16 DESCRIPTION OF A HUNQUAH. 



" one of the burrows, thus lying horizontally antl 

 " at right angles with the point where the rope 

 " is to be drawn tight. The earth being return- 

 " ed to the excavation, renders it utterly impos- 

 " sible to force up the pin even in loose soil. The 

 " bottom, or ground-line of the net, is drawn as 

 " tight as several men can strain it, but the 

 " upper rope is left somewhat slacker; it being 

 " required to deviate considerably from its right 

 " line, by the height to which it is raised by the 

 " distending poles, which should be as few as 

 " possible. These are all fixed on that side of 

 " the net which is next the game. The sudden 

 " jerk occasioned by an animal rushing at speed 

 " against the toil, gives a spring to the upper 

 " line, and relieves the poles sufficiently to allow 

 " the net to fall to the ground, where the upper 

 " and lower ropes collapse, and prevent the game 

 " from retreating. Such as attempt to run along 

 " the net become more and more entangled, espe- 

 " cially deer with horns, which are necessarily 

 " more straightened than others." 



When the nets were all set, platforms were 

 raised near each extremity of them, in the fol- 

 lowing manner : Four poles, of about twenty 

 three feet long, were firmly fixed in the ground, 



