OOI^TEITTS. 



Section. Page. 



Preface 11 



General history 15 



Evolution of the aparejo 18 



Evolution of the diamond hitch 25 



Chapter I. 



Pack saddles, description and uses: 



The aparejo 1 26 



Accessories of the aparejo 1 28 



Crosstree or sawbuck 2 29 



Moore pack saddle 3 29 



Chapter II. 



Assembling and care of the aparejo: 



Selection of sticks suitable for ribbing aparejos 4 33 



Selection of hay suitable as padding for aparejos 5 33 



Setting up the aparejo 6 33 



Setting up the Daly aparejo for use 7 37 



Care of the aparejo 8 40 



Causes of body and belly "bunches" and sore tails, sore withers and 

 loins or kidney sores on pack mules and directions for their preven- 

 tion and cure 9 40 



Chapter III. 



Instruction of the individual packer in preparation for his duties in the 

 pack train: 



1 . Securing and coiling ropes — 



How to prepare lash, sling, and lair ropes 10 44 



How to do up a lash rope 11 45 



How to do up a sling rope 12 45 



How to do up a lair rope 13 45 



2. Lairing up the packs — 



How to square ends of packs and tie before lairing up 14 45 



How to lair up side packs 15 46 



How to lair up side pack of ropes without the aid of pack cover 



ormanta 16 47 



How to lair up an aparejo and riding saddle for storage or 



shipment 17 47 



3. Putting the aparejo on the mule — 



How to fold an aparejo blanket 18 48 



How to place blanket on aparejo preparatory to putting on the 



aparejo 19 48 



How fo blind a pack mule 20 48 



How to place corona, blanket, and aparejo on the mule 21 48 



How to turn the crupper 22 51 



How to cinch an aparejo 23 51 



Forming the load preparatory to loading the mule 24 54 



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