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6 CONTENTS. 



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

 pack train — Continued. „ ^. 



4. Slinging the load- . S«'='"'=: ^^^"^ 



How to place the sling rope on the aparejo - 25 54 



How to lift side packs and place them on the aparejo 26 



How to sling the load and tie the square knot 27 



How to brake a side pack 28 



How to double sling the side packs when length of packs 



requires it 29 60 



How to cross sling side packs when top packs are necessary 30 60 



How to double cross sling side packs when length of packs 



requires it 31 61 



5. Lashing the load — 



How to form the diamond hitch 32 61 



How to form the double diamond 33 90 



How to form the double hitch 34 91 



How to form the diamond hitch when the cinch hook is lost or 



broken - 35 96 



How one packer can sling the load and form the diamond 



hitch 36 96 



How to form the pole hitch 37 97 



How to form the Oregon diamond hitch 38 100 



6. How to sling the load and form the crosstree hitch on crosstree or 



sawbuck — 



How to sling the load on crosstree 39 100 



How to form the crosstree hitch 40 105 



How to form the stirrup hitch 41 110 



7. Taking off the load and aparejo — 



How to take off the lash rope and the load 42 110 



How to uncinch an aparejo and turn the crupper 43 117 



How to take oft an aparejo 44 117 



8. Miscellaneous — 



How to form two half hitches, the pole (clove) hitch 45 117 



How to form a bowline knot 46 118 



How to form a bowline and bight 47 118 



How to form a short splice on rope 48 118 



How to form a long splice on rope 49 119 



How to construct a travois 50 125 



How to improvise a stretcher 51 125 



Chapter IV. 



Instruction in the service of a pack train: 



1. Summary of duties in loading and unloading a train 52 130 



2. Loading a pack train — 



How to form cargo preparatory to loading the mules 53 130 



How to place the rigging 54 131 



How to teach animals to come properly to rigging 55 131 



How to tie animals at rigging 56 132 



How to do up halter shank before tying animal to his load 57 135 



How to tie an animal to his load 58 135 



How to load a pack train for the day's march in the most ex- 

 peditious manner 59 135 



Putting on the aparejos 60 136 



Putting on the cargo 61 136 



Leaving the park or camp ground 62 137 



3. Duties of packers on the march — 



In open country 63 137 



On bad and narrow trails 64 137 



Up and down a mountain 65 138 



In crossing streams, either fording or swimming 66 138 



How to catch a pack animal when his load needs attention 67 138 



How to tighten a load and indicate it has been tightened 68 138 



How to teach saddle mules to stand 69 139 



Signal code 70 139 



