IVIANUAL OF PACK TRANSPORTATION. 151 



CARGO COVERS. 



Sec. 100. Made of 28-inch No. 10 cotton duck; cut five widths 12 

 feet long; hipped on border hne and hemmed at ends; to be sowed 

 with 3-C()rd flax thread, machine stitch, six stitches to the im^h; 

 ends to be hemmed in customary manner. Five (5) for each organ- 

 ized pack train. 



FEED COVERS. 



Sec. 101. Made of 44-inch No. 10 cotton duck; to be 24 feet long, 

 hemmed at ends; to be sewed with 3-cord flax thread, machine stitch, 

 six stitches to the inch. Five (5) for each organized pack train. 



cargador's box. 



vSec. 102. This is made, preferably of leather, 18 inches long, 9 

 inches wide, and (> inches higli, with lid. 



It is reenforced on the inside by iron bands, 1 inch wide and one- 

 eiglith inch thick, riveted around the edges at top and l)ottom. Half 

 of the upper iron band is left exposed al)ove the edges of the box, 

 serving as a support for the lid, when in place. 



Thimbles for tools are sewed to the sides of the box on the inside. 

 A slide handle of leather may be attached to the lid. 



For a hinge, take a piece of leather the length of the box and about 

 2 inches wide, and sew it to the back of the lid and the back of the 

 box. 



For fastening, a strap may be used across each end, provided with 

 buckle and held in place l)y means of leatlier keepers, and an attach- 

 ment provided for a small Yale or other lock. 



cargador's kit. 



Sec. 103. To consist of— 



Half-round knife 1 



Gauge knife 1 



Riveting hammer 1 



Rivet cutter 1 



Rivet set 1 



Spring punch 1 



Hand punches, size |, \, and I inch 3 



Edge tool 1 



Awl handles 3 



Awl blades or points, assorted sizes 12 



Saddler's needles, Nos. 2 and 4 papers. . 2 



Sailniaker's needles, assorted sizes 6 



Palm 1 



Sailing twine, No. "0" ball.. 1 



Shoe thread, "Barbour's" No. 10 balls.. 6 



Beeswax pound . . \ 



Black wax do ^ 



Halter rings, regulation size 12 



Halter snaps, "trigger," size IJ inches 12 



Common japanned buckles, size 1^ inches 12 



Side of latigo leather 1 



Side of bridle leather, "fair" 1 



Oilstone, ' ' small " 1 



Tailor's shears, G-inch blade 1 



The leather is carried on one of the aparejos, between the aparejo 

 and the aparejo cover. 



Note. — One stitching horse, when stationed at post. 



