MANUAL OF PACK TK AN SPOUT ATION. 197 



TOOL POUCHES (ENGINEER CORPS). 



(Figs. US, 119.) 



Sec. 134, The necessity for tool pouches has been the cause of the 

 various troubles which tlie ])acker has had, from time to time, to ])ro- 

 vide suitable means to transport with safety the different tools em- 

 ployed by the Engineer Corps and afford proper protection for the 

 body of the animal. 



The assembly of the various tools, etc., so as to give ready access 

 when needed, without the necessity of taking off the load, has been 

 considered of vital im|)ortance to the rapid movements of detach- 

 ments of the Engineer Corps under certain conditions. 



To meet this contingency the tool pouches were designed. 



The pouches are made of good, solitl leather, about 60 inches long, 

 55 inches wide at ends, and 24 inches wide at center or middle, and 

 carry two pockets on either side; the larger, at bottom, for such tools 

 as short-handled shovels, axes, etc.; the smaller, at top or middle, for 

 picks, augers, nails, sledge hammers, etc. 



These pouches are secured to the aparejo by straps at front and 

 rear, at the top, or middle, buckles being provided on the aparejo 

 for this purpose, and at bottom of pouches by straps passing under 

 the boots of the aparejo. 



The pouches are further provided with a metallic device for carry- 

 ing such tools as crowbars or implements of greater length than the 

 lower pockets. 



The device is attached to the pouches at top or middle by means 

 of hinges with suitable provisions to retain crowbars in position. 



PACK CHESTS (ENGINEER CORPS). 



(Fig. 120.) 



Sec. 135. These chests or boxes, like the tool pouches, were designed 

 to be carried on the aparejo and may be used for carrying a small 

 supply of prepared rations, or the interior of chests may be arranged 

 for safely carrying explosive material or other supplies. 



They are supplied on their exterior with metallic fasteners for se- 

 curing chests on the aparejo so that the contents may be extracted 

 without taking the boxes off the pack mule. 



The following list of articles of engineer equipment and methods 

 of packing them for the allowance of such equipments assigned to 

 each scjuadron of cavalry and each troop of cavalry in the field has 

 been approved by the vSecretary of War: 



Box No. 1. Outside dimensions 2 feet 8 inches by 12 by 12 inches, 

 containing 1 box, match; 100 caps, detonating; 200 feet Bickford 

 fuse; 200 feet instantaneous fuse; 50 pounds explosive. Weight, when 

 packed, 85 pounds. 



Box No. 2. Outside dimensions 4 feet 6 inches by 8 by 6J inches, 

 containing 2 crowbars, 2 drills, double bitted; 2 hammers, drilling; 1 

 hammer, engineer; 1 pliers, 1 chisel, cold; 1 wrench, monkey; 1 spoon, 

 drilling; 1 shoe, mule, set. Weight, when packed, 103 pounds. 



For each troop outfit, 2 bundles, 5 shovels each, 60 pounds; 1 bun- 

 dle, 5 shovels and 1 crowbar, 42 pounds. 



Box No. 1. Outside dimensions 3 feet 7 inches by 11 by 8^ inches, 

 containing 6 pliers, wire cutting; 5 pick mattocks, 1 auger, 2 rules. 

 Weight, when packed, 80 pounds. 



