, a post can be used by 

 nailing two arms to it at right angles with 

 each other. There should be a notch in 

 the outer end of each arm for the rope to 

 work in. 



