GLOSSARY 211 



stuck in the ground it is used instead of a tripod for 

 supporting a compass. This is the sense in which the 

 term is used in the story. 



Kyacks 



Boxes or canvas bags slung in pairs on a horse or burro, 

 one on each side, fastened to the horns of the pack- 

 saddle by leather loops, and used, as are panniers, to 

 pack articles more conveniently than could be done 

 otherwise. 



Lick 



Local name for syrup or molasses. 



Malpais 



; The rough surface of a congealed lava stream. Vol- 

 canic rock, extremely hard and bad for the feet. This 

 rusty or dark coloured stuff, that looks like twisted old 

 iron and feels like nothing else, covers a good part 

 of the surface of the ground on the plains and mesas of 

 the southwest. 



Mesa 



From the Spanish word for " table." A high table- 

 land or plateau, usually with steep sides. A forma- 

 tion found everywhere in the Southwest. 



National Forest 



One of one hundred and sixty-three areas set aside 

 to be administered under the United States Forest 

 Service for the permanent benefit of the people. 



Offset 



In surveying, a short distance measured at right angles 

 from a line actually run to some point or some object. 



Protractor 



A mathematical instrument, circular or semi-circular 

 in form, with the angles marked off upon it, so that 

 the angle of any direction may be found by sighting 

 along a movable arm that may be turned at will about 

 the circle. 



