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tant, — and again cover the bees on the comb and carry 
them a few rods to either side of the line, having pre- 
viously selected some open spot, so that the bees may 
be easily observed as they fly from the bait. To move 
the bait with the bees, gently cover them with the 
tumbler as soon as they alight, so as not to disturb 
them, and stop before they have filled themselves and 
start to fly, or else the confinement will alarm them 
and it is probable they will not return. Tf the tumbler 
is removed before they start from the comb, the bees 
in rising from the bait, finding themselves in a new 
place, will make serial circuits as before. To retain 
the first line, — should the bees fail to work satisfacto- 
rily on the second, — leave a piece of comb containing 
some honey at the first starting point. 
After the course of the bees from the second point is 
ascertained, mark it out with stakes , this is called a 
cross .line. If the two points from which the lines are 
started are over one hundred yards apart, and the lines 
cross each other almost at right angles, the tree is more 
easily found. 
After a cross line is thoroughly established, we must 
ascertain where these two lines meet. If two persons 
a'e hunting together, it will be very easy to find the 
place, each following one of the lines as nearly as pos- 
sible, until they meet, and by a careful search among 
the surrounding trees, the proper tree is soon found. 
