116 MANUAL OF PACK TKANSPOKTATION. 



SO as to cause any coils of the end that have been placed under the 

 top rope to fall to the ground. 



Grasp the front rope, draw on the slack sufficiently to bring it over 

 and to rear of packs, stepping to rear as you do so. Then draw in 

 the slack, hand over hand, coiling the rope in the operation, and 

 receive the coils in the left hand, until the end of the rope has been 

 freed from between the standing and running ropes. (This is the 

 reverse of the process illustrated in figs. 22 and 24.) 



Now step to center of aparejo, and when slack is rendered on run- 

 ning rope at bight of standing rope (R, fig. 41) by "near" packer, 

 free the cincha hook from the rope. 



(2) Near 'packer. — The "near" packer grasps the rear rope (D, 

 fig. 41) with right hand, and when slack is rendered by " ofl'" packer, 

 he draws enough slack on the "marking" rope (M, fig. 41) to free the 

 running rope from under the standing rope at center of pack (R, fig. 

 41). He allows sufficient slack to the " off" packer to enable him to 

 free the rope from the hook. 



The hook being freed he grasps with the left hand the running and 

 rear ropes and the standing rope near the lacings of the cincha, and 

 calls to "off" packer, "To rear." 



(3) Off packer. — The "off" packer, at the call "To rear," grasps 

 the running, standing, and rear ropes in right hand, passes them back 

 over the animal's haunches, and swings or throws the coils held in 

 left hand to the rear, in line with the " near" packer. 



(4) Near packer. — The "near" packer, holding ropes in left hand, 

 coils them with right, receiving coils with left hand, leaving from 10 

 to 15 feet of the end extended. 



He then steps forward and partly in front of the animal swings 

 the coils toward the rear and places the lash rope on the ground, 

 cinch underneath. (See footnote.) 



(5) Off packer. — The "off" packer, having passed the ropes to 

 the rear, steps to center of load and with left hand frees whatever 

 portion of the sling rope that may have been placed between the 

 packs and allows it to drop to ground on near side of the animal. He 

 now places a hand on each end of pack as a support and waits for the 

 knot to be untied by the "near" packer. 



(6) Near packer. — The "near packer, having placed the lash 

 rope on the ground, steps to center of load, places left hand, palm 

 down, on center of pack, and calls out "Ready!" 



He then frees the knot with the right hand and, changing the posi- 

 tion of the hands, he frees the front rope from the bight of the sling 

 and allows it to drop to the ground. 



Grasping the pack at ends he allows the pack to come down against 

 his breast, carries and places it lengthwise on the coiled lash rope. 



(7) Off packer. — The pack being freed, the "off" packer receives 

 it against the breast, allowing the sling rope to be caught between 

 the pack and breast; carries pack and places it on top of the "near" 

 pack, coils the sling rope, and places it crosswise on the packs; then 

 takes the end of the lash rope where extended on the ground, coils 

 and places it on top of pack. The load is now formed as described 

 in section 24. 



Note. — "When occasion requires in forming cargo, the lash ropes 

 may be passed to the front instead of to the rear, i. e., over the ani- 

 mal's head instead of the haunches. This is effected in a manner 

 entirely similar to that described above. 



