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Updated: June 19, 2025

We hastened to secure our animals, and then cautiously entered what appeared to be a large crack between the rocks; but, upon nearing the end of it, we distinctly heard a deep, angry growl. It was so dark within, that, upon this protest of-its occupant, we deemed it prudent to retreat. "We've got to git the critter out, someway," said Jerry, "and the sooner we go about it, the better for us."

Samuel Woodworth Cozzens - The Young Trail Hunters : Or, the Wild Riders of the Plains. The Veritable Adventures of Hal Hyde and Ned Brown, on Their Journey Across the Great Plains of the South-West