178 A SNARE SET. 



The day passed without any further dis- 

 covery, but the following morning, stealing 

 noiselessly about the spot, I had the 

 satisfaction of seeing two of the little pups 

 in front of one of the smaller holes, which 

 we had scarcely noticed, and into which 

 they ran as soon as they perceived me. The 

 crowbar was set to work, but after half-a- 

 dajr's incessant labour, we found that to 

 dig them out was impossible, large masses 

 of rock obstructing our progress; whilst 

 a stick some yards in length, thrust up 

 the hole without reaching the end, gave 

 us no idea how far the cavern extended. 

 After some consultation as to what steps 

 should now be taken, we resolved to set a 

 snare in the opening we had formed, and 

 wait patiently until the little inmates came 

 out of their own accord, first ascertaining 

 that there was no other outlet. This done, a 

 man was concealed near at hand to watch ; 

 but probably frightened at our digging, the 

 remainder of that day, and the night passed 

 away without their coming forth. One of 



