12 PREFACE. 



plishment of their plans and the success of their undertakings in their 

 own hands. I urge upon all persons in authority that they cherish 

 the pack train and the packer, and see to it that proper trains are 

 always ready in time of need, which time will come at the very begin- 

 ning of any war on land. 



H. L. Scott, 

 Colonel, U. S. Army, 

 Superintendent U. S. Military Academy. 



West Point, N. Y., December 10, 1907. 



In the present book it is designed to give a general history of pack 

 transportation, its employment In European and Asiatic countries, 

 and its introduction into and development in the army of the United 

 States, including a description of the various pack saddles, their com- 

 parative usefulness, and the latest improvements. 



In the school system of packing the detailed instruction of an in- 

 dividual packer is first considered; then the more general instruc- 

 tions applicable to the service of a pack train is provided for. A brief 

 discussion of marches and loads is included, with carefully prepared 

 tables, showing practicable marches, loads, and rates of travel, etc., 

 for a well-organized pack train. 



A few notes on feeding, waterlog, traveling, etc., are included, as 

 also a glossary of terms. 



H. W. D. 



Fort Leavenworth, Kans., June, 1907. 



