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brace and pulls taut with right hand. (This is termed a "primary 

 cinch.") 



Holding latigo in right hand, he takes hold of rear corner of boot, 

 the left holding front, brings aparejo well forward to place, and calls 

 out "Cinch!" 



At this signal the "off" packer passing in rear observes that the 

 aparejo is straight on the animal, takes hold of latigo in between the 

 near packer and the mule, the palm of right hand up and of the left 

 down, and places right knee on boot of aparejo. 



The near packer holds latigo far enough back to permit him to 

 raise his left foot to boot of aparejo, his left hand in front of his right, 

 both palms up. The two packers then pull together, reach forward, 

 taking a second and similar pull, and, if necessary, an additional pull 

 to bring the eye or hole of cincha to edge of boot. 



The cincha must be in center both at top and at boots of aparejo. 



The "off" packer, holding slack of latigo with right hand, takes 

 hold with the left below the right, palm down, the thumb grasping 

 latigo underneath. He brings the latigo up, resting the butt of palm 

 of left hand near top of aparejo, the fingers gripping the top thereof; 

 with the right hand passes the end of latigo from above through 

 finger loop and receives it with the two first fingers of the left hand ; 

 holds slack below left with right hand and pulls the end with left, 

 taking slack well in. The latigo being drawn taut by this action, 

 the end is engaged between the standing part of the latigo and the 

 top of the aparejo and is thus caught in place. (See figs. 10, 11.) 



FORMING THE LOAD PEEPAEATORY TO LOADING THE MULE. 



Sec. 24. Take a coiled lash rope and unwrap cincha (sec. 11); 

 hold coils and cincha at point of lacing in left hand; release as many 

 coils of rope as will leave, say, from 10 to 15 feet extended. Swing 

 the coils held in left hand toward the right and place on the ground, 

 cincha underneath. 



Now take the side packs, which make up a load, and place them 

 lengthwise on lash rope, the heavier pack underneath. Take a coiled 

 sling rope, unwrap and place crosswise on load. Then pick up the 

 end of lash rope, extended on ground, coil and place on load. 



In preparation for loading the mules the cargo is thus formed in 

 separate loads according to the number of mules available. (See 

 fig. 109.) 



SLINGING THE LOAD HOW TO PLACE THE SLING ROPE ON THE APAREJO. 



Sec. 25. Take hold of the sling rope, about 5 feet from one end, 

 with the left hand, the two last fingers gripping the rope; with the 

 right form as many coUs as may be necessary,. according to the size 

 of the load, and receive the coils between the thumb and two first 

 fingers of the left hand, at the same time retaining the grip on the 

 rope beyond the coils with the two last fingers of the right hand. 

 Now receive the coils from the left hand, between the thumb and two 

 first fingers of the right hand, and, retaining the grip on the free 

 ends of the rope by the two last fingers of each hand, throw the coils 

 oyer the aparejo to the off side, separating the ropes at the same 

 time, as the length of the packs may determine. A loop of the rope 



