78 HORSE PACKING 



SINGLE DIAMOND HITCH 



This hitch is the most important hitch in pack ani- 

 mal transportation. With trifling variations of detail, 

 it is found all over the United States as far as the 

 Arctic Circle and throughout Central and South Amer- 

 ica wherever mules or burros are used for packing. 

 It is the one best all-around hitch. To avoid confusion 

 in the diagrams, the sling ropes are not shown. 



The Load Being Balanced and Slung to Throro the Single 

 Diamond Hitch 



Fig. /. The plan of the mule and the pack saddle, as if 

 one were looking down upon it, ready to receive 

 the cargo. It is drawn in an arbitrary manner to 

 simplify the succession of phases as the hitch 

 progresses. 



