Catching Cattle with, the Lasso. 203 



Catching- Cattle with the Lasso. 



CHAPTER XIX. 



ABOUT QUADRUPEDS. 



1. Here is a herdsman riding rapidly after a 

 herd of CATTLE and throwing a lasso (see chart). 

 This is a rope about half an inch thick, made of 

 strips of leather, and about thirty feet long, with 

 a slip-noose at one end that runs very easily. 

 The other end of the rope is fastened securely 

 to the front of the saddle. 



2. These men are so skillful in throwing the 

 lasso that they can catch a bull by any one of 

 his legs or by either horn. The horse is trained 



