 At one time, the ever-persistent regiments of Mswati built a massive bonfire at the entrance, while Somquba and his followers were inside, in an attempt to suffocate them, but the natural airflow in the Caves foiled this attack.Help was sent for and received from a Lydenburg Boer commando, led by one Abel Erasmus.The commando drove off Mswati's regiments, and freed Somquba.